WELCOME TO DAY 28! {30 GRATITUDES}

My gratitude list:
1) For butterflies
2) For bees
3) For sandcastles
4) For waves on a the water
5) For cool gentle breezes
6) For the smells of campfire
7) For Drive Inns
8) For Beach balls
9) For bare feet
10) For driving with our windows open
11) Strawberries
12) Blueberries
13)Blackberries
14) Raspberries
15)Watermelon
16) Honeydew
17) Corn dogs
18) BLT
19) Muskmelon
20) Ice Cream
21)Flip flops
22) Brats
23) Beach chairs
24) Hot Dogs
25) Grills
26) Hamburgers
27) Swim suits
28) Popsicle
29) DQ
30) Vacations

I am grateful for:
1. My parents
2. My sister
3. My nephew
4. My aunt
5. My cat
6. My home
7. My country and my freedom
8. My health
9. SparkPeople
10. Technology – the internet, cell phone, etc.
11. Sunshine
12. Flowers
13. God and church
14. Music
15. Books
16. Doctors and medicine
17. Sleep
18. Food to eat
19. Cats, birds, and other animals
20. Peacefulness and serenity
21. Exercise
22. My hometown
23. Reliable transportation
24. The beauty of nature
25. Glasses and contacts
26. My education
27. My five senses
28. Good memories
29. Electricity, water, etc.
30. Weekends and holidays

I AM GRATEFUL FOR:

1. God of the universe hears and answers my prayers
2. my horses Buttercup and Mohica
3. DH and I are working on our 38 year old marriage instead of "throwing in the towel."
4. the warm sun
5. sparkers who blog...I get sparked to continue my journey!
6. spark friends who encourage me along !
7. the freedom to study God's word.
8. the fresh eggs my hens give me!
9. beautiful wild flowers that live around our farm
10. clean water

11. being able to hear the birds singing
12. my daughter
13. my sons
14. the ability to forgive
15. the ability to overcome
16. the book- The Beck Diet Solution.
17. to be able to read and write (type)
18. I lost a pound.
19. my goat Elizabeth who gives yummy milk, so I can make yogurt and ice-cream, and cheese!
20. having a pastor who is "led by the Spirit."

21. morning sunshine!
22. my sourdough starter!
23. the ability to begin again
24. the spectacular sunrise this morning!
25. the veterinarian who is taking care of Mohica
26. for my mind
27. for my dogs who love me unconditionally
28. for the families of bluebirds that live on the farm.
29. memories
30. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS CHALLENGE!

1. my health and life.
2. my dear husband.
3. my two sons.
4. my stable job.
5. my home in a rural neighborhood.
6. being relatively debt free.
7. being able to pursue my master's degree online.

8. the ability to begin again.
9. moments of clarity.
10. awareness of God's presence in my life.
11. quiet time to pray, read, reflect, and journal.

12. my reliable car.
13. more than enough food.
14. my dog
15. humor and laughter
16. faithful and supportive friends
17. for all of my functioning senses.

18. my mom and sister.
19. running water and electricity.
20. good shoes and clothes.
21. my washer and dryer.
22. my dishwasher
23. hearing birds sing

24. the desire to be healthy.
25. the ability to read and plenty of books.
26. slow days at work.
27. the internet, for all the information that's available.
28. for my hilly neighborhood that provides a great walking workout.
29. my soft bed at the end of the day.
30. a dog that likes to go for walks.

Today I am grateful for:
1. Completing the voter inspection class early in the season and day!
2. Kathryn having a good second interview
3. That David is able to work from home again
4. That the pool guy is coming to empty the pool and fix it today
5. That I was able to pick up the first order from the CSA
6. That I discovered a new taste in cashew butter
7. That I communicated with Julia
8. That I have another weekend with my husband
9. That we can go see the wedding at the church tomorrow
10. That we want for nothing.
11. That we have a happy, stable marriage
12. That the sun is shining
13. That the weather is slowly getting warmer
14. That I have a good book to read
15. That I have the Good Book to read
16. That I am keeping up on my required reading
17. That I am getting in my exercise
18. That I sleep reasonably well if not great
19. That I have many teas from which to choose to drink after lunch
20. For my electric tea kettle
21. For a good cup of coffee each morning
22. For a case of seltzer to drink
23. For being welcomed to serve at both Churches as a EME
24. For David and I both enjoying fussing about good food
25. For David being just who he is
26. For David going to the barber for a haircut without my asking him to
27. For Milo
28. For Gracie
29. For Juno
30. For Scrappy Doo

Gratefully:
1- I woke
2- For my husband
3- For reasonably good health.
4- For our old dog, Finch
5- For Life!
6- And Liberty
7- For being born in this place, time & Family
8- That I did a couple hours kitchen work yesterday.
9- Being able to do what I need to get done
10- For decaf Coffee.
11- It is a nice, sunshiny Friday.
12- For my husband's Crossing Guard job coming up on summer vacation.
13- For being able to work in the yard.
14- That the background noise is all birdsong!
15- That my sister is out of the hospital, and recovering.
16- For 3 healthy, bright, active grandsons!
17- For our 2 healthy daughters
18- that they are both in good, living & loving relationships.
19- For technology that makes it easy to stay in touch.
20- That my kindle is cooperating enough to let me post.
21- For SPARK & especially this Gratitude thread.
22- For taking Time to think of these gratitudes, and recognizing my Blessings.
23- For our comfortable home.
24- For not having all we want
25- But for having all we NEED.
26- That last nights dinner left-overs, make for an easy dinner tonight.
27- For being able to go to my nieces college graduation party tomorrow.
28- That we are healthier this year.
29- For taping favorite TV shows, to watch on our time.
30- For having family, friends & especially helpful neighbors.

