Today I am thankful for.....
1. Paychecks and the way they provide for all our needs and then some.
2. A game of Life with my boys.
3. Surviving day 2 of Thanksgiving week experiment. Not nearly as much complaining as last night.
4. Ms. Sandy - the girl's sweet daycare lady.
5. The way Lucy lights up when she talks and talks to me from her carseat on the way home from daycare. Telling me about her day.
6. Family. Not everyone has a family. I am thankful I do.
7. Coffee
8. A great pie cutter thingy to make pretty pies given to me by a co-worker. She knows I need help making my pies look good. :)
9. Being at the right place at just the right time at work today. A situation could have been so much worse than it was. I will just say, I am thankful for my health and my family's health.
Glory
Nov 26, 2013
Nov 25, 2013
Thankful List - Day 25
Today I am thankful for......
1. Having just enough grocery cash for groceries this last week of the month.
2. My oldest embracing our family Thanksgiving experiment with no complaining, unlike the rest of us.
3. Seeing our favorite HyVee worker, Sam V.
4. a game of Uno with most of the family
5. the smell of freshly bathed children
6. my daughter's imagination and ideas.
7. laughter
8. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Reading it at just the perfect time of year. :)
9. Children who seem to be ready for bed at bedtime. Not much fuss about bedtime tonight.
10. Running water, electricity, heat, beds, clothes. All these things I take for granted. I am thankful that I have them.
1. Having just enough grocery cash for groceries this last week of the month.
2. My oldest embracing our family Thanksgiving experiment with no complaining, unlike the rest of us.
3. Seeing our favorite HyVee worker, Sam V.
4. a game of Uno with most of the family
5. the smell of freshly bathed children
6. my daughter's imagination and ideas.
7. laughter
8. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Reading it at just the perfect time of year. :)
9. Children who seem to be ready for bed at bedtime. Not much fuss about bedtime tonight.
10. Running water, electricity, heat, beds, clothes. All these things I take for granted. I am thankful that I have them.
Thankful List - Day 24
Today I am thankful for.....
1. Sunday afternoon rests
2. Our church family and the Celebration Dinner.
3. The testimonies of all those who were baptized this evening. Very proud of the young people in our church and their desire to follow Christ.
4. Giggling with a friend during the baptisms. The giggle like when you are in grade school and something makes you laugh during church but you have to keep it inside so you are thrusting inside and trying not to snort out loud. Yeah, that kind of giggling. Oh that was fun!
5. Playing with a wooden dominoes game that my Grandpa Herman made for me when I was little with my girls.
6. A husband who is present and active in parenting our children. I am not alone in this. The good and the bad.
7. Talking with the sweetest and dearest couple in our church. Bob and Arpa. I always feel special when I talk with them.
God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.
1. Sunday afternoon rests
2. Our church family and the Celebration Dinner.
3. The testimonies of all those who were baptized this evening. Very proud of the young people in our church and their desire to follow Christ.
4. Giggling with a friend during the baptisms. The giggle like when you are in grade school and something makes you laugh during church but you have to keep it inside so you are thrusting inside and trying not to snort out loud. Yeah, that kind of giggling. Oh that was fun!
5. Playing with a wooden dominoes game that my Grandpa Herman made for me when I was little with my girls.
6. A husband who is present and active in parenting our children. I am not alone in this. The good and the bad.
7. Talking with the sweetest and dearest couple in our church. Bob and Arpa. I always feel special when I talk with them.
God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.
Nov 23, 2013
Thankful List - Day 23
Today I am thankful for....
1. Tickling a very ticklish 3 year old and hear her giggle.
2. A sunny and calm afternoon so I could get a run/walk in. It has been a while and it felt good to run a distance worth calling a run. :)
3. Friends willing to help carpool for Saturday morning basketball.
4. A last minute, or close to last minute, plans with friends to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
5. A willing mom and dad-in-law to watch the kids so that we could go out with friends.
6. Small town theaters that only charge $5 for admission to a movie that opened this weekend. There are small town perks!
7. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and my kids that like them.
1. Tickling a very ticklish 3 year old and hear her giggle.
2. A sunny and calm afternoon so I could get a run/walk in. It has been a while and it felt good to run a distance worth calling a run. :)
3. Friends willing to help carpool for Saturday morning basketball.
4. A last minute, or close to last minute, plans with friends to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
5. A willing mom and dad-in-law to watch the kids so that we could go out with friends.
6. Small town theaters that only charge $5 for admission to a movie that opened this weekend. There are small town perks!
7. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and my kids that like them.
Nov 22, 2013
Thankful List - Day 22
Today I am thankful for......
1. a case at work that we thought was going to go bad, went just fine. No chest compressions needed. :) The life of a nurse.
