Monthly Archives: October 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 455

This has been a good day. Sometimes things don’t necessarily go as expected, but with prayer and patience and a little bit of luck they often turn out alright. I had a plan for how I wanted things to go … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 454

Mama said there’ll be days like this, there’ll be days like this, Mama said. (Mama said, Mama said). Mama said there’ll be days like this, there’ll be days like this my Mama said. Not very creative lyrics to be sure, … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 453

NOTE: I currently do not haved the internet turned on in my new house, so I am once again writing this blog on my smartphone. Hopefully I’ll be back online tomorrow night. Today I am grateful to be resting in … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 452

Sometimes simple gratitude is as much as I have energy for; that is somewhat true tonight. This morning I was cranky and low energy. I had a hard time getting myself going. It didn’t help that it was cold and … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 451

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”  ~Henry Van Dyke Sometimes waiting is … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 450

Tonight I am grateful to be living within 15 minutes of each of my sisters. I have spent time every day with my sisters Ruth and Sandy, and as soon as my sister Michaele returns from traveling I plan on … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 449

One of these days I’ll feel rested again. I’ll get acclimated to living back in an Eastern time zone. I’ll remember what humidity and mosquitos are and adjust myself back to those eastern phenomena. And when the snow flies, it’ll … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 448

I have so much to be grateful for in my life. I spend time each day recounting in the blog the many ways I am blessed. Lately I have spent a lot of time expressing my deep gratitude to and … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 447

Tonight I am grateful to be sitting on a bed in my sister’s house after having driven the last 600 miles of my trip from California. Tomorrow morning I don’t have to drag myself up at 5:30 and get myself … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 446

Tonight I am grateful to have safely arrived in Indiana on the third leg of my journey. I will leave my brother here (he lives here in the town where me and my five siblings spent most of our childhoods) … Continue reading

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