G r a t i t u d e * S u n d a y
{Sunday's heartfelt tradition. A time to slow down, to reflect, to be grateful. A list of gratitudes.}
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Our gratefulness feeds one another.
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Throughout the week I've felt grateful for:
-The surprise of a honeysuckle blooming this time of year. (A good sign that the honeysuckle liked the new spot where we planted it and finally being out of a pot.)
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-Plums cooking on the stove. Mmm mmm.
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-Watching Bracken's joy in the sandbox. Sand, water, sticks, little shovel... so much fun to be had. .
-The nice lady working in the post office (which makes it much more pleasant to mail out packages than when the grouchy lady is there.)
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-Knitting with the new needles Jeff made me. It felt very special.
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-Raw garlic on meals. I feel like a garlic maniac these days, my body craves it.
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-Witnessing Bracken overcoming his fears. At first he was afraid of the rocking horse (that my Grandpa made and I used when I was little.) Now he rides it wildly and fearlessly. (And sometimes scares the bejesus out of me when he tries to stand on it and rock like a surfer.)
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-Warm layers. Getting out wool socks and sweaters and soon more handknits too.
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-My moon being gentle, with very mild cramps. It's the first time I'd had it in a long time (since I became pregnant with Bracken) and I appreciated the ease of transition.
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-Bracken proudly helping carry wood into the house. He gets so happy helping and I love to see his face beam like that.
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-Butterfly kisses and eskimo kisses (we've been calling them gnome kisses) with Bracken, ...just like my mom used to do with me.
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-Peeks at Jeff and Bracken out the window while I packaged up some orders. I love watching them together at their tasks in the yard.
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-Pulling myself away from distractions and being present with my family.
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-Being showered with birthday love.
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-My mom being the first to call and wish me Happy Birthday. Every year, she likes to be the first and I think it's really sweet.
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-Jeff waking up so happy and telling me that Bracken held his hand through much of the night as he slept by his side.
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-Relaxing with good friends and feeling so thankful for them.
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-Jeff and my Dad making an awesome wood seat with a back you can lean up against. Now there's another great place to sit out in the yard.
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-Getting to spend time with my Dad.
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-How much easier projects are with help. We made a lot of progress clearing the yard and getting the woodshed filled with dry firewood. It feels so good to look back and see all the progress after a long day of hard work.
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-My Dad bringing his chainsaw that works so much better than ours does.
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-How expressive Bracken is in communicating with us.
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-The sunshine. We've had bits of sun throughout the week and we've been savoring it because the rainy season is getting closer.
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You can read more about the inspiration for Gratitude Sunday here.
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What have you felt grateful for throughout your week?.