2. Working with our old nurse anesthetist again. It was nice working with you again, Tim.
3. Frozen pizza.
4. Talking with patients and hearing their stories. There are so many hurting people out there. Sometimes they just want a listening ear.
5. MLC Thanksgiving/Christmas concert led by Aaron Petersen. The last song sung by the whole student body. All 60 some of them. :) Excellent! Waiting. Longing hearts waiting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmpHQnZsy0
6. This C.S. Lewis quote I saw among quite a few of his quotes on this, the 50th anniversary of his death: "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
7. My sweet and very tired 5-year-old's arm around my neck not wanting to let me go as she went to sleep. I relished this time instead of rushing away as I usually do.
1. a case at work that we thought was going to go bad, went just fine. No chest compressions needed. :) The life of a nurse.
2. Working with our old nurse anesthetist again. It was nice working with you again, Tim.
3. Frozen pizza.
4. Talking with patients and hearing their stories. There are so many hurting people out there. Sometimes they just want a listening ear.
5. MLC Thanksgiving/Christmas concert led by Aaron Petersen. The last song sung by the whole student body. All 60 some of them. :) Excellent! Waiting. Longing hearts waiting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmpHQnZsy0
6. This C.S. Lewis quote I saw among quite a few of his quotes on this, the 50th anniversary of his death: "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
7. My sweet and very tired 5-year-old's arm around my neck not wanting to let me go as she went to sleep. I relished this time instead of rushing away as I usually do.
Thankful List - Day 21
Yesterday I was thankful for.....
1. FINALLY!!! FINALLY!!! meeting up with my friends. My adoption support group. My I-can-totally-be-myself-and-they-still-like-me (at least I think) friends! One friend who has adopted two children from Ethiopia and one friend who has adopted domestically 3 beautiful children. How long have we been trying to meet up, Megan and Sharon? Months!
2. Celebrating a co-worker's career as a surgical tech for 23 years. Although we are sad her retirement came earlier than wanted, we celebrate her and all the hard work she put into St. James hospital. Pat, you will be missed along with all your stories.
3. Parenthood (the show) with my husband. I do like that show.
4. Chicken Tortilla Soup and crockpots
5. Warm coats and warm boots on these cold Minnesota days.
1. FINALLY!!! FINALLY!!! meeting up with my friends. My adoption support group. My I-can-totally-be-myself-and-they-still-like-me (at least I think) friends! One friend who has adopted two children from Ethiopia and one friend who has adopted domestically 3 beautiful children. How long have we been trying to meet up, Megan and Sharon? Months!
2. Celebrating a co-worker's career as a surgical tech for 23 years. Although we are sad her retirement came earlier than wanted, we celebrate her and all the hard work she put into St. James hospital. Pat, you will be missed along with all your stories.
3. Parenthood (the show) with my husband. I do like that show.
4. Chicken Tortilla Soup and crockpots
5. Warm coats and warm boots on these cold Minnesota days.
Nov 20, 2013
Thankful List - Day 20
Today I am thankful for.....
1. A full day at home again. Van did not leave the garage and I do like those kind of days every now and then, just to get caught up and to spend time doing whatever comes up for the day.
2. Wise people in my life who love me just as I am and share their wisdom with me when I need it most.
3. Pajama day for Izzy.
4. Books. More specifically today Archway Books
5. God placing me on earth at this appointed time, in this appointed place, for reasons I do not know fully yet, but I see glimpses of the reasons every once in a while.
6. Spiritual growth. I am most certainly not in the same place I was a year ago and I hope to be growing even more next year. I know growth comes with challenges faced in life. So I can also be thankful for....
7. Challenges which results in growth. :)
8. A better afternoon after school with a son that has been........a challenge.
9. That nasty tasting stuff for nail biting......Yes, AGAIN! Thanks to putting it on, I am once again seeing some tiny white lines on my nails. :)
1. A full day at home again. Van did not leave the garage and I do like those kind of days every now and then, just to get caught up and to spend time doing whatever comes up for the day.
2. Wise people in my life who love me just as I am and share their wisdom with me when I need it most.
3. Pajama day for Izzy.
4. Books. More specifically today Archway Books
5. God placing me on earth at this appointed time, in this appointed place, for reasons I do not know fully yet, but I see glimpses of the reasons every once in a while.
6. Spiritual growth. I am most certainly not in the same place I was a year ago and I hope to be growing even more next year. I know growth comes with challenges faced in life. So I can also be thankful for....
7. Challenges which results in growth. :)
8. A better afternoon after school with a son that has been........a challenge.
9. That nasty tasting stuff for nail biting......Yes, AGAIN! Thanks to putting it on, I am once again seeing some tiny white lines on my nails. :)
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