Gratitude for Time Away and For Coming Home

First Monday counting... 
                                    when I share entries from my Gratitude Journal.

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. 

So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. 

And the people there see you differently, too.

 Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” 
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

381- peaches in bottles

382- helping to bear a friend's burden

383- moving through the day at a pace of grace

384- packing a suitcase

385- the way my house smells after my husband walks

through it on his way to work in the morning

386- a hug from a friend

387- Kouing Aman

388- listening to a concert on the capitol grounds

389- the gardens on temple square

390- a beautiful wedding in the Salt Lake temple

391- spending time with Sarah and family

392- wedding cake and punch

393- a lovely garden reception

394- rejoicing with friends

395- Music and the Spoken Word

396- walking for my breakfast

397- observing the blue sky while floating on my 

back in a lovely pool

398- a dentist who answers my calls when I'm 

halfway across the country

399- pain medication

400- a wonderfully squishy pillow

401- rocky mountains

402- visiting with Lynette

403- making a "too close for comfort" connecting flight

404- really good mexican food

405- a refreshing swim on a hot day

406- the smell of sagebrush

407- morning walks with beautiful views

408- Come, Come Ye Saints from the belltower

409- fried egg sandwich on homemade bread

410- yummy sack lunches made by a friend

411- listening to an apostle speak

412- the sights, sounds and smells of a thunderstorm

viewed from j'nae's deck

413- sitting in class

414- chocolate mint brownie

415- hymns in the morning

416- sitting between mom and dad Sager at Education Week

417- playing cards and Bananagrams

418- pizza party

419- gracious hostesses

420- singing along to the oldies station in LR's car

421- lunch on Mt. Baldy

422- finally finding the right outfit

423- riding the carousel and ferris wheel with Sherri

424- digging into the word with Brother Millet

425- learning how to make hamburger buns

426- welcomed home with red roses from my sweetie

427- a happy reunion with my doggies

428- wonderful water from my faucet

429- medical treatment for a friend, 

yielding better than hoped for results

430- four raised beds ready for fall planting