Category: Thankful Thursdays

Each week I take note of big and little things I’m thankful for. Gratitude takes practice and this is my practicing place.

Thankful Thursday #60

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This week I’m thankful for…

  • the rare pleasure of an empty inbox
  • time with my little ones
  • the opportunity to help a friend in need
  • the sorrow and fragility of Taps at a funeral
  • mornings in bed with the hubby
  • the band Future of Forestry. I chewed on this line from their song Slow Your Breath Down all week. “I will sing you songs of innocence til the light of morning comes, til the rays of golden honey cover you in the sweetness of the Throne.” How beautiful is that?  You deserve a little beauty in your day so here’s Slow Your Breath Down.

Thankful Thursday #57

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This has been a hard week to be thankful.  Work problems feel daunting right now and I’m having a hard time not being discouraged.  In times like this, this seemingly little habit of keeping track of things to be grateful for has become a saving grace.  Rumbling around in my head is 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks.”  It’s a posture that’s hard for me to take, but maybe that’s when I need it most.

This week I’m thankful for…

  • going on an engagement shoot with my stepdad-I learned so much about light!
  • lazy Saturday mornings in bed with the hubby
  • my stepbrother who is at the beginning of  a big adventure building schools in Ecuador
  • clear, wintery nights in the hot tub
  • reading in bed
  • the little one who wrote a poem for the pocket chart work station called “School Rocks!”
  • “The Burning Bush” by Jericho Brown.  It compels me to continue standing up for what is best for children.

Now, I have a voice. Entered, I am lit.
Remember me for this sprouting fire,
For the lash of flaming tongues that lick
But do not swallow my leaves, my flimsy
Branches. No ash behind, I burn to bloom.
I am not consumed. I am not consumed.

Thankful Thursday #56

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This week I’m thankful for…

  • the sound of my husband’s snores paired with the sound of rain on the roof
  • my parent volunteers who do thousands of little tasks so that I can focus on teaching my little ones
  • Sunday in my pajamas
  • quiet afternoons to write
  • leftovers
  • the fleeting moment when all the laundry is folded and put away and the laundry baskets are empty
  • OUTSIDE RECESS!!!
  • a collaboration day with my colleagues including lunch at my house and a walk around the neighborhood.  I do my best thinking when I’m moving.
  • my very patient step-dad who is teaching me so much
  • a break in the rain to walk in the Arboretum by the river.  I brought my camera along and snapped this shot.  I love when the light casts a blue spell spilling from the sky down over the mountains and into the water
    Winter in Redding by Alicia McCauley

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