Morning glories growing wild in the shrub. They only last one day but every day they delight me. Makes me realize I have a responsibility to bloom.

Achy muscles from things  I’ve accomplished. It’s a process!

Checking things off my lists.

Traveling tomorrow! How can it be Retreat time already!

Thankful for child’s help. Grateful to have family.

The car starting. I will never take that for granted again.

Busy days but fruitful.

I got this!

This past 12 months has been quite the ride to say the least.

Some stuff I am grateful for, some not.

• October 1 of last year my son moved back from the Twin Cities.  He lives across the bridge in another state but still much closer than he was.
• Last November 1 I had to put my cat to sleep.  I miss him.  The upside, if you  can find it, is I have more freedom now…..but I still miss him.  I believe he was with me for the time he was needed and very much loved.  Grateful to have had him for 7 years.
• January rolled around and I finally had to make the decision to get a total hip replacement.  The end of January I saw my ortho doc and scheduled it for March 6.  But wait….there is more.  Because I had so many loose teeth and that my mouth could end up infected, I had to put my surgery off.  Any infection from my mouth could send and infection to my new hip.
• I started the process to get 13 teeth pulled and upper dentures made.  April 24 I had a new set of upper dentures and was cleared to get my surgery.
• July 11 I had a total hip replacement and was sent home the next day.  I have been off since then and will go back to work October 9.
• GOD has been with me all the way through and so many friends and my family.
• Everything I have gone through, I keep telling myself how blessed I am.  There are people I pray for everyday that are not so blessed.  Grateful to be able to pray for these people.

Any movie day is a good day!

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 with Mary Ellen and Tim

Dinner with Tom at Angie’s

Planning a luncheon for Monday

Working on emptying downstair’s bedroom

Planning for tomorrow

A good day in my Universe!

If you think you’re too busy to take time to be grateful you need to prioritize.

Be grateful first and everything will fall into place!

New week! New opportunities!

Lists! Help me keep things straight.

Balance between activities. Amazing what you can get done.

Taking time to go see a movie today!  Big Fat Greek Wedding 3! Oompa!

Car is back in driveway again. Grateful for mechanics you can  trust.

Cooler weather. Love so many things about Fall!

Pictures of my great are great.

May the water of the pool soothe my aching knees!

Today will be a great day!

Church this morning

Town Hall meeting afterwards

Paid for down payment for retreat

Leisurely Sunday afternoon nap

We took brother Jeff out to dinner

Started stitching on my sampler again after a long time

I love needlework!

” Every cloud must have a silver lining”

Finding gratitude when things are going haywire.

Cloudy days to break the heat.

The car could have cost more. We have the money to fix it. (It’s fixable!)

Car has new brakes. We made it through that expense and will make it through this.

Ironically the new mattress is silver We will get it set up soon.

Heeding the signs that I need rest.

Grateful for the silver linings of friends, family and God’s guidance.

Trip to Cleveland for a haircut

So fun to hang with Denise

She is really an expert hairdresser

Stopped at Szalay’s and got corn, zucchini, radishes, and watermelon

Fresh vegetable dinner with Tom

Life is good, and I am grateful!

Celebrated Dottie’s birthday in book group

Fun! Laughter! Conversation! Cake!

Oh yes, there was a book involved:

The Fifth Agreement by Ruiz

We liked the first half, but not so sure going forward!

We LOVED “The Four Agreements”

So grateful for our wonderful book club!!

Exchanged droopy hanging baskets for purple and ivory mum baskets

Put out a new pumpkin front door mat

Hung my sunflower wreath

Reluctant to let go of Summer, but I am a Fall person too

Thank you, Great Love, for all of life in it’s enormous variety

I appreciate all our chances and choices!

• insights that bring clarity
• things that work out perfectly just the way you imagined them
• Hershey bars with almonds
• tasks accomplished
• exercising faith, it hasn’t failed me yet
• those who check up one me just because
• cooler temps that allowed me to  some reading time under my favorite tree
• family and home (they are my happy place
• trusting my process and knowing that where