1. God

2. Morning

3. Noon

4. And nighttime too

5. Mike lighting a candle

6. Cassie’s fortitude

7. A kind doctor

8. Offering a solution rather than taking on someone else’s problem

9. A vestibule

10. Recorded sound

1. God

2. A composter

3. Rain

4. Taking time to listen

5. And changing my mind

6. Many shades of purple

7. Penny

8. My mother says the right thing

9. Pegasus snuggling up next to me (even though he is Cassie’s cat, most definitely)

10. Nuts

• Go Green
• Use Less
• Simplify
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Love the Earth
• Appreciate
• Give Back
• Enjoy

Very Grateful for~

God’s guidance
a long (for me) bike ride
the smell of honeysuckle
how the lake glitters in the sun
a circle of quiet
salami sandwiches, saving half and eating half
laughter
new earrings from Tedra
suitcases

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. ~Lin Yutang

1. God

2. Hannah’s compassion

3. Young people excited about their future and pursuing their dreams

4. Heather’s flexibility

5. Lilacs in bloom

6. The instantaneous transformation from buds to leaves on the trees every April

7. Grass seed

8. Bev knows better (and her turtle laugh)

9. David’s appreciation

10. Byron gets me articles I request

Very Grateful for~

God’s love

Jason and Joy and how sweet they are running their own store
time to enjoy time
finding out the car can make a long trip
salami sandwiches from JJ’s
the kind words of friends
Tedra’s unselfishness with her mom
moleskin journals
new tennis balls
Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~Voltaire

• Local major road construction
• One detour of  pot hole roads
• Grateful for how efficient traffic will flow when construction is finished
• VA medical center…impressive
• Anticipation
• Road trip in a few days
• Retinol Specialist
• Treatments
• Good energy!
• Cherish each moment

1. Music in the morning
2. Warm temperatures
3. Dancing with Ava
4. My husband
5. Anything that makes Ava smile
6. Hearing that I look so much like my grandma- what a compliment!
7. The mindfulness of babies- every time I try to plan, I’m returned gently to the present
8. Garrett’s thoughtful emails
9. Eating fresh fruits and veggies
10. This moment

1. God

2. Laughter

3. Terri helping

4. Nancy’s several skills

5. Hearing from Ed after a couple of years and that he’s married and has a baby

6. Walking through whatever it is

7. Bridget’s shoes

8. Donna relieved of mouth pain for now

9. Abundance

10. Sprouts (there’s also a magazine I’ve heard)

Very Grateful for~

God’s diversity of gifts among us
Amelia bringing in dinner
deciding not to respond to someone’s negative and critical email
the delete button

birds singing outside
online photographs
Big Bang Theory reruns
a small bill (very small) at the car fixing place
Mary, who said “yes” and said it enthusiastically

Being negative is easy. There will always be a downside to
everything good, a hurdle to everything desirable, a con to every pro. The real courage is in finding the good in what you have, the opportunities in every hurdle, the pros in every con. ~Carolyn Hax