Day 2

Today I am thankful for peaceful mornings and lunches with my mom.

I am not a morning person...I'm not much of an afternoon person but I am really not a morning person! Cal is also not much of a morning person unless he gets to wake himself up...which never happens on a school day. Today he woke up happy and things go so much better when that happens.
I eat lunch with my mom almost every day. Today we watched a tiny ant drag a giant crumb across the parking lot, and it was nice to just get to sit and be with my mom. I am blessed to have her in my life, even when she drives me crazy!

Day 1 and a look back

Day 1 of Thankfulness...

Today I am thankful for cool nights and friends around the fire!

Cool nights always remind me that in everything, God has a plan.  He brings the end to the summer, just as He will one day bring the end to winter and both will be at just the right time!  Having friends around the fire means so much more to me than just having people over.  My life is very segmented and when I find people that I allow to float between the segments, it's great!!!

Here is a look back at the things I was thankful for last year...

Day 1 -

Today I am thankful for beautiful weather, a family that always loves me, and a little boy who "shouldn't be alive""

Day 2-

Today I am thankful that the sty is my eye is nothing serious, for a little boy who got cold in the night and came to check "onto" me, and that my family taught me to enjoy the simple life!

Day 3-

Today I am thankful for the ups and downs in life, lessons learned, and grace that covers us every day.

Day 4- 

On day (almost) 4, I am grateful for the family I was given and the family I have chosen, for the people who love Cal whole heartedly despite being no relation, and a sister who is loyal to a fault and who has and will stand by me through anything.

Day 5-

Today I am thankful for my mom who can accept the person without accepting the behavior, who taught me there's more to life than money, and who became a stand in parent for so many kids and made an impact in lives she may never know about with little thanks because she knows her reward is in heaven. I am so blessed to have her!!

Day 6-

Today I am thankful for time well spent...time with my grandmother before she died, time with my uncle Chris in Orange Beach when we both needed a break, and time with Cal as he grows up. Before we know it the people we love most are gone or grown up. I never want to say "I wish I had said..."

Day 7-

Today I am thankful for medication, a house that is welcoming to everyone (well almost), and memories.

7 days of Thanks

Last year I decided to do "7 days of thanks" to refocus myself on the positive things in my life. My life is full of amazing blessings, but sometimes it is easy to flounder in the daily irritants and give in to being grumpy. So today I am restarting my 7 days of thanks! Feel free to join me! Here are the rules...(of course I have rules!)

1. No Sunday school answers. We're all grateful we woke up this morning, think a little harder.
2. No repeats
3. If it's a person you are thankful for you must tell them.
4. Make a point to hold on to your blessings a little tighter.
5. List your "thanks" in the morning