1. Farmer’s market
2. A friend’s recollections of Europe
3. Receiving big things
4. Compliments from my husband
5. Creative work
6. My hilarious toddler
7. My sweet baby
8. Opening to more joy
9. Love
10. This

Very Grateful for:

God’s Grace

tea with ginger, apple cider vinegar, and turmeric

“Cool Touch” Kleenex for my nose

sweating out my cold on the tennis court

pancakes with Dad

and the growing group that shows up to eat with us

the time of morning right before sunrise, when things are part sleepy / part awake

Dad and Charlie, friends for over 50 years

telephones and iPhones

“…pleasant words are persuasive” ~ Proverbs 16:21

• Cleaning the yard before the snow flies
• Picking up pine cones
• Two little daisies peeking up near the edge of the lawn…
• …and a cluster of yellow buttercups in the front yard…
• …as if to say “we’re still here” and bringing me smiles :)
• “Mick” such a nice man and good neighbor
• Harry slowly walking with his cane and coming across the street to view our yard project
• Cookie loves her bath! :)
• GPa’s tv westerns
• Time

1. God
2. Storms passing over
3. Emily hosting David
4. Hannah’s continued success at school
5. Cassie finding supportive folks at work
6. Dropping a parking lot ticket in the airport, returning to the spot where it might be and finding it
7. Plans that energize

1. Opportunities
2. A clean home
3. Fun playdates for my girls
4. Helping a friend
5. All things French
6. Owning
7. Opening
8. Receiving greater levels of joy
9. One moment at a time
10. This

1. Castles in the sky
2. and building foundations under them (L.M.A.?)
3. Shared interest with a dear friend
4. Feeling “gotten”
5. Ah, language
6. Patience
7. Doing what I can
8. Hanging on to dreams (for if dreams go…life is a barren field, frozen with snow[quote?])
9. Living dreams now, in this castle
10. Amen

1. I’ve never loved anyone as much as I do my daughters
2. I am so honored to be their mom
3.  And to have the honor of spending time with them
4. I love to watch them interact with the world
5. to see and taste and hear and learn and smell and try and practice and play
6. And laugh
7. Being a mom is absolutely the best thing I’ve ever done
8. I wouldn’t trade it for the world
9. I love my girls
10. And every moment of this

1. Little changes
2. When routines are good and supportive and nice
3. Breaking them when they aren’t
4. Long days
5. Friends who understand
6. Space to move around
7. Going with the flow
8. Dried figs
9. Patience
10. This

• Marie, a real live person, who resolved our problem over the phone :)
• Preparation
• Loving our continuing Indian summer
• Had our snow tires put on this morning…..before the snow flies :)
• Great Montana Shake Out, Oct. 22 at 10:22 a.m.   Everyone Drop to the ground, Cover with a table or desk, Hold On for at least one minute.  Our State’s largest earthquake drill. 
• Registering Gpa at a V.A. kiosk…at the bottom in small letters: are you vision impaired? ! 
• Calling the National Do Not Call for our cell phone.  FYI: (888)382-1222
• Raking our abundance of pine needles :)

1. God
2. Cutting the last flowers before the frost and filling vases
3. Dried herbs
4. Cloud bridges
5. Seeing John C. again
6. Questions answered in their own time
7. Questions unanswered
8. Countries within