baby steps

I made this last week to encourage me to decrease my time on Facebook.

I haven't exactly stuck to my limit...

Do you need one of these?

Calm down

If I just type the title of this post a few times it might help...

calm down
calm down
calm down

It did help... a little.

I guess.

Our previous landlord is refusing to give us our deposit back...

I'm thankful for my husband. He knows how to calm me down and also allows me to scream when it's needed.

I love him...

Now, that calms me down and I am thankful for that!!

What if?

What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? 

She's fearless...

and I pray she stays that way...

this smile

I am so thankful for this smile...

 ...and for the fact that I get to love it for the rest of my days.

humble student of gratitude

While I have not posted here, I have posted on my Facebook page. It just seems easier. That doesn't change my goal of being more thankful this year.

I can happily report that this September, close to a year after I started my grateful quest, I am still going strong. Everyday I rejoice in thanks, because there is always, always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for!!

I can not believe how much this challenge has taught me, and I know the lessons are not over. I will continue to grow and become a more grateful soul. I am a forever humble student of gratitude.

"I am grateful for what I am and have.
My thanksgiving is perpetual...
O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches.
No run on my bank can drain it
for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment."

Henry David Thoreau