Gratitude Challenge Day 6

I am grumpy today. Tired and grumpy. So I guess today's challenge is more of a challenge! And a blessing, because now I can focus on the good stuff. Well, once I get thinking....

10 Things about Today I am Grateful for:

1. Joshua reading a book and listening to it on audiotape and being really excited about it.

2. Delaney being so silly and making me laugh. She just told me, "I'm going to be silly every day!"

3. Dan being awesome and hanging out with the kids all day long while I was gone.

4. Being a part of the oldest and largest women's organization in the world! Happy Birthday Relief Society!

5. Getting to go to the stake center to make 200 backpacks to fill with sundries for homeless shelters. (And the backpacks were super-cute!)

6. Cupcakes at lunchtime!

7. Getting to stop by the thrift store on the way home.

8. No dishes in the sink- at least right this very moment.

9. Friends to sew with and chat with and laugh with.

10. Quiet time to sit down and read a book.

Gratitude Challenge Day 5

10 Things about Nature I am Grateful For:

1. Gerber Daisies.

2. Beautiful blue skies with clouds so perfect they look painted up there.

3. Sunshine.

4. Green grass. I especially love the smell of fresh cut green grass!

5. Mountains.

6. Those perfect crisp days where the sun is out, and there's a little chill, but it still feels great to be outside.

7. Trees with lots of branches for climbing.

8. Running on the levee in the fog and you can only see a little way in front of you and the moisture isn't quite rain, and actually feels good.

9. The Ocean. I'm not a fan of swimming in it, but I love to watch it and hear it and see it.

10. Sequoia- those magnificent trees are amazing!

Gratitude Challenge Day 4

10 Deceased People I am Thankful For:

Honestly, I'm not a fan of the people lists. It seems unfair. And I do have lots of people I'm grateful for. How about categories? 5 groups of people I am grateful for:

1. I'm grateful for the founding fathers of our nation.

2. I'm grateful for my ancestors who made it possible for me to be where I am today and who I am today.

3. I'm grateful for the pioneers and all they went through to allow me to be a part of the church.

4. I'm grateful for the prophets who wrote who words of scripture we have today.

5. I am grateful for writers and authors who have given us classic literature to enjoy.

Delaney

Delaney is an entertaining child. And lots and lots of fun! I sent her off with a plate of cookies to take to her friend Mikey's house the other day. She was gone for nearly an hour. When she came back, she grinned and said, "Mikey's mom letted me eat 4 cookies!!"

The next morning, as I was ushering Delaney out the door to go to Story Time at the library, she stopped for a minute and looked at me and said,"Um, remember when I said Mikey's mom gave me 4 cookies?"

"Actually, it was five!"

Gratitude Challenge Day 3

10 Living People I am Grateful For:

I can come up with quite a few people I am grateful for, but I am actually not really comfortable posting that publicly. I mean, the no-brainer route is to mention my parents, all my siblings, my sweet husband, my children.... and I'm over 10 right there! That doesn't even count my extended family and in-laws, which I am also incredibly grateful for. If I discount all people I am related to, there is no way I can come up with a top 10 list. So, if I know you and you are reading this, you are probably on that top 10 list. I am grateful for all the friends I have had. I am grateful for all the people who have helped me through difficult times and through the good times as well. I am grateful to have been able to talk to you and share my life with you. I am grateful to have learned from you and to have gotten to know you. I am grateful for you!