Today I am thankful/grateful for/that:
1) Payday
2) Upcoming plans for the weekend
3) My sweet cat
4) My hot herbal tea
5) I am still feeling good coming off the caffeine
6) Achy muscles from the gym
7) New vitamin supplements in the mail
8) Possible new phone at work, wishing for a better camera
9) PTO day on Friday
10) No gym tonight, so I just get to come home after work
11) Slow day at work yesterday so caught up some
12) My new attitude with my boss is still being successful
13) Chat with my Mom last night
14) Chat with my DD also
15) DD is doing really well in her new job and is happy
16) No need to buy groceries this week
17) Podcasts to listen to while house cleaning
18) Feeling calmer
19) The friendly neighborhood cats
20) The recent rains are over
21) Sunshine
22) The construction of the roads outside my apartment building is almost done
23) Quiet
24) All is well
25) Books to read on my Kindle
26) My health is good
27) My job
28) I have lots of plans over the next couple of months
29) My new church
30) This challenge

I am grateful

1. my family
2. my dog
3. my job
4. my friends
5. my new friends
6. listening to my favorite songs
7. my grandchildren being silly
8. good lunch
9. my son mowing my lawn
10. warm shower
11. summer sandals
12. comfy robe
13. Wifi
14. my Kindle
15. junk food
16. weekend movie night
17. sound of thunder
18. watching lightning
19. kalediscopes
20. running into a friend unexpectedly
21. me laughing
22. feeling happy
23. cozy bedroom
24. large bathtub
25. food
26 water
27 bills paid
28. less stress
29. self knowledge
30. humanity

1 A good night's sleep
2 The first coffee of the day
3 A good raincoat
4 Hot water
5 A waterproof bag
6 Mobile phone
7 Flower from my garden
8 The bus being on time
9 A good day at work
10 Playing a new board game
11 Listening to the radio
12 Delicious curry for tea
13 Sticking to my food plan
14 Getting my exercises done despite being very tired
15 My comfortable pink shoes
16 Delivering a birthday card to a friend
17 Writing a postcard to send to my son & family
18 A tidy house
19 Not spending any money today
20 Feeling well
21 My neighbours being quiet
22 The butterfly clip in my hair
23 Reading on the bus
24 Having a laugh on the bus because the light-cover fell off the ceiling of the bus!
25 Clean clothes
26 A warm home
27 cocoa powder
28 free grapes left over from the team meeting
29 knowing I can enjoy a Kit-Kat tomorrow!
30 looking forward to going to the cinema tomorrow

Things I am grateful for:
1. That I got the house cleaned today
2. That I had a good walk this morning
3. That my daughter will be home in a couple days
4. This team
5. That we're having good weather
6. My kindle
7. Authors and their creativity
8. Kind people
10. Smiles
11. Home cooking
12. Good memories
13. That Stella is feeling a little better
14. Spark friends
15. Challenges
16. Libraries
17. Dark chocolate
18. Good teachers
19. The chirps of baby birds
20. Freebies
21. Kitty love
22. Good neighbors
23. Faith in God
24. Healing
25. Our car
26. This peaceful evening
27. Coffee shops
28. Fresh fruit
29. Grocery stores
30. Our military veterans

I am grateful for:

1. My husband
2. My son
3. My sisters
4. My nieces and nephews
5. My friends
6. My home
7. My cozy bed
8. My dog
10. A hot cup of tea
11. Good books
12. Music
13. Good neighbors
14. Love
15. Easter with my family
16. Fresh fruit
17. Fresh veggies
18. Fannie May cream eggs
19. Babies
20. Compassion
21. Forgiving
22. My faith
23. Good doctors
24. Good dentists
25. First responders
26. The sun shining
27. My plants breaking ground
28. Good weather coming
29. My Church
30. Flowers

DAY 28
1.Music
2. friends
3. coffee
4. perserverence
5. birdsong
6. study
7. butterfflies
8. bees
9. beautiful home
10. Jesus Christ
11. joy
12. understanding
13. love
14. friends
15. books
16. flowers
17. trees leafing out!
18. health
19. purpose
20. weight loss
21. wisdom
22. all problems have solutions, whether you can see it or not
23. dancing
24. singing
25. sunshine
26. apples
27. oranges
28. creativity
29. adventure
30. fun

DAY 28..

I am grateful for..
1. A new day
2. a new chance to get things done!
3. hope
4. tenacity
5. perseverance
6. Stella the cat
7. Gypsy the dog
8. my sleeping husband
9. my sleeping boys
10. quiet time
11. hot coffee
12. day 28 of gratitudes
13. new members
14. another FB live video yesterday
15. a beautiful home
16. cars that work great
17. food in the fridge
18. a kind scale this morning
19. quotes and affirmations
20. rereading good books
21. learning
22. growing
23. sharing
24. helping others
25. dreaming big
26. health and healing
27. meeting new people
28. prayer
29. forgiveness
30. creativity
- Thank you God so much for so much.

Edited by: SARASMILING at: 4/14/2017 (08:03)

DAY 28..



Below, (in a journal, or in a blog), list 30 things you are grateful for today.
*If you choose to use a journal, please comment DONE! below when you've finished writing your three gratitudes.
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