The Parent of All Virtues

March grace...
I write it down so I will remember. 
 I remember so I can thank the Giver.

- clean kitchen

- decorating for spring

- daffodils

-a windy walk

-fresh fruit

- Susana

-rolling fresh pasta

-hug from Dillon

- a sincere apology

- pretty nails

- an afternoon nap

-soaking in a bubble bath with the 

newest Bella Grace

-Rebecca's safe arrival

-Margeaux's smile

- sunshine

-listening more and talking less

-a Youtube washing machine repair

-pussy willows in a red pitcher

-buds on the peach trees

-lego building

- hand feeding the "pup pups"

-dirt in the raised beds

-grandbaby girl running into my arms

-tickle spots and baby laughter

-making pizza with Margeaux

-brownies and chocolate chip cookies

-pout pout face

-family dinners

-bathtime splashing

-goodnight hugs

-walks with the dogs

- feast days

- a lovely handwritten note

-quiet, rainy Monday

- freezer full of food

- a new job for Kenzie

-chili beans

-extended grace

-surprise gifts

-request for prayers

- a new massage therapist

-chicken pot pies

-a warm jacket

- rain

- a phone visit with Dad and Yvonne

-sliced oranges

- tulips in vases

-clean dogs

- a new stroller for "baby"

- a phone call from Travis

- cold water to quench my nighttime thirst

-clean sheets on the bed

-prayers for loved ones

-sunshine and seed packets

-parking lot visit with Anne

- walk in the snow

- eggs and toast

-loaves of cooling bread

-a scripture that jumps off the page at you

- cooking classes

- X-rays

-straws in mason jars

- cozied up by the wood stove

-live music in the afternoon

-hydrangea

- travel memories

-Friday

-friendly faces

- pushing seeds into the soil

-first day of spring

- my new website, compliments of Jantzen

- sweating through step class

- a super supportive husband

-77 degrees

- dirt cups with popsicle stick markers

-thunderstorm

- background music

-visiting teaching

-date night

- ring around the roses

-a walk to see the turtles

-crabcake sandwich

-warm sea breeze

- primary song lullabies

- jumping waves

- toes in the sand

-kids in the kitchen

- praying with Rebecca

-celebratory doughnuts

- view from our deck

-greening pasture

-lunch with Kenzie

-a matinee with friends

-sharing another's sorrow

- toes out of hibernation

-waking up to the sound of rain

-pink roses in a white pitcher

-new "kicks" for summer

-phone visit with Sherri

" Gratitude is not only the greatest of all

virtues, but the parent of all others. "

Cicero