Very Grateful for~
God’s do-overs

comfy shoes

it won’t be like this for long

Stretches

Spellcheck

Emerson, whose birthday is today

My brother, whose birthday is today

The feeling of finishing

Cleaning out the email deleted folder and realizing that it feels like taking out the real trash.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Very Grateful for~
God’s do-overs the back space key
the gratitude lists of those here at WLG
Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon, a book I must have read literally a thousand times
a small grant to help with education costs
a rare, mid-week tennis match with retired coach guys
hitting the ball really hard, pushing out tension with every shot, even if the shot was out or in the net

“Get over here where you belong,” he said.
Kathy’s son’s cancer surgery showed it is all gone!!
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. ~Isaiah 48:17

Very Grateful for~
God’s animation

Books on Audible

Beets

These lines from Wendell Barry

For whatever is let go
there’s a taker.
The living discovers itself

Hugs

Sprinklers

And water pitchers

The tiny twinkle lights that the neighbors wove into their trees.

I can see them too~!

This article, How to Listen when someone is venting

The music that can deepest reach, and cure all ill, is cordial speech. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Very Grateful for~
God’s color palette

fresh juice

stretches

and other stretches

mail

sales

new shoes

This post on tending trust during change 

toothbrushes

Coney dogs

“…Why gratefully? Because I would never have seen my attachments to recognition and appreciation if they hadn’t. And when I have attachments, I’m not free.” ~Crystal Belle in her post 

Very Grateful for~
God’s cinematography

A good report, and relatively small bill at the car doctor

Fresh trout

From this list post on Garrett’s blog–“Empathy should precede all social interactions.” From this list, originally posted on Garrett’s blog

Peace

Water

Fonts

Finishing a project, checking it one last time and finding some errors I had missed before

Finding errors in other places too

If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong. ― Masaru Emoto, The Secret Life of Water

Very Grateful for~
God’s lyrics

Sue’s enthusiasm
Quinoa
Iris *this version*
Rosemary
infinity scarves
inoculations
calendars
pillows

Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. ~Naomi Shihab Nye

Very Grateful for~
God’s Grace

We Love Gratitude

The Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee

The picture on this Pinterest board called “Life”

kind people at a new tennis group

Winning the quarters!

A free cup of coffee

Electricity

Robins in the bird bath

“regret” is simply recognizing the value of the learning experience outweighs the cost of the mistake…change is basically new learning ~Iyanla Vanzant

Very Grateful for~

God’s patience

Electricity

Back on after a power outage night

Saving files before the battery waned

Vats of coffee this morning

Coaxing the freezer back to life

Several flashlights

A cool night and a cool morning
Electricity

More things are wrought by prayer than this world  dreams of. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Very Grateful for~

God’s patience
this idea… Sadness is a wall between two gardens. ~ Kahlil Gibran from a post in  HoneyIShrunkTheGrief.com

And this idea, “There are so many things that we would never do unless we were down to our last straw and pushed to the very edge until there was nothing left to do but to find a better way.” From Brave Girls Club http://bravegirlsclub.com/

Rare Monday tennis

the memory of reading Mary Oliver’s poetry on the plane at 30000 feet, encircled in clouds

promising news for Jennifer

pedis with Lori

Ruby, under the chair right now

Bisquick

Stuck is a game. One that we don’t have to play. One that we can toss to floor. Where we can turn the lights on anytime. We can drop stuck anytime if we are willing to abandon the need to prove who we are and get on with the task of actually living. ~JoAnna Rothman http://www.kindovermatter.com/2013/04/the-end-of-stuck.html

Very Grateful for~

God’s promises

Zonker’s work and reliability

Dr. Barell’s encouragement

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Amelia’s contract renewal for the next school year

Success,” said Winston Churchill, “is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” (perhaps exchanging the word “lesson” for “failure”)