1.  The Countdown to Spring has begun today — 71 days!  Hooray!

2.  When the weather gets really terrible, I always know how many days until the Annual Dance of Spring!

3.  My friends and I have tea and beautiful cookies, then we dance around a tree that is surrounded by a fairy garden, waving scarves!

4.  Here’s a Winter happiness — I have my blue fur Cookie Monster coat out now!  Yippee!

5.  When snowflakes land on it, they are suspended and on display!

6.  People make fun of my silly, blue fur coat, but I am glad it makes them laugh!

7.  And I have wild multi-colored boots!

8.  So I get a lot of fun out of Winter, too.

9.  Overall, I am grateful for weather — it is magical what happens “out there”

10.  And I am grateful to live in Ohio, where we have definite seasons to enjoy.

1. God

2. We’re home

3. Doctors taking care of Chris

4. Chris’s positive attitude and sense of humor

5. Kathryn hosting the children

6. Kateri and Cameron retrieving Chris’s car

7. Cassie’s radiant smile

8.Understanding and sympathetic co-workers

9. Resilient children

10. A school that responds seriously to bullying

Very grateful for~

Philippians 4:8 really works!
Sonny came through his surgery
A post on courage by Tara Sophia Mohr
the relief that a sneeze brings
Ruby, lying at my feet
granola and goat cheese
a spontaneous day road trip with Amelia
time to hear her views
hot water

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self you will be happy to live with all your life. ~Golda Meir

Watching a movie and in one scene the characters are speaking of gratitude making your life better, so when you you are thankful for something you should say Thank You, More Please, to attract more of what you want!  I started using this right after the movie!

So I am Thankful for the following and want more please!

Love in my family and all through my life

Money in the bank, enough to cover any debt and more than enough to enjoy life

Many blessings

Smiles and Laughter

Health

Motivation to lose weight, keep it off and exercise

Friends

My job and Coworkers

My life

1. Kennedy Center Honors…wow, what talent!…
2. …brought memories of my sister’s playing the violin years ago
3. Glad to have each day give us a bit more daylight now
4. Belle’s “..one thing keeping us from being happy right now..”  “Nothing” !!
5. GPa’s homemade caramel rolls :)
6. Last night’s annual affair honoring our military
7. GPa meeting a man who also served…and who is a Green Bay Packer fan…doesn’t get any better than that?!
8. Key lime pie and yogurt :)
9. Grandson’s winning first place this weekend in a skiing event in Idaho!
10. “The Big Sky, By & By”  True tales, real people in the heart of Montana.  Author/journalist: Ed Kemmick   -an interesting and fun read.

Today I Am Grateful:

* that the doctor was able to see my husband on short notice this afternoon – he really needed what doc sent him home with

* that my parents were able to watch the boys for the few hours we were at the MD office – yes, I said hours, so the boys would have been bored stir-crazy for sure

* that the neb treatment helped my hubby breathe a little easier for awhile today

* that my father-in-law is allowing us to borrow the car for another week – lots of appointments coming up this week

* for how excited my youngest is getting as he realizes his birthday is coming up fast! LOL We’re celebrating with Nama & Papa this weekend – actually, it’s almost time for cake now!

* that I am going to savor and enjoy every bite I have of the birthday cake!

* for finding the perfect cupcakes for my youngest – he wanted chocolate cake with chocolate chips – I found chocolate cupcakes with light chocolate icing & a mini Chips Ahoy on top! He loves them!

* for believing in myself – it feels groovy!!

1. Power vs. Force
2. The Power
3. Thoughts Are Things
4. Loving What Is
5. Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self
6. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
7. Bhagavad Gita
8. A Thousand Names for Joy
9. The Four Agreements
10. The War of Art

Very grateful for~

God’s silent nights
reading through a new cookbook with Kim
lunch with Judy
a year of graces calendar

being ok with it, not contorting myself in a forced ok, but just being ok
how shadows really are bodyguards of grace…some go before and some follow.
an early morning text
Amelia’s refusal to be a victim (despite very effective models)
Supportive emails from Carol

Joy is always a function of gratitude~~~and gratitude is always a function of perspective. If we are going to change our lives, what we’re going to have to change is the way we see. ~Ann Voskamp

Ahhhhh Friday

Today I Am Grateful:

* to have had a nice, kick-back relaxing kinda day

* for little surprises – went to the store for a few things for dinner, came back & surprised the boys with small Slurpees

* for memories

* for new ideas

* for creativity

* for new beginnings

* for taking chances

* for reaching toward dreams

Very grateful for~

God’s provisions
Carl’s insight
invitations
enough
being heard
fun, new-to-me  blogs
rereading Christmas cards and the greetings inside
library books
parking places closeby
Betty’s prayers

Live in a state of positive expectation and be delighted by what comes your way. ~Andrea Olson