1. God
2. The horizon and what lies beyond it continually unfolding
3. Two helpful and well behaved children
4. Sylvia, my aunt, determined as ever
5. Cooler temps
6. Ratatouille
7. Crystal writing in the midst of a busy household with the addition of Hannah, get plenty of rest when you can, Crystal :)
8. A license plate that reads HELLO
9. Cassie gives another family party and now she can rest
1, God
2. Reminders of gratitude
3. “giving until the giving feels like receiving“
4. Storytellers
5. Mail delivery :) whether it be in packets of ones and zeroes or packages across zones of five (or sometimes nine) digits
6. Crystal and Ava’s enjoyment of the book and Crystal sending me a picture (to confirm receipt) It is I’ll Be You and You Be Me, which I learned about from Brain Pickings, a wonderful web site
7. Flexibility
8. Sunshine
9. Teachers everywhere
10. Rebus
1. God
2. Kate and Josh hosting us over the weekend
3. Bringing vegetables from our garden for the feast
4. Pool garden
5. Jazz on the internet radio
6. Cassie and I trimmed the lilac bushes
7. Peeling shrimp
8. Dirty back roads
9. Exchanging pictures
10. Forgot to put money in the parking meter and did not receive a ticket so I put in coins for the next person
1. God
2. Laughing at the hollyhocks
3. Found myself in a strange town. actually it is the town where I was raised. they didn’t know and they had to go.
4. no use in worrying or hurrying
5. Closeness
6. Triplets (in rhythm)
7. Passing a zucchini and some flowers to Clothilda across the fence
8. Patient and reasonable people on the telephone who helped me sort out business stepwise
9. Thank you, Amy
10.
1. God
2. Not just seeing a sight but the rock crystal thing
4. Putting a package in the mail
5.klol, I guess that’s Pegasus’ contribution, he just walked across the keyboard
6. Rose of Sharon
7. Shaking sticks and there’s still more
8. Small towns
9. Something each new day brings
10. Shades of green especially light and dark emerald
1. God
2. A cloud in the shape of Louisiana
3. A sycamore in the shape of itself
4. Products of observation and imagination
5. Hats – sometimes exchanging them, protecting my head from the sun
6. Zucchini and summer squash on the vines like a daily treasure hunt
7. Talking with Susana on her way to Montreal
8. A woman named Mo, I enjoy listening to her and she admitted “My truth is never my first response”
9. The weather map and a plug in that shows lightning bolts in proximity
10. Why I went and came back
1. God
2. A happy welcome for Crystal and her baby and her appreciation for her family and all those surrounding and holding them
3. As one fortunate to be father to Hannah and David, it is as miraculous the second time as the first, and I felt ready to give all my love to the second child as the first and still do today.
4. Sally’s joy in her husband, gardens and poetry
5. Jean’s joy in her G’Pa, family and everyday wonders
6. Helen’s joy in Amelia and her appreciation for life’s unanticipated gifts
7. The whole creation
1. God
2. Thank you, Crystal, for sharing your lessons in patience, mindfulness and appreciation.
3. Fresh cukes made into a soup
4. Time in the garden
5. Any time. Could I carry that appreciation into time spent driving around looking for a parking space when I’m late?
6. Heres and theres and anyhows
7. Feet and connected rods and screws and washers and whatever else is holding up this bed
8. Mouthful of awesome like the aftertaste of fresh zucchini
9. :)
1. God
2. I had to get right out of there, I had to get away
3. Sunflowers not yet weary of time
4. Before I got right out of there, I saw how I could make things better by thanking and showing appreciation for someone
5. Affectionate cat
6. Gifts from flowers to the garden
7. Not getting cut in half by a swiftly closely passing car at the traffic circle
8. Smiles
9. Cassie’s delight with her new travel book
10. Disconnecting
11. and staying connected
1. God
2. Some stories are good to make up, except what I think is in other people’s thoughts
3. Not having to be a mind reader (which reminded me of the cursed teacher of spells in the Harry Potter books, no one lasted more than a year in the role)
4. Cassie reading We Love Gratitude, noting her appreciation of being mentioned, and marveling at how Crystal created and sustains the website
5. Huge plants with ripening fruits
6. Next notes
7. Nectarines
8. Light traffic
9. Need to learn
10. Helen’s gratitude for her mother and father and excitement for Amelia’s adventure