Monthly Archives: August 2014

Learning

Grateful for…

God and His presence in my life

learning to see beyond what is in front of me

learning to listen

learning to stop judging others and the situations around them

learning to be patient

my life group at church

leaving early from work

learning to follow

 

 

Hmm

  1. Thinking, “I can’t do this” and then realizing, actually, I can and I am, how easy is that
  2. Restorative yoga, if only for a few minutes
  3. A LOVELY package from my aunt and gma today for baby Hannah, it was such a joy to open each beautifully wrapped gift and ooh and ahh!
  4. Doing my best
  5. Awesome conversation with a friend
  6. More self-discipline and patience then I thought I could have
  7. The opportunity to use them both
  8. Letting go on deep levels
  9. Mark, who goes to his own limits for his family
  10. This

1. God

2. Caladium

3. Man made of clay pots seated on a covered wooden bench by the side of the road

4. Things inside my bones

5. This gathering of men

6. Inexplicable electrical outlet at a great height on the wall (it’s the higher power)

7. Affectionate pets

8. Cafe open again

9. A quick response and solution to a request for help

10. A pleasant conversation with someone I generally disagree with, possibly because I was willing to start on a positive note and say what’s good

Today

Grateful for…

God and His love…

cloud formations that keeps my imagination running…

a text from my husband…

little kids and their questions and answers…

plenty to eat every day…

fresh, clean water…

silence…

coffee in the morning or any time…

a dependable car…

sleep…

1. God

2. The computer hardware and networks we depend on at work held up, mostly, under heavy use.

3. Helping a student who felt overwhelmed with the course system and was struggling with her new computer

4. Return of summer

5. Colleagues remaining relatively cheerful in a busy environment

6. Full day

7. Memories Ice Cream, with which I have good memories

8. New squash on the vine

9. Abundance of herbs

10. An invitation to lunch later this week

1. God

2. A barbecue with which to send off Emily, headed back to Chicago. I appreciate especially the time she spent with both Hannah and David.

3. Steel wool pads

4. Emily with her friends

5. Pat spoke about how librarians helped her get her college degree which was nice to hear

6. Anticipating a new school year

7. Early start to the day

8. Oliver came to visit and we gave him some tomatoes, appreciate such abundance

9. To whom who keeps a record

Sunday

Grateful for…

a day of rest…

my church family…

God and His love for us…

pizza with my 19 year old son…

sometimes we like the same music…

phone call to my mom, she is ok…

enough of what we need…

books and more books…

clear, pure water…

rest…

Walks

  1. Walks. Mini mental breaks as one rides and one is in a sling, sleeping.
  2. Feeling the earth move under my feet (thanks, Carol King)
  3. Precious sleep
  4. Recipe tonight everyone liked
  5. The word recipe always reminds me of the older sisters on the Walton’s (show) who made their father’s “recipe”
  6. Feeling good in my body
  7. Reading when I can, a few lines here and there
  8. Sweat
  9. Crickets
  10. This, here, now