Thursday Gratitudes.

Ali,
I am thankful for YOU!
See you soon
Love,
Jessica

reading your blog
my kids
my husband
good byes that are not forever
being a military family

Gosh, this is so easy for me today, because I have a SUPER-BiG thankful to celebrate. My 12yr son was hit by a car on memorial day, AND IS OKAY. Barely had any injuries. Miracle.
Thanks for this post. We all need to be thankful every day for so many things.

Wow. I'm thankful for this reminder, and for the many amazing responses. I have a "gratitude journal" and I just looked in it -- my last entry was April 20!! No wonder I've been feeling so down; I haven't been paying attention to the good things. So here are a few just off the top of my head:
1. the sunshine coming through my office window.
2. Weight Watchers chocolate caramel 2 point bars.
3. an excellent, motivating meeting with a client this morning.
4. my husband and I both being enthused about a possible missions opportunity.
5. having lots of scrapbooking supplies to play with and time/energy with which to do so.
6. the fact that the power is on AND my Internet connection is working (either or both have been out for 2 days this past week)
7. my business having been in operation for more than 5 years and bringing in income every year -- DH says that's more of an accomplishment than I realize some days.
8. good books.
9. help from a skilled doctor in dealing with fertility issues.
10. love.
Carmen.

Like you, I felt like I needed a little reminding about the good stuff, so I started a project: whatdoyouloveblog.blogspot.com. It's really new, just started it three days ago, but I'm hoping it takes off and helps us all remember the joy in so many things.
tonya

I am thankful that I am an american. so many conveniences and luxuries other countries can only dream about. I am thankful for A/C. Diet Coke. Coffee. the Internet. My cucumbers growing outside. My Mother. My Brother is healthy (and sober for a year). My family is healthy and together. My three year old is potty trained! My new lens is on it's way...

I'm thankful for a work environment that allows me to work out on my lunch break. I'm always so much more energized; it's my favorite time of day for exercise.
I'm thankful that I'm finally getting over this cold.
I'm thankful that the sun is shining in Portland today.
I'm thankful to my bf for helping me reorganize my living room *and* get my wireless internet hooked up. Now "home" is an even more fantastic place to be!
That was fun, let's do it again soon.
-s

What a great topic, and something that I try to do as well.
Today, I am thankful that my husband is home, even if for just a few days, in between business trips. I am thankful that we both have jobs that we really enjoy. Thankful that we will get to see our families in a couple of weeks. I could go on (and probably will on my own), but I'll stop there for now. Thanks again for all the amazing inspiration!

Great idea Ali. I so need this today. I've fallen behind on my gratitude journal. I'll just list a couple. I'm thankful:
1. That my aunt didn't die on Tuesday and that she is receiving good care at the hospital.
2. To have a wonderful family and good friends.
3. For the sun shining today.

Thanks for sharing your list, Ali. Here is mine for today.
I am thankful for...
1. My housekeeper, who is here right now.
2. My scrapbooking business--that my husband and I are partners and I have such minimal behind-the-scenes work.
3. Fruits and vegetables and my plant-based, whole foods diet. Feels so food.
4. That I have time to cook real meals...good, healthy meals, almost every day.
5. My lifestyle--all of my responsibilities (except for house upkeep) are also my hobbies and things I love to do. Wow, I think about this all the time and feel so lucky.
6. My husband's grandmother, who I adore, just moved into town, only a few minutes away from me.
7. Living in a sunny place where I get to wear sandals, flip-flops, and tank tops all the time.
8. I didn't book my kids for a gazillion activities/workshops this summer. I love that we can do whatever we want and are free to do spontaneous things for the first time.

I'm thankful because I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was POSITIVE!!!! I'm thankful that God has blessed my husband and I with a pregnancy.... and that this little bub is going to be strong, healthy, and happy! :)

I am grateful for summer vacation...one of the perks of being a teacher. I love the time to get out of bed and dressed when I want, time doing whatever sounds fun to my son and I, hitting the beach, floating on the boat, etc.

Thankful for: working from home and a flexible work schedule; the awesome friends God has placed in my life; Jeff and his willingness to really "partner"; intuition; morning pages and the insights they provide; music; my good health; the written word. :-)

At this moment I still can't get over the fact I actually passed my test in statistics.
I went back to college last september to get my bachelor degree in Information Management Services and I knew this subject was going to be a major challenge. I am so happy right now I would actually be able to frame this test.
I am counting down untill our summer vacation. We're heading down to Brittany in France and I am hoping - and doing some really creative praying - for lots of sunshine!

today I am thankful for
-sunshine and cool breezes
-seeing my daughter's preschool teacher at Target (love the community feeling of the twon where we live)
-healthy baby girl
-hope & prayer
-the undivided attention of my Lord and Savior
-the smell of chocolate brownies baking

i am thankful for my 16 year old niece who drove me (and my two kids) 1.5 hours home today and that she will be spending the night
i am thankful for friends who talked with me about losing her beautiful daughter
i am thankful to be going to Disney with my husband in two days
i am thankful for a new ipod to make this trip a little bit better

I'm thankful for good health and a happy (mostly) family (husband, kids/their spouses, grands) and for the birds that come to our yard at work: bluejays, red-bellied woodpeckers, palm warblers and THEIR babies that they bring with them.
You remind me that I should post photos on my blog of the feathered moms & babies which which I get to share my life.

I am thankful to my friend for directing me here...
http://cjcphoto.com/can/
An incredible, incredible father and son!

So many things to be thankful for and one of them is that people are willing to stop and post what they are thankful for - think how contagious those (now) positive attitudes will be today!
The biggest little thing that I'm thankful for right this minute is my decision last night to store my rubber stamps in baskets/buckets according to type/theme rather than keeping them in the plastic storage containers most of them came in (StampinUp). This is such a small thing, but my stamp storage was NOT working for me and it irritated me every time I entered my scrap area. I saw you kept stamps in buckets or tins some time ago, but for some reason felt I needed to keep stamp sets together. Finally I had a lightbulb moment and realized there was actually no good reason to keep them together, so I've sorted them as I'm likely to use them and now I can't wait to use all those stamps, the majority of which have never been touched!

Thanks for reminding us that it's good to acknowledge the good things on our lives, Ali.
I am thankful tomorrow is my last day of work and I'll enjoy some vacation time!
I am thankful for my healthy pregnancy and no problems so far with me or the baby.