Very Grateful for ~
God’s lessons
The first full moon of the year
Serendipity, especially the serendipity of finding WLG!
A 25 degree temperature drop
Smiles
Memories
Book recommendations from my online students
A Pride and Prejudice movie and mini-series marathon
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret ~Henri Frederic Amiel
Very Grateful for ~
God’s artistry
A walk at sunset
The way trees at the end of sunset look like silhouettes
{finally} figuring out the new client’s computer system
I am not sure if I have tenacity or stubbornness, but I am glad for whichever it is.
Stamps
John 16:13
Big Wave Dave’s upcoming mission trip
The young men who work at the car wash
I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. ~William Faulkner
Very Grateful for ~
God’s support
A warm day
Time to complete car maintenance (or watch other people actually do it)
Carl’s insight
Janet’s note
Cousin Nancy’s anniversary
A new idea for the back flower beds
An afternoon without sickness
The freedom to make choices
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it. ~ Edith Wharton, whose birthday is today
Very Grateful for ~
God’s patience
Deep breaths
Receiving an ordered item in the mail and it fits just like described
Time to watch the lake
Garlic from Gilroy
Waving
These gratitude lists
Learning from other facilitators
possibilities
Patience doesn’t mean passivity or resignation, but power. It’s an emotionally freeing practice of waiting, watching, and knowing when to act. ~Judith Orloff
Very Grateful for ~
God’s care
Amelia’s resolve
Ruby’s companionship
Lunch with Sue
A.A. Milne whose birthday is today and who wrote about my favorite character, Winnie-the-Pooh
The car, starting right up after days in the cold
Time to read
A class to facilitate
Hot tea (January is Hot Tea Month)
Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. ~Edwin Arlington Robinson
Very Grateful for ~
God’s care
Amelia, doing the next right thing
Miss Peggy’s support
Ann
Silvia
prayer
quiet
quilts
audio books and Audible
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world. ~C.S.Lewis, The Problem of Pain
Very Grateful for ~
God’s Emmanuel
Broccoli and Brussels sprouts
The difference of this year over the same time last year
Five Practices to Stay Grounded During a Busy Season by Stephanie Guimond (a little bit late but still applicable as every season seems busy)
“Granny” who helps Dad(not sure exactly what her name is-she is just “Granny”)
Hot tea
Reading my gratitude lists from these exact dates last year and the year before
hoodies
heat
Engagement with life is the best prescription for depression. ~Craig Mardus, author, How to Stop Worry in One Second
God’s Emmanuel
Being confronted with a familiar pattern…and breaking it
Beginning to grow into a new familiar
Finding it is ok to say, “I didn’t like the job”
Mary, for putting me back together
Garrett’s reaffirming message
Amelia’s supportive calls
David’s prayers
Maggie at the hotel
Wonderful waves and sand
Gas stations
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Ain’t nowhere else in the world where you can go from driving a truck to a Cadillac overnight.~ Elvis, whose birthday is today.
Very Grateful for ~
God’s manna
Light in the darkness
The little, growing feeling of relief after I read the email
People who are patient with me
This Bible verse, just in time: Zephaniah 3:17
This quote: “The circumstances of life, the events of life, and the people around me in life, do not make me the way I am, but reveal the way I am” ~Dr. Sam Peeples
And this one: “Rejection is God’s way of saying ‘wrong direction’”
The soaking.net website and the work Andre does
Lori who responded when she was so busy
and Garrett’s email, again, just in tiem
Very Grateful for ~
God, holding us closely
Amelia’s birthday yesterday, 25 years-old
Not sure who raised who(m)
I’ve been a single parent for 21 of her years but I have never had to parent alone
Prayers and help from so many people
Amelia’s namesake
Phil’s words yesterday
pound cake
A completely full theater of people thoroughly attentive to what they saw
When we loudly question God’s culpability, God quietly questions our humility. ~Ann Voskamp