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 #69

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This week I’m thankful for…

  • watching the last pitch of a perfect game
  • a rainy day forecast that turned out to be a beautiful and breezy sunny day for my outdoor field trip to the creek
  • holding the anthology that includes one of my pieces in my own two hands
  • new opportunities within the Northern California Writing Project
  • kayaking on the lake
  • weather nice enough to grill outside
  • walking by the river with a dear friend
  • my loved ones who have donated to my trip to Uganda.  You bless me richly in so many ways.

Thankful Thursday #68

On By Alicia McCauleyIn Thankful Thursdays4 Comments
image courtesy of searchfortheresolution.com

This week I’m thankful for…

  • when my hubby says those magical words, “Want half of my candy?” Swoon.
  • riding my bike in shorts and short sleeves
  • my spin instructor who revived the Heavy Metal Monday playlist just for me
  • golden California poppies in bloom
  • going to the movies on a school night
  • the scent of storm just before it rolls in
  • hearing a Holocaust survivor speak on forgiveness and the importance of giving of oneself
  • the joy of watching one of my little ones lose her first tooth
  • picking places out in my copy of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
  • brinner

Thankful Thursday #67

On By Alicia McCauleyIn Thankful Thursdays1 Comment
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This week I’m thankful for…

  • the little girl sitting one row ahead of me on the plane and singing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”.  You made my day, little one.  Twinkle on.
  • sleeping in my own bed
  • reading in bed
  • the 90-year-old woman celebrating her birthday at the Kings v. Clippers game.  They showed her on the big screen and I was simultaneously filled with joy and pangs of grief for my grandmother.
  • carefully trying to pour ladybugs into habitats only to have them creep out in a mass invasion.  You should’ve heard the squeals and giggles coming from my little ones as ladybugs crawled all over my arms, legs and hair.  We eventually got them settled into their habitats on our desks, but we’re still finding rogue ladybugs around the room.
  • dragonfly season in my classroom
  • local theater
  • Easter morning


Thankful Thursday #66

On By Alicia McCauleyIn Thankful Thursdays2 Comments
This image really has nothing to do with all the things I’m thankful for, except that it makes me giggle, and I’m thankful for that. Image courtesy of monicawiesblott.blogspot.com.

This week I’m thankful for…

  • the Portland airport and of all its lovely amenities including local cafes, local bookstores and free Wi-Fi
  • the friendly Alaskan bush pilot I met at the airport who regaled me with fascinating tales
  • the Hunger Games series and time this week to finish reading the last book
  • the feel of my youngest niece slipping her hand into mine
  • bedtime readings of  “Catching Fire” with my middle school niece and nephew
  • laughing so hard with my oldest niece that I almost peed my pants
  • exploring a cemetery with my nephews
  • suggestions from my oldest niece on how to improve my current disaster of a novel
  • the Columbia River
  • graceful, white windmills stretching their arms wide over Oregon
  • the sound of my husband’s voice on the other end of the line
  • my nephew’s freckled face and the fact that he is enamored with Judy Blume’s Fudge books
  • wind in my hair
  • the tingle of joy as I board the plane that will take me back home