Very Grateful for~

God’s love
Children playing in the park
clover
being able to read
hot water
yesterday’s list was #165~!!
grateful for 1485 things/people/blessings!
The wonderful people here at We Love Gratitude (and previously at Good List Daily) who are committed to gratefulness

And Belle who had the vision!!!

The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Very Grateful for~

God’s wisdom
Fresh tortillas
The nice young man in the Rosa’s Drive Thru who gave me an extra dozen fresh tortillas
The whole concept of checking out library books
The white buds on my front yard tree blowing down with the wind…flower snow!Encouragement from Dr. Fletcher
And fond memories of a previous boss
My 455^th blog post
Finally dropping off the tax data…whew!

Remember to look up at the stars, and not down to your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up. ~Stephen Hawking

Very Grateful for~

God’s attentiveness
A day honoring dad and the radio station
Dad’s health held up
Dr. Hunter
Billye Proctor Shaw
Sonny
Ophelia
The donors who contributed to and met the fundraising goal
Irish soda bread
A post called “A Remembering”

All happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy. All misery comes from the desire for oneself to be happy~ Shantideva

Very Grateful for~

God’s escape plans
The Good Samaritan that offered Ruby and I a ride as we were being followed by an angry pit bull
Silvia
The fire department and ambulance guys who arrived as a many-numbered team but work together
Dr. Lenhert in the ER who examined Dad’s bleeding hand so tenderly
Carolyn, the nurse, who patiently explained things many times until I understood
Dad, who despite pain and bleeding, still did bits of his old stand-up routine because he said, “I had an audience and your mother didn’t have any cake.”
Getting through a tough night
Not resorting to being cranky when I was sleep-deprived

Use the difficulties in your life to increase your ability to love.

Very Grateful for ~

God’s protection
Anne who says, “Rejection is God’s Protection”
Donna’s opportunity
for that it is never as bad as it could be
Amelia and her choice of movies
popcorn
the wonderful movie “Hugo”
Zonker who just shows up, you never know when, and mows the grass
dreams

Deserts enrich our lives immeasurably. Each desert holds seeds of repentance, possibilities of recognizing how mixed our motives really are. And with the rain of grace, each desert holds the possibility of our reclaiming our heart’s true desire.~Gerald May

Very Grateful for~

God’s grace
friends
finally getting (almost) all of my tax receipts together
buds in a canopy pattern in my front yard tree
budding trees all around
this conversation i overheard: Her:“My memory is so bad” Him: “How bad is it” Her: “How bad is what?”
finally learning how to do the battery cable thing
this post, “I Dare You  to leap”
four inches of hair—gone!

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. ~GB Stern

Very grateful for~

God catches me when i leap
so many happy leap references and pictures like this one
street lights that automatically know when to go on and off
ice cubes
dad sleeping through the night
a clean room
“you must get soaking wet with the noticing of your life”
Hugs Matter
the lingering scent of fresh rosemary on my fingers

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Very grateful for~

God’s attentiveness
sound collages
Garrett’s just-in-time emails
relief
talking about ideas with others
Sue’s recommendation letter
i wore high heels to lunch and did not fall down or pass out
this picture by my friend Joyce
marshmallows broiled on top of oatmeal (try it and smile) :)

 When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. ~G. K. Chesterton

Very grateful for~

God’s provision
mysteries
music
cell phones, i remember days before and without them
still early morning hours
sleep
picking out the melody
So grateful that it is not this time last year, getting through was necessary; I do not want to return
A post of promise from Alia

There are things that did not exist before you played your part in creating them!

Very grateful for~

God’s yes’es
having enough today

the gusty wind
leaves dancing in a pre-compost Zumba routine

a job until the end of the semester for Amelia!!!!!
her work ethic
many mentors at her school, people who are positive about public education

Dad and I, hearing Amelia’s good news, hugging, hollering, crying, and waving our three hands in the air just like we were extras in a Tyler Perry movie church scene

catching Ruby sipping coffee (i have laughed about this memory a lot)

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.  But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. ~Sarah Ban Breathnach