• Good Sleigh Rides Morning!
• We have snow, snow, snow…
• …grateful for Rocky, our neighbor’s son, who, in a random act of kindness, shoveled our walk very early this morning:)…
• …those beautiful flurries are continuing to come down 
• Long enjoyable phone visit with our precious granddaughter…I learn so much from her
• Gpa’s homemade granola
• Finding a perfect gift!
• A.J. who helps people every day
• Preparing for tomorrow’s turkey dinner :)
• Time

1. Celebrating a dear friend’s birthday
2. Laughing at my pets
3. Electricity, light, heat
4. A decadent piece of chocolate cake
5. Generosity
6. Humor
7. Sacred land
8. Clean water
9. Staying calm
10. Spiritual Practice

Rhythm
Dedication
Fire in the wood stove, all winter long
Fresh bread
Being present with myself
My grandma’s opinions
Surprise package from aunt
Drawing
Creative flow
This

1. God

2. Right words at the right time via the universe about letting go

3. Gratitude in action

4. No knock on feeling, “who feels it knows it all”

5. by acting the way I want to feel

6. and the scene changes

7. as I stay on the train or keep driving the car or remain on the beam

1. love this idea!
2. Mayra’s lovely students in her Women’s Health Issues class
3. My awesome and supportive husband
4. My wonderful mother-in-law
5. Sharing good news with my grandma
6. Jasmine rice
7. Creativity & drawing with my toddler
8. Giggles with both girls
9. Story time
10. This

1. God

2. Closeness

3. Making pumpkin kale bean soup and salad

4. A stove

5. Cassie polishing silver so generally we can have nice things as opposed to “this is why we can’t have nice things.” She imagines she’s doing it for the queen but I don’t see another queen around here.

6. Coffee with women

7. November light

8. A walk with Mr. Peabody along the river as he sniffs everything and takes a roll – well, many of them, and people who like dogs greet him affectionately.

9. Fallen leaves good for composting

10. This day which the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad

1. Fun with Ava’s bff and her mom
2. A festval of weird moms- just like me:)
3. Sweet offers from Amy
4. Saw Kathleen, Andrea, Julia, Miss R, Becky, Melanie and more- all under one roof!
5. The new people I met who I hope to run into again
6. Cookie fairy (don’t we all need one of those)
7. Facing my own shortcomings, sometimes with my chin up
8. New mags to read
9. Tiny things to populate the advent boxes
10. This

1. God
2. Roasted root vegetables
3. Warm house
4. Getting from place to place
5. Walking over the hill despite the fierce west wind
6. Newer computers for some of the students
7. Something to look forward to
8. A now to appreciate
“No matter what I do or say,
Sometimes I grump, when I don’t get my way,
I want ya all to know,
I’m happy to be here today.”
Sheila Jordan singing on Bob Moses’s record When Elephants Dream of Music

David Lebovitz’s book My Paris Kitchen
Making snowflakes with my daughter
Ideas for Christmas
Pulling out A Child’s Christmas in Wales, which Garrett sent, looking forward to reading it this year
Prepping Advent calendars
Humidifier
The woman who said her wish is to be the one who rocks babies in heaven- she’ll hold them before they come down to earth
Silk
Heart opening
This

1. Change
2. Awareness
3. The company of four cats, one dog & Den
4. Unconditional love
5. Pure vanilla extract
6. Feedback
7. A good car heater
8. Understanding
9. Knowing a warm-up is coming
10. Sleep