Multitude Monday--on my way to 1000

413: I'm thankful for a most amazing band program at our school. It encompasses 6th thru 12th grade with most 7th graders being in this winning high school wind ensemble.

414: For winning STATE in our class this past Friday...again!

415: I can't talk about band without being so thankful for the most amazing band instructor/conductor Ms. Towry Church. Talk about a gifted person!!

416: For strong bodies and the ability and desire to win. (That is my Jess in the blue shorts)

417-418: Cody made his "sweat marks"! Officially varisty track. Overcoming some big obstacles and never quitting.

419: I'm thankful for my contract. No, not next years...but I have a month left on this years and that is my focus. I'm thankful for perspective on this.

420: for boldness in the right times. I appreciate when people can stand for what they believe in and not shy away.

425: I'm thankful for Mondays, for routines, for same ol' same ol'.

426: I'm thankful for having to really think about what I'm thankful for. Some days the list pours out, some days I search the corners of my heart....

Have a beautiful Monday! Be thankful for something.

Multiitude Monday --counting my 1000 gifts

400. baby words that make us laugh. Like "Tidey" which is my son's lastest name, labeled by my great nephew.

401. Family ties. Some things change and some things, like ties, never do.

402. For rain!

403. familiar hands. I'm a hand person. Mine look so much like my Dad's and my grandmother's. Memories....

404. for fresh produce in the city groceries stores! Oh the beauty and excitement for us country folk.

405. for assurance that God is in control and has a plan, in the midst of these crazy, crazy, HUGE, budget cut days.

406. And for prayer during these times, even though I know it will all be okay, I'm thankful for a place to put my worries and concerns.

407. I'm thankful for my daughter's good grades and her hard work to get them there. Her drive in her education is so refreshing!

408. For the kind boy at WT who took my son thru the whole production studio and excited him even more for college...someday. Little seeds of encouragement and excitement go a long ways!

409. For familiar. EVERYTHING familiar and ordinary. Dependable, reliable, normal.

410. For the times breakdowns were really breakthroughs, even though only understood thru hindsight.

411. For those who trust me.

412. For unconditional love. COMPLETELY unconditional. It is a rare jewel.

Have a beautiful Monday. I hope you are aware of every little blessing today, as it tumbles into your path or just floats quietly beside you.

#386 on my way to 1000!

Do you have any idea how often Monday rolls around? and how quickly?? They just sneak right up on me! I'm a day late again...

#386. I'm thankful for caffeine free coke when I really get a craving for coke, which is rarely, but still....

#387. I'm thankful for a praying Principal

#388. For hope and for promise. And for knowing the difference.

#389. Green chili stew

#390. and the invention of the crockpot it is cooking in right now.

#391. for the smell of rain

#392. and for the look of the canyon's trees, grass, and air the night after a rain. Nothing like a cleansing from heaven!

#393. for the ability to remember.

#394. For de ja vu moments.

#395. For songs, smells, tiny flecks of nothing that trigger huge waves of wonderful.

#396. for hand me downs! (thank you Kayla...Jess has so many new clothes!)

#397. for muscled thighs on girls and....

#398. for girls who love the games and the activities that build those muscles. Healthy minds, healthy bodies, healthy hearts.

#399. for my family...again. I know I've counted them again, but it is a new day and I feel them in a new way. This is just a thankfulness journal, but if it were a prayer, I know God would understand!

Have a magnificent week! In the midst of national crisis', war, HUGE budget cuts, especially to education, economic crisis and more...find joy.

Easter

Springtime!!! Finally! Pretty toes and goofy girls.
Here they are hunting eggs...

This is the Easter bunny. Bunnies these days!! He's dressed up like a teenage! Silly bunny.

We took a detour on spring break to kiss some toddler cheeks and hear some cute new words. LOVE these two!

My great nephew in Jess's shades and converse. The spongebob is out of his own wardrobe but combined, this is FASHION!

Multitude Monday-Counting my 1000 gifts

Hmmm...what am I thankful for tomorrow?
374. I'm thankful for spring break. It is a looonnnngg time from Christmas break to spring break!

375. I love my job. I don't really mind going back after a weekend or break. It feels great to love my job!

376. I'm thankful for my MP3 player that help me walk further and faster. (jazzy songs!)

377. I'm thankful for family that have no blood relation. Those chosen ones.

378. Warmer weather! the 60s sure feel nice!

379. Oh, so nice to be back on the porch swing! I love the solitude, the peace, the feeling of home on the porch swing. I love it even more when the rails of my porch are full of family.

380. Asparagus! (no, the wild isn't up yet and no, I haven't been poaching....YET!)

381. For songs that find home in my heart.

382. For painful emotions. It means I'm still alive, doesn't it?

383. For the little bit of wisdom I feel I've accomplished with age.

384. For Sunday newspapers! They are a dying breed in my neck of the woods, sadly.

385. I'm thankful for you...whoever you are! Thanks for stopping by.