Month: November 2019

Month of GratitudeDay 21 I ran into my aunt after work at the grocery store yesterday and I was reminded about how fortunate I am to have so much extended family. We usually only all get together once a year around the holidays but my dad and his brothers and sisters all still talk to

Month of GratitudeDay 20 I am not exactly a “country” person. Although I have lived in relatively rural areas most of my life, I have no desire to be outdoorsy or to garden (I kill my porch plants on the regular!) or do many things of a country nature. But the older I get the

Month of GratitudeDay 19 I have always loved crafts – my main interest used to be cross stitch but I have picked up crocheting in recent years. Although I am by no means an expert, I find the hobby a good way to unwind and to keep myself busy while watching television or such in

Month of GratitudeDay 18 I have access to no less than ten grocery stores or supermarkets in the area in which I live. At any given time I am moments away from quality, reasonably priced food. And like many people in our country, I take that fact for granted. I am very grateful for the

Month of GratitudeNovember 17, 2019 I suppose it will come as a surprise to no one to say that one of the people in my life I am most grateful for is my Mama. She is always available to listen or give advice, always puts the needs of others first (sometimes to a fault) and

Month of GratitudeDay 16 This weekend we took what has come to be our annual “pre-Christmas” trip to Branson to go to Silver Dollar City. While I will write more about that later, I had the thought yesterday that I was grateful for not only for the current experiences we were having but of the

Month of GratitudeDay 15 I am a neat freak. She is messiness personified. I talk about my feelings constantly. She prefers not to discuss things that are bothering her. I plan my calendar down to the minute. She flies by the seat of her pants. We are so very different that I oftentimes find it

Month of GratitudeDay 14 I suppose in every family’s home, everyone has their “spot”. For me it is the right hand seat of our sectional with a small side table where I keep my journal, books, and folders, and an ottoman in front of me where I always prop my feet, since the reclining part

Month of GratitudeDay 13 Since Sarah moved back home and she works in my office, we spend a LOT of time together. Between commuting time in the car and evenings at home, we often joke that we run out of things to talk about because we have already talked about everything going on in our