A Spirit of Gratitude: September 26

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Baked potatoes

Cooler weather

Butterfly on the porch

A clean closet

Waking up before the sun

Homemade pizza

Prayer

Lunch with friends

The perfect neutral nail polish

My new home coffee station

A Spirit of Gratitude: July 19

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Laughter

Sunshine

Time with the family

 Summer nights

Sweet-Tarts

The sound of rain

A Spirit of Gratitude: June 8

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Celebrating the Male Offspring's birthday

Pizza Night

Great coupon deals

New songs on my iPod

Personal challenges

 Seeing The Man of the House and the Female Offspring complete their first 5K

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Snuggles with the Grand Baby

A Spirit of Gratitude: June 1

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

My family

The last week of school

 Watching the Grand baby eat ice cream in a cone

Being overwhelmed by the love of Jesus Christ!

Completed To-Do lists

A Spirit of Gratitude: May 16

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Listening to the male offspring talk to himself while getting ready for school

Quiet Saturday mornings

When the Man of the House fixes dinner

Quick fixes to car problems

Finding comfort in God's Word

A Spirit of Gratutude: May 14

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Grand baby babbling away and ending with a laugh, as if he just told a hilarious joke!

Phone calls with my sister

Early morning workouts

Proverbs 3: 5-6 

A Spirit of Gratitude: May 10

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Cat purring

Foggy mornings

Sorting shape blocks with the grand baby

A car window that works

My new nephew

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 29

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Walks with the grand baby

Blowing dandelion fluff

Afternoon thunderstorms

Psalm 40: 1- 3

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 25

I AM THANKFUL FOR: 

Evening out with the Man of the House

New shoes

Hamburgers cooked on the grill

The sound of rain

This:

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 23

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

New kitchen curtains

Books that make me laugh

The grand baby telling me "good morning"

Visits from my Dad

Psalm 8

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

   in the heavens. 

Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
    to silence the foe and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens,
    the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
    which you have set in place, 

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?

You have made them a little lower than the angels
    and crowned them with glory and honor.

You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
    you put everything under their feet: 

 all flocks and herds,
    and the animals of the wild, 

 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 19

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Compliments from the Man of the House about how the house is looking

Air popped popcorn

The female offspring taking the male offspring to guitar lesson for me

A clean kitchen

Psalm 32

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 17

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

The Man of the House

Half price coffee deals

Left over ham sandwiches

Peach Tea

The male off-spring helping out

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 15

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

The grand baby napping in my lap

Birds chirping outside my window in the morning

My kids taking a walk together

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 13

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

The Man of the House making me laugh

Pretty crochet patterns

When the Man of the House has a day off

Picnic dinners at the park

Playing Pirate Dice with the family

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 11

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Roast made in the crock pot

Lazy weekends

Crock pot liners for easy clean up

Sugar free candy for when I need a sweet fix

Texts from the Man of the House meant for the grand baby

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 9

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

My "baby" sister - who is celebrating her birthday today

Sugar free pudding

Peaceful mornings

Trips to the library

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 4

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Snowy Spring mornings

This is what we woke up to on the first full day of Spring!

Sun sparkling off snow

Car being warmed up before I get in (thanks to male offspring!)

My dad being back home from a winter in Florida

Psalm 103

Praise the Lord, my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

Praise the Lord, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.

Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
Praise the Lord, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 2

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Trips to the craft store with the female offspring

New craft projects to work on

Spring Break

Quiet time to write

Playing Farkle with the family

A Spirit of Gratitude: Easter Edition

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

The Cross

The empty tomb

Forgiveness for sins

God’s grace and mercy

Coloring eggs with the family

The smell of ham in the oven

Easter baskets

Jelly beans

Marshmallow bunnies

Easter egg hunts

Pretty Easter outfits

A Spirit of Gratitude: March 28

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Bright blue sky without a cloud anywhere

Long-awaited holds at the library becoming available

Spring trees beginning to bloom

Daffodils in the yard

Finding new ways to save money