All posts by MaryEllenNeitz

About MaryEllenNeitz

I have been posting Gratitude Lists for years. Got out of the habit but I'm back. I live with my Hubby and two bratty cats. The kids are grown. Grand daughter in Texas now with our great grand daughter. Grand son a nice young man in High School.Active at Church. Avid reader! Peace, Love and Daily Naps!

Let Us Pray

A Day Of Prayer before Easter. A time to let your mind rest on your blessings.

The month has been busy. Blessed busyness.Blessed be. Blessed to be.

Thinking of a few who have had difficult times. I am grateful for  my health.

I always find prayers in the song lyrics. Thankful for music.

Prayers for the babies. Baby V and the one to be. Grateful for new life.

The flowers were open to the sun yesterday. Such colors and such strength in the wind.

The Spring Full Moon Pink Moon (or many other names) for us. I love the full moon.

Hope you find time to pause and reflect today. Decisions can wait.

Amen!

 

 

Curiosity

Thinking,linking,Never lost the “why?”

Pondering,wondering. Never let go of “how”

Equating, questioning. Bless my busy brain.

Grateful for Google who can answer what my Hubby doesn’t know.

I am a catalog of trivial information

Grateful for friends and family who accept my random curiosity.

Ambition

Ambi same root as ambulatory so get going .Grateful for ability now need the spark.

Thankful for balmy breezes and flowers that remembered to bloom.Grateful that I planted new bulbs last Fall.

My curious brain and how it can figure things out. Wordle in 2!

I finished a book last night. The ability to read. The desire and the privilege of owning books.

Stuck on poetry prompt for the day. How to ___? C’Mon I can do it!

Recharging and renewing. Rest before creation and recreation.

 

Alibis

The cat hid my mouse. But I found it!

Sunshine today. I can’t use the excuse of rain or snow.

My aches are less. My pains are few. I am alive and alert.

Business and busyness. Grateful for all I do.

Day 12 of the poetry challenge. Carol and I are having fun with haiku.

Holy Week. Wholly week. Filling it with fun things.

Food when I’m hungry. Water to quench. The birds are singing so must I. No alibi accepted!

 

Decluttering

Grateful for 47 years in this house but not grateful for the clutter I’ve accumulated.

April is my month to work on it. Grateful for goals.

I read an article on decluttering. Grateful for the insight.

I’m not ordering their guide but grateful for the guidance.

The ability to laugh at myself when I refuse to part with a box of rocks.

Getting started and keeping that area clear so I can feel some progress when I’m feeling overwhelmed.

My friend says “Think about your kids” and I do .My junk. My precious.

I didn’t bring everything in a day and I won’t get it out in one day, one week,one month but every day makes it better.

Wish me loads of toss away, give away,sell away and pack away. I’ll settle for organization.

 

I Should Be Grateful

New technology when I get used to it.

Prescriptions ordered online. (especially when Hubby does it)

Cleaning area by area.Letting go things.

A fixable repair on an old furnace.

Here, now, yesterday and tomorrow.

Almost Springlike at 50.

Getting my idea for first poetry prompt.

Its April.I’m choosing to be grateful.

Blue

Blue skies. Moody and unpredictable weather then sunshine that raises my mood.

Blueberries. A handful of bliss.

Blues music creeps into my frozen corners.

Warmth from heaters when the furnace is out.

Support from friends when Winter seems endless.

Gratitude that is hard to find but as rewarding as a crocus in the Spring.

 

Comfort

I love my comfort foods but am thinking about other kinds of comfort that don’t raise my A1C.

Sunshine, laughter, moonbeams and cleansing tears.A balmy day and a stormy night.

Flowers hiding or available. The shoots that are a promise of Spring.

Music. Sad and sweet. New or familiar. Sing along or just listen.

Walking together or just with my thoughts.Eyes and ears open to notes of Spring.

Friends and family. Reason,season or lifetime.Listening and Sharing.

May I find my comfort in comfortable things.

Everyday Gratitude

I watched the sun rise. Another day full of possibilities.

Thank you for a good nights sleep. (I didn’t fall out of bed last night!)

First day of Spring walk yesterday. We pay tribute to the season. Carol wishes everyone a happy first day of Spring.

Hugging a tree and listening to the birds.Dancing in the parking lot.

Listening for Spring. Its not singing yet but you can sense it waiting.

A successful meal give away. Funny how we always have just enough.

A new week. A few things to do. Make a list.Make it count.

I’ds of March

I’d be glad to see the sun but I know sunny days will come.

The temperature is 50 but I’d rather stay in.Blessed hibernation.

I’d love to feel soft breezes but the wind makes me appreciate my layers.

I’d love to go somewhere. I guess I’m coming out of my mental cave.

I’d be glad to have my house clean and and organized but I’d rather read and rest.

I need to tackle some projects  but I’d rather take a nap.

The spirit is willing but I’d rather cocoon a little longer.

Soon I will emerge transformed and strong till then I stay in the I’ds of March.