Today I'm feeling grateful for my friend Shannon and the gift she gave me by making me an Aunt to her daughter Mckenna. I don't define family using simple biology. My family are those who have loved me and who I have loved with that intangible, unexplainable, and unconditional kind of love. I have many people…
Time for Gratitude: Day Thirty
Today I am grateful my kitty can find sunspots in the house.
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty Nine
Today I'm grateful for the healing power of a good nap.
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty Eight
Today I'm grateful for grief. I almost didn't write a gratitude today. My husband Tim lost his close cousin of the same age last night. And I lost a friend who I was blessed to know as family. I will write more about her after I process it all...but it did make me realize as…
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty- Seven
Grateful for the adventure of life.
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty-Six
Feeling grateful today for the lives of those killed in the Charleston, SC church shooting. I'm grieving for them but am grateful for the lives they touched and their strong faith. I will be thinking of them and their families in the days ahead.
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty-Five
Today I'm grateful for the skill of listening. I'm grateful that I was taught the power of listening at an younger age and also I'm grateful that I have found some amazing listeners in my own life. Most strangers probably think I rarely speak. Most of my close family and friends probably think I never…
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty-Four
Today I'm grateful for the moment when you drive through a traffic jam and once through, the traffic opens up and you can go the speed limit. Sometimes the traffic is light, right after the congestion and there is a freeing feeling of, "Ah. At last"...
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty-Three
Today I'm grateful for pug memes. They make me happy.
Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty-Two
Today I'm grateful for my father-in-law, Ken. Today is his birthday so I'm feeling especially grateful for him. I've known Ken since I was sixteen years old. Tim and I are lucky in many ways because our parents have seen us both grow. Since I've known Ken for more than half of my life, I…
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