Monthly Archives: August 2013

Summer Getaway

Gratitude

W.e went up to Lake Erie for four nights just to decompress and getaway.

Cottage was much nicer than I thought. It actually was a small condo.

You could see Lake Erie from the back porch.  could hear it the morning it was rough.

Went into Port Clinton everyday. Nice town ,friendly people.

The lighthouse at Marble Head showed a view of Cedar Point across the bay but that’s not what this break was about.

Finding you’ve packed way less than you’ve planned but finding there was a washer and dryer so it was Ok.

Eating so much food. Not much to do but eat and take a drive now and then. Put on 7 lbs.

I slept all of one afternoon. I didn’t realize how tired I was.

Read two books What bliss!

Now back to reality! Labor Day is right around the corner.

 

Gratitude

1. God

2. Caring

3. Not caring

4. A sight unseen

5. Code

6. “literalists of the imagination”

7. “imaginary gardens with real toads in them”

8. Momentum

9. Not sure how we got from here to there though getting there is worth it

10. The orchestra

Really good things

Gratitude

An evening spent with good friends, who shared advice, laughter, support and love.

A caring, kind, patient partner

Our evening tradition of watching Indians baseball on TV, with numerous channel changes when the Tribe is not playing the best.

Watermelon for lunch, peanuts for a snack.

The morning coconut oil swish

Enjoying the best roasted corn ever… Don’t ask how many ears of corn I ate!

Smooth and creamy homemade ice cream

Toasted marshmallows…  oooey, gooey, yum!!

A fun evening photo shoot, in an orchard, with a wonderful photographer.

When people look at the finished photographs, so many say they can see and feel the love that Dave and I have for each other.  I’m so glad!

Friends and prayers…and love

Gratitude

1. Uninterrupted venting

2. Hearing exactly what I needed to hear

3. Perspective…

4. Showing love even when I don’t exactly feel like it

5. Chocolate covered strawberries

6. Cooking with Logan…We made homemade pizza and he made dessert all by himself. Chocolate pie!

7. Milestones

8. Putting aside time for quiet, praying, and reading

9. Knowing what’s important

10. Paying it forward…

Living Gratitude

Gratitude
  1. A big bonfire for clearing the branches from the “big ash” tree
  2. Seeing our resident owl hunt this evening
  3. And also hearing an escaped expletive from the neighbor’s card game, which made me laugh
  4. Daughter is discovering the joys of gravity and living on a hill
  5. Trying several different varieties of vegan burgers, thanks to my aunt Cathy, who stocked our freezer while she was here
  6. Routines
  7. Finding a discount grocery and getting several things I use for much cheaper
  8. Watching the world turn from mid to late summer
  9. Sending love and good thoughts to friends and family
  10. This

not losing finding

Gratitude

Very Grateful for
God’s creativity

learning about a new-to-me term: mental bandwidth

the first day of school

breathing

Dad’s example

An overdue phone call and the beginning of healing (maybe?)

Finding out that a book I thought I lost was actually purchased as a Kindle version so it is not lost at all!

not losing my keys

No matter the prison, you can be Freed by Gratitude. ~Ann Voskamp in this post

So grateful

Gratitude
  1. The book Zen Comics arrived in my mailbox today courtesy Garrett- what a perfect surprise! Garrett is truly a master librarian! I love it! It is such a beautiful bridge between everything I’m interested in right now.
  2. I’m also a huge fan of Zen Pencils, an online comic, and a new one was posted today that may make you question life a bit  :)
  3. Humor, and what makes it work
  4. Walking to the little farmer’s market stand with my daughter in her red wagon, so fun
  5. New ideas and plans
  6. Yet staying with what I can do right now:)
  7. Candles
  8. Crocheting
  9. Listening to the night sounds
  10. This