Grateful for the Irish father and son that attended Laughing Club last week
Grateful the daughter’s dog ‘s surgery went well. While just oral ,anesthesia is a risk
Can you imagine he wanted to play ball even with a sore mouth?
Collecting gently used jewelry to be resold for a good cause.
Hubby is eating well and his blood sugar reflects it
A fifty cent frosty from Wendys
Jimmy Dean Breakfast frittata
Christmas in August today
Storms predicted last night but all is well
There is a sense that things are coming. Notes in my inbox , messages on the phone.
Summer is ending and September is coming.
Grateful the air conditioner made it through the worst of it.Grateful for the fan a friend lent me. Grateful for the cooler evenings.
Women’s retreat a month away. It is coming together.
Looking forward to being there.
Stopping at the Nat just to weigh myself.
A promise I will be back .
Choir starts soon. Grateful for a choir at my level.
Local peaches. You have to wait for them to ripen but so worth it.
Waiting for the coffee in the morning. Listening to it murmurs and sighs!
Expect a miracle today!
Visions and envisioning
Committees that work
Planning and plans
Crisp cool morning
A good nights sleep
I can see!
Hubby responding to medicine
Pharmacy coverage so that expensive medicine is affordable
An “I love you” waiting for me in my messages
Weekends are for resting. No way! Super busy day! As I reflect on the day-
I find I am grateful to Dennis who hosts Laughing Club with me. He chides me, applauds me and is very patient with me. A laughing friend is a friend forever!
Grateful whenever Carol can attend. She brings sunshine with her.
The Cuyahoga Falls Library who provides a room for Laughing Club.
The laughers and the laughter
Calling hours and a funeral. I am grateful for the chance to pay my respects to an older member of our congregation. I am thankful our minister does such a personal eulogy.
The rummage sale. Grateful for the people who donated sorted and priced it. Now I will choose a treasure.
Grateful for Marc’s where we can pick up a few things today.(Bet we’ll spend $50)
Grateful for the diabetic cookbooks a friend gave me.
Perhaps a stop at the Nat. Grateful to have this recreation center right down the street from us.
Busy day but staying grateful!
Very Grateful for:
God’s expansiveness
Silence
Stretches
The half-dark/half-light sky of almost dawn
A deep breath that expands my chest
The sweet scent right before rain
Time to hold Dad’s hand
Remembering a password
Accepting the trade-off that some noise (office, traffic, chatter) is necessary in order to return to calm silence
“It was all so far away–there was quiet and an untouched feel to the country and I could work as I pleased.” Georgia O’Keeffe
Grateful for new medicines for hubby
A new way of eating (not a choice this time)
Finding we were doing some things right
Grateful that things didn’t get worse when we doing things wrong
That the rummage sale will soon be over (lots of work)
Friday will be the most intense day
That I am not in charge of the rummage sale
How the rain made things green again
Cooler weather made me feel better. I’m looking forward to those lows in the 50’s.
Very Grateful for:
God’s opportunities
The opportunity to return to speaking to teachers
The opportunity to return to beautiful, beautiful Santa Fe
Smart pilots, flight attendants, gate personnel, even with delays, ease of travel
The opportunity to return to the Georgia O’Keeffe museum
Learning that O’Keeffe first saw the wide landscapes of Santa Fe in 1929 when her train stopped abruptly and needed repair
Wondering how many opportunities are birthed from what seems like inconvenience
My Vine : The historic square in Santa Fe https://vine.co/v/5hUZ0gh1OFK
And…the teachers who made the visit possible!
Psalm 13:6 (MSG) “I’m singing at the top of my lungs, I’m so full of answered prayers.”