- God, who watches over me daily and who I can pray to like I am having a conversation with him.
- My son, who is coming over today to let me watch Game Of Thrones.
- My siblings. I love them all.
- My cat, who found his way to the middle of my bed this morning.
- Good comedy on t.v.
- My Bible and the wonderful plans in it.
- My boss, for being so patient and keeping HR at bay as this recovery took longer than expected.
- My ortho doc who was more than patient with me. I think I will keep her.
- Good coffee.
- The beautiful sunrise this morning.
- The lesson I learned over this past five months to listen to my body.
- Learning patience.
- My injury making me look at my extra weight and how I really need to lose it, as it will be easy on my joints and bones.
- Getting to do my PT exercises again so I can strengthen my knee and leg.
- I am upright and mobile again….one step at a time.
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A New Day…..
- God woke me up. What could be better than that?
- My sweet boy, Skeeter, greeting me in the bathroom as usual.
- A good day at work.
- Walking a little faster/better.
- A beautiful day. I believe it hit 50 here. It does not seem that long ago, it was 25 below zero.
- Sunshine. Love me some of that Vitamin D.
- Chinese food for dinner.
- A comfy chair to sit in at the end of a day at work.
- Ice is gone, for the most part, on the streets. Feels safer, but still being careful.
- Good sleep, when I can get it.
Dealing With Things….
- I am grateful that even when I have a hard morning mentally, I still can bring myself out of it with prayer, online church, reading my Big Book and just getting busy around the house.
- I only have to live for this day.
- That even though I get in my head and look back and get stuck, I can get out of it and be grateful for another day God has given me.
- Good food, my cat, laughter.
- The beautiful sunrise this morning. Thankful I can get my butt out of bed early enough to see it.
- I always remain teachable.
Never take for granted
- God. I never take him for granted anymore.
- Friends. I lost a friend from my Bible study. She fought the great fight for a long time but is at peace now.
- The nice weather. It can change so quick. Grateful for a nice sunny day and seeing things melt. Spring fever anyone?
- My son. He talks of leaving Duluth and moving towards the Cities this Fall. I will miss him but enjoy each time we get together.
- A roof over my head. I feel for people who were on the streets, especially earlier in the winter.
- Laughter. I can laugh at lots of things and it does me good. It is especially good when I can laugh at myself.
- My siblings. They are all older than me and I am grateful they are still all alive.
- A peaceful day.
- My job.
February 28, 2021
- I am alive. Thanks be to God. :)
- Nice weather.
- My cat. :) He is my little buddy.
- My son coming over yesterday.
- Church online this morning.
- Waking up at a decent time the past two days.
- Good food and music.
- Enjoying a good book.
- The sun reflecting off the ice chunks on the lake.
- I can live, love and laugh today. Life is GOOD.
Saturday, February 27, 2021 8:40 a.m.
- God is in my life more than ever.
- This site is still here, even when I am away for awhile and come back. :)
- The sun is shining and we are not in a deep freeze anymore.
- I am making progress with my knee/tibia injury slow but sure.
- My son is coming over so we can watch Game Of Thrones together later.
- My cat Skeeter is healthy.
- I have nice neighbors.
- My job is still there, even though I cannot do everything it requires.
- I have gotten used to living alone and am learning to enjoy it.
- The ice is moving on the lake and I can see open water.
- I am sober and not smoking cigarettes another day.
- I have lived to see age 55. I am seeing more and more around my age passing on, may they all RIP.
- I went to church last Sunday. I have only been inside the church two times since last March. Otherwise, I have watched it online. I am grateful they have had the online services.
- That I “GET TO” wake up each day and thank God for another day.
Happy New Year 8:21 a.m. :) <3
- I have awakened to see a New Year.
- This site is still going. :)
- God in my life.
- I have today off.
- I woke up to a new day of sobriety and not smoking.
- My cat.
- My son.
- I am still employed.
- Warmer temperatures.
- Prayer. I will pray for lots of people today, not only for those who are suffering, giving prayer of thanksgiving for those whose lives are turning around for the better.
- Goal of spending less time on Facebook…..baby steps but I am grateful I have realized I don’t need it like I thought.
- My boss and another storeroom clerk helping us out yesterday. We are so short handed and beat up physically from the job.
- My family and friends. I love, love, love them!
- My Bible and Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.
- Life. I GET to live it.
December 27, 2020 – 7:50 a.m.
- I am so very grateful for God in my life.
- I am grateful I can still work, albeit not the way I want to, since my knee/leg injury.
- My cat, Skeeter, is feeling better after his urinary/bladder issues.
- My son, Justin. Love that young man to the moon and back!
- We had a white Christmas, although it made it hard to get around.
- Heat in my house. :)
- I got to go to church with my son for Christmas Eve.
- Another holiday sober and cigarette free.
- God never gives up on me so I will not either.
- Patience, although hard to come by, during my ortho issues.
Saturday 10-10-20 9:47 a.m.
- God let me wake up to see another day. Thank you God.
- My family and friends.
- My four legged roommate and family member, Skeeter.
- The beautiful Lake Superior. I saw someone on a paddle board on the lake early this morning. I was impressed as it was 40 degrees at the time.
- I was honored to present the Kaylor R. Teig Benchmark Award at the Weco Accessibility Services (my husband’s last employer) Service Awards this past Wednesday. Grateful they asked me to do this, even if it was on Zoom. :)
- Going to surprise a special someone for her birthday tomorrow. :)
- I am sober and nicotine free another day, never to be taken for granted even after all these years.
- Good food and coffee.
- I finished the whole Holy Bible, albeit it took longer than I originally planned. Grateful to be able to do that.
- I started Bible plans on my YouVersion app again. Nice way to fill in the time before I start another go through of the Bible in January.
- I am healthy, even with my bad knee. I popped a blood vessel in my left eye somehow the other day but it is getting better.
- Loving the nice weather this past week.
- My bus driver is leaving a bit earlier to help me make my connection downtown and not have to walk up the hill in the dark everyday.
- Texting a couple of my friends from grief support the other night. We hope to get together in a safe way soon.
- I finally turned on my furnace the other day but it has not been going on too much with the nicer weather this past week.
- Getting together with my Bible study girlfriends this coming Wednesday. The first time I have seen them in person since July 29 and March 11 before that.
- I am upright, breathing, walking and talking. Life is good!
- Our Lakeside branch of our church is opening again November 1. I have not been in that church since March of this year. I truly missed it but am grateful they had online services.
August 9, 2020 9:00 a.m.
- So grateful that I can still see the church service online.
- I woke up early and was able to read all that I need to start my day. God is very good.
- Got to spend two days this weekend, Friday and Saturday with my son.
- Raining off and on but we need it.
- My cat is adorable and a nice way to wake up.
- Good breakfast.
- A store close by that I can get my groceries.
- Sober and nicotine free another day. Yayyy!
- Online A.A. meetings. Going to make that a priority.
- A good night’s sleep.
- Back to work tomorrow. Although I have enjoyed my time off, I am grateful to have employment.
- God. What would I do without God?