-
Archives
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- July 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- August 2010
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Lessons in Gratitude Day 901
It has been a challenging time the last few months, challenging in a very different way than what I faced back in 2011 when I first began writing this blog, but challenging nonetheless. Today I am looking back in gratitude … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 900
This morning I awoke before the alarm rang. I had it set for 8:00 a.m. and will make it progressively earlier over the next few days in an attempt to, as best I can, get my body prepared for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 899
On June 30, 2011, I wrote the first of these Lessons in Gratitude (Day One). I’m not sure I ever wrote down why I decided to call them “lessons,” I suppose I figured that there were things I was learning … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Perseverance, Resilience
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 898
It is such an odd feeling to be winding down writing this blog. I have begun thinking about what I am going to do with the time I’ve normally devoted to writing this blog each night–somewhere between 45 minutes and … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Gratitude, Simple Blessings/Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 897
One of the downsides of singling out one of five siblings for “special” recognition (though I’m not sure that writing about them in this blog constitutes “special…” not like winning an award of some kind, for example) is that I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 896
Tonight I am preparing for the long drive home tomorrow. I am writing this back at my more regular time of 9 p.m., with the expectation that I will be able to go to sleep early. I have to rise … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 895
Whew! I am starting this post after midnight on Christmas, so I guess that makes this Boxing Day. It has been a whirlwind day that were I to sit and think back through it I would probably observe that it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gratitude, Simple Blessings/Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 894
“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 I am constantly … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 893
Tonight I stood in an oblong circle of family holding hands and saying our family grace. Divine lover, thou hast always met and will always meet each and every human need and we are truly grateful. The Lord is my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gratitude
Leave a comment
Lessons in Gratitude Day 892
This morning when the alarm rang at 3:45 I could scarcely believe it. Hadn’t I just gone to sleep? I didn’t turn out the light until after 11 p.m., netting approximately Still, I dragged myself out of my bed and … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Leave a comment
