Monday Gratitude...

Thursday of this past week I returned home from helping our youngest daughter after the birth of our new granddaughter. I am happy to be back home, but I may have shed a few tears when I realized that this is the last grandbaby we will have and the last time I'll be on "nana duty" following the birth of a grandchild. (Unless the Lord has a huge surprise awaiting one of our girls!)  Our oldest granddaughter will be sixteen and our oldest grandson will be fifteen in a few months, so the next baby in the family will probably be a great grandbaby sometime down the road!  I can't even wrap my mind around that!  Meanwhile, I'm living in the present and overflowing with gratitude for God's abundant blessing in my life. 

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Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of Ann Voskamp.

 I continue to count my thanks, 

piling up gratitude day by day in my journal.

(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)

#11,719-#11,741

2-4-19-

-youngest grandson's excitement at big fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky

-spending a few hours with our two middle grandgirlies

-God at work in our church

-a good report on our grandbaby's check up

2-5-19-

-waking up to snow!

-walking to Starbucks with my son-in-law, youngest daughter and the two youngest grands

-our daughter's in-laws that brought us yummy teriyaki for dinner

-my husband having our small group dinner and study in my absence

2-6-19-

-snuggles in the big chair with my youngest grandson

-another organizational project accomplished at my daughter's

-Papa coming to see us

2-7-19-

-meeting a friend for coffee before heading home

-home sweet home!

-pussy willows from Trader Joe's

2-8-19-

-Friday Date Day with my guy

-yummy lunch together at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants

-$200 dollar boots on the clearance rack for $29 and I had a gift card to buy them!

2-9-19-

-waking up to more snow

-my middle granddaughters facetiming me

-a nice snowy walk around our neighborhood park

2-10-19-

-a good day at church in spite of the snowy/icy weather

-big hugs and smiles from my grandson

-more new faces at church

still following,