Monday, December 2, 2013

November's Grace

First Monday counting....
                        when I share entries from my Gratitude Journal
3241- listening to music by Mozart in a beautiful concert hall
3242- warming my hands over the toaster
3243- afternoon tea with a cup of rooibus
3244- listening to TED talks
3245- fresh sage
3246- pizza party
3247-birthday cake, candles and balloons
3248- celebrating Mark's birthday with all the kids
3249- a crescent moon
3250- standing at the window watching the leaves float by
3251- peering through clean windows
3252- a hand made card from a friend
3253- an answered prayer
3254- news from a missionary friend serving in the Philippines
3255- medication
3256- clean water
3257- new shoes for exercising
3258- happy conversation in the knitting shop
3259-  flowers growing in unkempt gutters
3260- chunky guacamole made with plenty of jalapeños and limes
3261- a square on the calendar, with no writing!
3262- good health
3263- a full moon
3264- luscious desserts in tiny portions
3265- knitting on a rainy day
3266- afternoon tea with Kenzie
3267- hot chocolate in a favorite mug
3268- kitchen time with Tara
3269- fresh eggs from laying boxes
3270- roast chicken one night, chicken soup the next
3271- a little elf who picks out gifts her brothers would like and 
bookmarks them on my computer
3272- studying conference talks
3273- pictures of a happy couple
3274- the aroma of onions, celery and sage sautéing in butter
on Thanksgiving morning
3275- deep dish pumpkin pie with whipped cream
3276- snow on mountain peaks
3277- pumpkin waffles
3278- holding hands as we walk into church together
3279- preparing for Advent
3280- birds flying in formation southward
3281- dinner waiting in the crockpot after a long day
3282- carving the turkey
3283- a table ready for the feast
3284- Carol's christmas cactus in bloom
3285- a long weekend to spend with Mark
"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things
for granted or take them with gratitude."
G. K. Chesterton

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