Giving thanks today for:

Keeping a smile on my face when someone accused me of lying!  And not letting my words destroy that person.

Feeling Love and giving Love

Doing for others, it makes them feel good and me too!

My home

My Job, I am so grateful that in this day and age I have a job.

1. Being blessed with the ability to feed Logan’s passion for science

2. His love and quick unterstanding of math…something I never had, and still don’t. I’m so glad that he has it!

3. Having the tools to make needed changes

4. Making interesting new friends

5. Enjoying what could be the last warm days, with my boy and our dog. It’s going to be 67 today!

6. The freedom to make our own schedule, and rework it as we see fit

7. Working through difficulties

8. Healthy habits

9. Feeling loved

10. Accepting what is

Thankful for Monday being over.

For my family and our love.

Delicious food.

The smell of fall.

smiles and happiness

Our min. schnauzer, Pepper, has had some health issues for the past several weeks and I wanted to share some of my feelings:

A week ago the prognosis was not good … here is some involuntary grief we experienced:  devastation; a heart that actually felt like it was cracking; tears flowing out of control; pacing; going about our routine with numbness; thinking about nothing else; not eating.

And the RAINBOWS!…Grateful for the 7 years of unconditional love that Pepper has given us; so glad that we take her with us everywhere we go; her little tail wagging and her soft eyes looking at us with trust; Today we received encouraging news from a specialist that she can be healed and she has already begun her energy and healing process! 

So very GRATEFUL for our Granddaughter and Daughter who showed us the energy and good thoughts to hold on to…always…to replace those dark clouds of involuntary experiences.

We are so grateful for the kind and caring Veterinarians who have treated Pepper as though she were their own.  And it was fun to visit with other pet owners who have such great pets…let’s see..an English sheep dog; a beagle; a cocker spaniel; a yellow lab..to name a few.

Yesterday, there was the most beautiful, vibrant, brilliant RAINBOW I have ever seen sweeping across the sky…amazing and a Praise God…I just knew everything would be good!

Thanks to Belle for her CSW subjects of grief, joy, thoughts…these indeed will continue to help process whatever our experiences may be!

1. Sincere apologies

2. Working together

3. Technology

4. Having a plan

5. Honesty

6. Healing

7. A flexible schedule

8. Khan Academy

9. Prayer

10. Insight

1.  Thinking about what to have for a couple of days in advance!

2.  Inviting the Floyd Jrs. (We are Floyd Srs.)

3.  Grandpa Sherman is always invited on Sunday night.

4.  Looking forward to the Sunday camaraderie of family together.

5.  Getting the food together — Maribeth, Tom, and I all pitching in.

6.  Even though the Floyd Jrs. (including the grandsons) couldn’t come at the last minute,

7.  Kevin, our son, came over and we gave him half the dinner for him to take home, and had a little visit

8.  Ham, creamy mushroom rice, broccoli, noodles, pumpkin dessert — oh my!

9.  Grandpa Sherman said it was all chummy sitting around the table after dinner

10.  Oh how blessed we are to have family to love and share food with — to be in the same town with, and enjoy each other’s company!

1. Heartfelt emails

2. Going with the flow

3. Accepting my own weaknesses

4. Warm fall days

5. Watching my dog frolic in huge puddles…I just love how happy and carefree she seems!

6. The way she is so in tune with my emotions <3

7. Fresh apples with peanut butter

8. Spirituality

9. Having a good talk with my Dad

10. Silence

1. God

2. A long, revealing conversation with Cassie and the closeness that ensued

3. Progress on the house repair, we have a new roof

4. Mike Mensch (which is not his real name but how I think of him)

5. Talking with my mother

6. A warm bed

7. No hurry

8. A day with the kinder

9. Fall colors

10. Birds at the feeder

1. Lists of love

2. Choosing love in the present moment

3. Choosing what to think instead of letting what I see decide for me

4. “To use the power of gratitude, practice it. The more you feel gratitude, the more love you give; and the more love you give, the more you receive.” -Rhonda Byrne, The Power

5. “Scientists at the Institute of HeartMath in California have shown that feeling love, gratitude, and appreciation in your heart boosts your immune system; increases vital chemical production; increases physical vitality and vigor; reduces stress hormone levels, high blood pressure, anxiety, guilt, and burnout; and improves glucose regulation in diabetics. Feelings of love also create a higher degree of harmony in the rhythm of your heart. HeartMath has shown that the magnetic field of the heart is 5,000 times more powerful than the magnetic field of the brain, and reaches out several feet from our body.”
-Rhonda Byrne, The Power

6. The incredible power of gratitude

7. Being around grateful people

8. Consciously choosing gratitude instead of any other thought

9. The glow of appreciation

10. “A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so (therefore) he escapes the suffering.” -Buddha

1. Finding my way out of a rut…

2. Gratitude

3. Getting the right answers

4. Apple picking with my family

5. Reassurance

6. Counting down

7. Fun ways to learn…

8. Cheering my son at his swim meet

9. Forgiveness

10. Picking up the pieces