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

1. Reading through my old lists…They’re really like a diary, aren’t they?

2. We’ve come so far…It’s nice to be reminded.

3. Not letting the unpleasant memories spoil today’s gratitude

4. Logan spinning in the basement…He’s training for an indoor time trial.

5. Sugaree at my feet, chewing on a bone :)

6. Thinking about what we’ll plant in this year’s garden

7. Listening to my body

8. Not having anything pressing to do…We’re still kind of on break, until Monday.

9. Tie-dyed yoga pants

10. Planning for a friend’s birthday

1. Being inspired to start listing again by sharing gratitude with friends…and by reading one thousand gifts <3

2. Logging in for the first time in a long time and seeing that it's been five years since Good List Daily began…I remember where I was when Lucy told me about gratitude lists and I thought it was a grand idea. Little did I know it would be absolutely life changing!

3. All the positive changes that have taken place since I last posted a list here

4. Waking up to snow…We've been waiting!

5. Starting the day lifting weights with Wayne

6. Eating breakfast afterwards :)

7. The amazing women that I am blessed to be connected to

8. Logan growing up..He makes my heart sing!

9. My chocolate lab…Sugaree gets me out walking even when I think it's too cold to go for a walk. I always realize good it is for me once we get out there, even though I don't always look forward to it.

10. Essential oils that are providing relief of an injury that I had been trying to ignore…It's okay!

1. Birthdays

2. Chocolate covered strawberries

3. Putting feelings into words

4. Logan swimming at sectionals…

5. One more meet and then a nice break from swimming!

6. Our wonderful homeschool group

7. Books

8. Seeing my hard work pay off

9. My new Vitamix

10. Expanding my horizons

1. Making dinner ahead

2. Healthy food packed for swim meet

3. Logan is getting stronger and it shows in his swim

4. Raspberry tea in my new Beatles mug :)

5. Dealing with things as they come up…

6. Peggy and her healing gift

7. Getting Wayne on board

8. Doing what’s hard

9. Helping others

10. God’s Grace

1. Looking forward to getting out of the house today…Two days of being iced in is enough!

2. The way 2 degrees feels good after wind chills that were in the -40s

3. Relief is in sight for Sugaree…Two days without a walk makes an 80 lb. lab hard to live with!

4. Having one car that still starts…and getting a new battery for the other

5. Cooking with Logan…We made naan, doughnuts, chicken and rice…I’m so glad the YMCA has opened back up!

6. Cuddling up and watching movies

7. A long game of Monopoly

8. Creating memories

9. The Word of God

10. Being reminded of what a blessing my husband is

1. The expectations that a new year brings

2. 2013 was full of some of the highest highs and lowest lows that I have known

3. Feeling like a stronger and better person because of it all

4. All the positive changes that we made as a family in 2013

5. Pushing through fear

6. Starting 2014 on a positive note

7. Planning new changes for the new year…not resolutions, just expanding on what we’ve already got going on :)

8. Waking up to snow

9. Logan slept in for the first time in a long time

10. Enjoying a quiet morning with my husband <3

1. Logan is on the front page of today’s newspaper…He was photographed during the run leg of our local YMCA’s indoor triathlon.

2. My husband and I did the triathlon as a team. He swam and ran and I biked.

3. That competitive streak that I didn’t know existed…

4. Our friends who drove an hour to race and hang out with us

5. A well deserved nap :)

6. Logan’s friend staying with us for a couple of days

7. Fresh eggs

8. Going to church

9. People who follow leash laws…and that have reasonable control over their dogs

10. Sunny winter days

1. Sore muscles

2. Returning to healthy eating after two days of chocolate pie and divinity…

3. Seeing Logan enjoy his gifts

4. Roses

5. My husband

6. Routines

7. Getting stronger

8. Sharing books

9. Joyce Meyer

10. Love