Time alone with my dog and cat today.

Dishes done.

A load of laundry in the wash.

My dining room table, which is a free-fall for mail and junk mail and boxes, is nearly cleaned.  I am going to try and keep it that way.

No t.v. all day.  Not a bad thing once in awhile, although I am sure I will turn it on at some point.

Good music.

A sunny and warming up day.

My Bible, My Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and other prayer books to start off my day.  Also, prayer.  Good food for the soul, all of them.

Getting my head back on straight when I start to project.  My spare bedroom has cracks in the ceiling and walls.  Old house, settling,. Needs new roof. I start to worry and then I bring myself back to the hear and now.

A comfy chair to sit in.  Sometimes the littlest things give me pleasure.

God.

Sobriety not not smoking cigarettes another day.

Grateful we could get our dog Jax in to the vet.  He has been throwing up and peeing more in the house.

Got blood tests back today for him.  Grateful to have it back so quick.

Bloodwork results:

ALT = 142  (10 – 124) mild elevation

Phos = 1.7 (2.5 – 4.0) decreased value

Urinalysis came back good for Jax yesterday.

Bland diet to get the throwing up under control and then a switch in regular died and get more weight back on him.  Thankfully he still seems okay.  God is good.

The weekend off.

Sober and nicotine free  another day.

My Bible study friends praying for Jax.

God.

My son, Justin.

Good work buddies.

Nicer weather this afternoon.

I am not stressing out about Jax’s vet bill.

Waking up before 4 a.m. and getting in a nice shower.  Perked me up and am ready to go.

My dog, Jax, seeming to feel a bit better this morning.

Skeeter roaming around and being a little mischievous.  Love that cat!

It is a balmy 5 above on the lake shore.  Yahooooo!

My morning coffee.  Always an essential start to my day.

Being sober and nicotine free another day.

A job I really like, even when there are issues beyond my control.

I get to go to Bible study tonight.

God and all his mercy.

Some bills paid.  Always nice to have hot water, heat, electricity and my garbage picked up. ;)

Waking up to another glorious day.   My days are what I make of them and when they start to go down hill, God is there for me and I can always fall back on the Serenity Prayer and my A.A. program and church teachings.

Busy day at work but I learned some things.

My poor dog puked and peed in the house but he seems to feel better and I am grateful for that.

The beautiful sunshine.

God.

Love.

Good people in my life.

Good coffee.

The ability to express gratitude even in the good times.

A roof over my head as it is coming up to the time 4 years ago when we were really struggling to keep our home and land.

My son.  He is the best thing my husband and I did in our marriage.

Good, warm winter ware. God knows we have needed it recently.

My cat, Skeeter, meowing up a storm.  Singing the songs of his people. LOL!

Good food.

My grief counselor.  She is a gem.

I woke up this morning.  Thanks God!

The start of another work week but it was a great day.

Warm clothing to brave the cold.

A warm house to come home to.

My coworkers who rock.

My grief counselor who understands me.

Being able to come home and have the house to myself for a short while.

That I am thinking (just thinking) what it would be like to have a man in my life again with Valentine’s day approaching.  Not getting ahead of my self however. ;)

That grief work is painful but also very rewarding when I learn things about myself.

God.

My church.

Alcoholics Anonymous.

Setting goals for my life.

Cold day but very beautiful with the sun and the moon out at the same time.

My dog eating his Alpo London Grill food and enjoying it.  He doesn’t have all his teeth anymore.

God’s grace in my life.

I woke up this morning.  Thanks be to God.

Being able to watch The Passion Of The Christ with my Bible study friends this past week.  Truly an awesome movie.

The beautiful white snow coating on the ground.  It makes things look so much cleaner.

Heat in my houses.  My furnace broke down Christmas Day and I had to have someone out to fix it.  Thankful I could get it fixed that day.  The bill will be big but it was worth it.

My cat nibbling away at his food.

My son getting home safe after one of his best friends coming to town and drinking at his parent’s house.

I can easily get on this site and type away in the mornings again.

Hello all!  Today I am grateful for:

A New Chrome Book which makes it easier to get in here and type my gratitude lists than my phone or my Kindle Fire.

God.

My new church friends I have made over the past couple months.

My Bible Study.

A warm house.

My pets when they are relaxed and not driving me up the wall. LOL.  I really to do love them.

A roof over my head during these colder snaps.

That I am enjoying my new (old) job.

Good coffee and conversation with people.

That when I get down on life, I can always remember that God has my back and there are people who have it much worse. ;)

Grateful for a friend at church inviting me to their Bible study this past Wednesday. 

God.

Family.

New friendships.

Time off from work before Christmas.

My health.

My pets.

A roof over my head.

That it has not dipped below 0 in temp…..yet. 😉

My church and A.A. family.

God 

Life

My family and pets.

Being back at my old job and getting to hang with my co-workers at our Christmas dinner this past Friday.

My A A program even when I miss meetings.

My church.

The Tree Of Lights Ceremony this afternoon.

A roof over my head.

My health. It could be better but could be worse.

The beautiful sunrise today. Yes, God is Good.

1. I am up and ready to live this day.

2. Thanks to God.

3. Starting back at my old job Monday.  Very grateful

4. My son and siblings

5. Sobriety

6.  Love.

7. My A.A and church family.

8. Our Veterans.