All posts by Crystal

Walks

Gratitude
  1. Walks. Mini mental breaks as one rides and one is in a sling, sleeping.
  2. Feeling the earth move under my feet (thanks, Carol King)
  3. Precious sleep
  4. Recipe tonight everyone liked
  5. The word recipe always reminds me of the older sisters on the Walton’s (show) who made their father’s “recipe”
  6. Feeling good in my body
  7. Reading when I can, a few lines here and there
  8. Sweat
  9. Crickets
  10. This, here, now

Air

Gratitude
  1. This week, the Goodyear blimp went over our house so close you could see the flag flying underneath (hubby said 100′!). Carol says seeing the Blimp is good luck.
  2. Tonight, a hot-air balloon went past our house so close we could see the passengers in the basket! It was a huge wall of color in the sky…unfortunately looked like they were trying hard to not be so low
  3. Went to thr Randolph Fair today, and the Montana girl in me loved seeing the 4-H animals
  4. Found out our front-door neighbor homeschools!  As will we.
  5. Reading so many excellent books right now, but Ben Hewitt’s Saved is my favorite
  6. Sleeping babies when they happen to sleep at the same time (YAY)
  7. Sore feet from walking. I LOVE walking
  8. Thinking the best
  9. Fans
  10. This

Exhale

Gratitude
  1. Phone call with a creative, incredible soul who’s re-inventing herself as her cells have always longed to do
  2. Friend who lent a hand this eve & brought out a dresser
  3. Walk to the water and its beauty- I wanted a boat to row out in
  4. package in the mail
  5. Prayers
  6. Changing myself one cringe-worthy moment at a time
  7. Intense inner work
  8. for the sake of my babies
  9. Deep breaths
  10. This

Owl

Gratitude
  1. Watching the owl hunt in the back at dusk (he looks smaller, maybe he’s a baby hunting where his parents did?)
  2. Realizing a mistake early
  3. Staying with frustration/discomfort
  4. A text at the perfect time
  5. Fireflies
  6. Patience (oh please fill up my well and expand my stores)
  7. Love
  8. Moments of joy
  9. Growth
  10. This

Garden

Gratitude
  1. Smoothies with lemon balm and echinacea from our garden
  2. Visit from a dear friend who I don’t get to see very often
  3. Cradle for my toddler- she loves putting her babies to sleep like mommy does
  4. Paying attention
  5. Less of this (online)
  6. Saying what’s on my heart
  7. Peace
  8. Still stretching to do more of what’s right
  9. this

Unsure

Gratitude
  1. Feeling a little lost and unsure, which means I’m looking for more info and will learn something
  2. Friends who come out to visit
  3. Incremental improvement
  4. Aha moments
  5. Being sure of some things
  6. Seeing where I’m rigid and judgemental, so maybe I can work on changing to loving and flexible
  7. Letting go, little by little (why do I hang on to ideas so tightly?)
  8. Brighter, lovely living room walls thanks to my husband painting
  9. Another successful night for posting a list, hurrah
  10. This

Finn

Gratitude
  1. This article– which felt like reading River Runs Through It and Huck Finn all at once, but from a cool dad’s perspective
  2. My daughter playing “going shopping” and her sole purchase and destination was apples at the farmer’s market :)
  3. Hearing coyotes
  4. The frog pond- an impromptu hole in the ground that filled with water and leads to endless toddler delight
  5. Meeting my own extreme selfishness, it’s hard to deny or look away when your children show it to you
  6. The way we get exactly the children that teach us where we need to grow
  7. Having enough time and brainpower to write my list tonight
  8. The ourpouring of love that came from Robin Williams’ death- look at how many people he’s still touching, and the incredible beauty coming from it, even, or because of, the grief and sadness
  9. The way beauty isn’t always pretty
  10. A grateful heart for this, all of this

Thank you

Gratitude
  1. For the life of Robin Williams, may his heart be happy now
  2. For all our struggles, which unite us and make us human
  3. For being open to changing plans
  4. For my husband, who’s in it with me
  5. For my oldest daughter, who holds my heart in her hands
  6. And my youngest, who’s crawled inside
  7. For all the love in my life
  8. For recognizing triggers and pain
  9. And being gentle with myself
  10. This