1. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. Ruth’s influence on our family

3. The morning gym regulars

4. Linda, who cuts my hair…and squeezed me in at the last minute

5. Logan’s friend Preston, who spent the weekend with us

6. Cooking dinner for friends…with the amazing help of the boys

7. Time alone with my husband

8. It felt like spring when I walked Sugaree.

9. God’s Grace

10. Playing chess with Logan

1. Bowling

2. Clean laundry

3. Talks with my mom

4. Homemade bread

5. Hot tea

6. Music

7. Laughing

8. A clean kitchen

9. The public library

10. Sugaree is herself again! <3

1. My husband warming the car for me this morning…and every other morning

2. He supports and helps me set and reach goals

3. After surviving military life and all its challenges, including retirement and really living together for the first time, we finally have a “thing”. Going to the gym is that thing. I am so grateful for that.

4. Sticking it out

5. Learning and growing through the dark times

6. The freedom of realizing that it’s not about me

7. Logan has a dad that will leave school and drive an hour to pick up his good friend who is spending the weekend with us.

8. It turns out that Sugaree overdid running up and down the hill on Wednesday…She is taking is easy, but getting better. I love that dog so much!

9. Prayerful friends…

10. Dennis at the post office…He is always so nice and helpful. And I always need help! LOL

1. Taking Logan sledding even though I told him that I thought it was parental abuse that he was making me go out with a wind chill of -7 (Well, I did promise.)

2. The trees looked absolutely stunning in their icy splendor!

3. Ice crystals shimmering in the frigid air…like fairy dust :)

4. Sugaree chasing Logan down the hill and then running back up…for an hour

5. I’ve heard almost nothing from her since…A tired dog is a wonderful thing!

6. Hot cocoa with marshmallows

7. A balanced check book

8. Applying to art shows with a hopeful heart

9. Working on our summer schedule

10. Seed catalogs

1. Mary…such a sweet soul

2. Changing what doesn’t work

3. Admitting when something is beyond my capabilities

4. Helping Logan find his way

5. My 96 year old great aunt

6. Grocery shopping with Logan

7. Wayne making me tea

8. Having a testimony

9. Home

10. Sleeping soundly

1. My husband made it to Bowling Green, safe and sound…

2. Logan shoveling the driveway

3. Getting some good cleaning done…and then enjoying putting my feet up with a good book

4. A handwritten letter

5. Taking the day off from the gym

6. A snowy dog walk…and people who were out walking without dogs. It made me think about how I would hibernate if I didn’t have Sugaree. :)

7. The smell of spaghetti sauce cooking

8. Clean sheets

9. Planning ahead

10. Feeling comfortable in my own skin…That has not always been the case.

1. Matched socks

2. Logan’s sense of humor

3. Dog walking with a friend

4. Sugaree frolicking with her Golden Retriever pal, Tucker <3

5. Our church family

6. Curt's messages

7. Chocolate moose tracks ice cream

8. Logan baked oatmeal cookie bars for his dad to take to school this week.

9. A boy and his dog lounging on the couch

10. Sitting close to my husband

1. Feeling strong

2. Saturday morning in the gym…We call it social hour. A group comes in that socialize, drink coffee, and lift weights. It always makes me smile.

3. A home swim meet…and working with Suzanne

4. Cheering for Logan…He took 6 seconds off his 200 freestyle.

5. Old movies

6. Sugaree getting a walk today after it being too cold the last couple of days…She was so pitiful!

7. Ordering a custom collar for her…pink paisley!

8. Being supportive

9. Being supported

10. Logan helping with the laundry

1. I am so grateful that the YMCA is only a mile from our house, so it’s not hard to make our way there even when the roads are really bad…AND that anywhere I have to venture to on snowy days is optional.

2. Sitting in on Logan’s piano lesson today…He’s getting started in the Beatles book that he got for Christmas. So fun!

3. Reading a book that gets me fired up in a good way

4. Sugaree had a bath today…The bathroom also got a good cleaning afterwards, thanks to her shaking off. <3

5. A trip to our favorite coffee shop

6. My late grandmother's wedding ring

7. I was her favorite…and she was mine.

8. Heartfelt apologies

9. Reliable parents

10. Now

1. Hot cocoa when it’s so cold outside

2. Venturing out to meet with my Bible girls even though I wanted to hibernate :)

3. Logan was proud to show me a project he’s working on.

4. Slowly getting prepared to get back into the swing of things

5. My husband sets up the coffee maker so we have fresh coffee when we get home from the gym…and I look forward to it throughout our workout!

6. Finding our way

7. Working together in the kitchen

8. Writing down goals

9. Sharing my fitness journey with a long distance friend

10. Compliments

11. Reading and writing gratitude lists