For flowers and spring in general.
Category Archives: Gratitude
I am thankful 2/28/2010
For the gift of hearing. My most frequent complaint (which I force my husband to hear) is about the noise from the apartment next door. They have five children and two dogs (one of whom is an oft-chided puppy) and apparently like to stay up very late watching television (on school nights). And I complain. [...]
I am thankful 2/21/2010
For socks. Well-made socks are one of life’s best comforts.
For relatively pain-free days. It only takes a little pain to remind me of how very blessed I am most of the time.
For liturgical seasons. There is something incredibly helpful about joining in with others in prolonged times of penance, celebration, or simply living. This is [...]
I am thankful 2/14/2010
For washing machines. Having to wash cloths by hand is not my idea of winter fun, so I am quite happy that I do not have to.
For jeans. As long as one skips over the vanity of finding a perfectly fitting pair, jeans are the perfect marriage of simplicity and practicality.
For candles. And light in [...]
I am thankful 1/7/2010
For the many options available for daily mass and communion services, and the fact that the different parishes provide a continual reminder that the only thing that really matters is the Body of Christ: in the Eucharist, and the people who gather for the celebration. It is hard to get caught up in a building [...]
I am thankful 1/31/2010
For the return of joy. Somehow this week most of my stress over our financial situation was replaced with thankfulness for all that I do have, and most especially for a great husband. I would much rather be homeless with a happy marriage than wealthy and fight over money.
I am thankful 1/24/2010
For fresh greens that have survived the “winter” indoors and are now growing well outside.
For a long-suffering friend who will put up with weeks worth of phone tag.
For a library card and a library that is finally rebuilt.
I am thankful 1/17/2010
For raw honey. Delicious.
For fresh citrus. Wonderful.
For the return of warmth. I know that temperatures in the 20s and 30s are perfectly good for January, but they are not so nice in an apartment with a heating system that can only raise the temperature 15-20 degrees higher than it is outside. I am so very [...]
I am thankful 1/10/2010
For my husband’s proclivity for cheer. I thanked him for being strong and remaining active and happy despite circumstances that I found debilitating. His response? “It is difficult to be depressed for more than a day or two. ” Oh thank you God for the great help of someone who thinks that depression requires too [...]
2010 Gratitude
I had plans for reviewing 2009 and setting goals for 2010. But my greatest lesson of 2009 was learning to accept my lack of control over life events, so I have little motivation for establishing formal goals for this year.
New Years day found me camping with part of my family in the Florida Panhandle. I [...]
