Relishing Small Pleasures

First Monday counting...

                       when I share entries from my Gratitude Journal

1861-licking honey off our fingers

1862- a morning in the temple

1863- making won ton salad with Dillon

1864- a son with a "serving" heart

1865- clean, organized cabinets

1866- gazing into a starry sky

1867- sharing a slice of turtle cheesecake

1868- clapping and singing along at an ONS show

1869- TJ Maxx shopping with Sherri

1870- three winter coats for $77

1871- listening to conference on my phone as I travel

1872- fifty something sisters sharing a mirror to put on 

makeup - just like the old days

1873- hot shower on a cold morning

1874- tights and boots

1875- warming up by the wood stove

1876- celebrating Sandy's birthday

1877- toothless grin

1878- glazed lemon cookies

1879- favorite posters finally framed

1880- colored leaves

1881- breaking fortune cookies with Travis

1882- bbq piled high on buns

1883- fuzzy hat with ears

1884- helping a friend in need

1885- finishing a book, then watching the movie

and loving them both (Out of Africa)

1886- Lark Rise to Candleford marathon

1887- picnic on the parkway

1888- a weekend set apart, just to spend time with each other

1889- clearing out the basement

1890-riding through corn fields with Mark

1891- chatter in the kitchen

1892- white squirrels

1893- a new heat pump

1894- a box of seed garlic to plant

1895- chicken pot pie

1896- hot water

1897- a squirrel with an acorn in his mouth

1898- apples from Linda

1899- pumpkin bread

1900- soft, kitty fur

1901- lab work with good results

1902- starting a new journal

1903- standing as a witness of Christ and sharing my testimony

1904- two little Sunbeams singing their hearts out

1905- croissants with brie and pear slices

1906- safe travels to Colorado

1907- "thrift store" find - a suit for church

1908- reading scriptures with Mark

1909- expectant fisherman, waiting and hoping

1910- a thank you note from a scout and his mom

1911- good friends

1912- salmon fillet, cooked just the way I like it

1913- new home for Millie

1914- good health

1915- crunching leaves under foot

1916- visit with Carol and Margaret

1917- first time voters

1918- sun on my back as I work in the garden

1919- the weekend

1920- shelter from the storm

1921-towels warm from the dryer

1922- Yankee Candle "Autumn Wreath"

1923- greek salad

1924- feeling content

1925- gifts from the kitchen

1926- serving with great women in Primary

1927- love sentiments pulled from the mailbox

1928- costumed trick or treaters

1929- the smell of roasting squash

1930- thick crust pizza

"Thing big thoughts but relish small pleasures"

H. Jackson Brown Jr.