Daily Gratitudes 2014

[Annunziata]

Old thread here

Welcome to our Gratitudes for 2014! The lovely crescentmoon started last years, and we are running out of space. So, here is our 2014 thread-for little things that go well for us each day.

Any MNer can join in! From any faith, no faith, every day, once in a while, everyone is welcome!

I am grateful for
a New Year and new starts
all my grown up DC having a good time at parties and returning home safely
a warm bath and a glass of wine

more sunshine and dry washing
birdsong
sleep
quiet prayer

Hi all! I've been absolutely snowed under with work so hence not posting.

But I have gratitudes of course!

• for friends of my Faith who can support me when I need it
• for the warmer, brighter days ignoring that the weather's going to turn colder this week
• for my DCs who are being particularly lovely at the moment
• for DH who is doing a wonderful job as pastor

I'd like to join, if you don't mind. I'm currently undergoing treatment for cancer so it's very, very important for me to recognise the good things still going on around me...

My gratitudes today:

• Listening to and watching my vibrant, beautiful 5yo DD sing a song from Frozen at bedtime. I was so rapt by her. Usually I'm hustling her into bed so I can get some "me time" but tonight I really took the time to be fully present to her and it made my night!
• Enjoying a few moments of physical comfort (I'm in a fair bit of pain often)
• Remembering God's presence and thanking Him for no other reason but to thank Him.

Of course Bish, welcome! I hope your treatment is going as well as possible, and that you are not too poorly.

I am grateful that I haven't made dinner for a week! Imagine that! I think I was 19 the last time that happened!

Welcome Bish

Your gratitudes are beautiful, I especially like the first one of really taking the time to hear your dd's singing - that sounds wonderful x

The last one reminded me of the rather lovely phrase I've come across again in the book I'm reading "Have a little faith" by the wonderful Mitch Albom .....

"Hallelujah anyway"

Thank you for joining us here

Annunziata who is making you all these lovely dinners? Can they make me one? It's not in Italy as well is it?

If so, doubly jealous

And one more gratitude from me this morning ....

For the beautiful meditation I went to last night with a friend at the Buddhist Centre. I went to support my friend but there was a sense that grace had brought me there as I found the words and ideas, especially of having compassion for all, really helpful following my own loss of DNephew recently.

Welcome, Bish. I hope that you are not in too much pain and that your treatment is successful. Your DD sounds lovely, I can hardly remember when mine were so small and cute

Crescent, I hope you're OK and that the hospital appointment wasn't for anything too serious.

Annunziata, I dream of getting a week off making dinner. Alas, it's a a rather impossible dream in here!

Nice to "see you again, Wing. Hope you are well.

gratitudes -

more sunshine and dry washing - yes my life really is that exciting
happy, healthy kids
food, water, safety and shelter
a safe place to live
family and friends
comfortable, appropriate clothing

Just for DS4 -

Hello. My gratitudes today:

• to you all for your warm welcome
• for a relatively pain free day
• for my darling mother for all her help today
• for DD for her patience with me
• for the warm, friendly hospital staff
• for Seville orange marmalade on buttered toast & freshly brewed coffee

Those are lovely too Bish - liking the Seville orange marmalade on buttered toast - very evocative

Also love HE with "yes my life really is that exciting" and with more of her dry washing

Mine today, let me see ....

One that really stood out was hearing a blackbird singing from my neighbour's chimney top when I went for an evening walk to buy cheese for our pasta

A friend came round and we gave him some plants from our pond to put in his one.

My DC gave me some nice hugs tonight

My gratitudes today:

• the sunshine :)
• fresh mango
• my crisp white sheets (spent alot of time in bed today due to a bit of food poisoning)
• my mother, as usual, for helping look after DD
• as always... God. No matter how bad it gets I always feel His presence.

Ooh, I love mango too Bish

Mine today ....

For my little kitchen hob (regular gas stove)
where I can easily rustle up some pasta with sauce and cheese for supper
to feed my DC
For the clean water in the nearby tap that makes this possible too
For the telephone which isn't always my friend but which helps me keep in touch with friends and family (same as the net really, which I sometimes prefer )

Morning all and big welcome to Bish :)

Gratitudes:
For the hospitality of my cousin (I'm at her house and stayed over last night because I'm in London for work)
For having a job that is relatively stable
For technology that allows me to FaceTime the DCs (video calls is like some weird space technology isn't it!)
For friendship
For love

Bish, your gratitudes are beautiful and your faith is inspiring. I am in awe

gratitudes

shelter from the rain (am sad that I can't dry my washing though)
children who are tolerant of differences
faith
food and easy access to clean water
the NHS for the care that it provides to so many people
the inspiration on this thread

again just for DS4

Thank you wing, crescent and stressed.

My gratitudes today:

• the rain that makes my garden grow
• sour cherry sourdough bread from my local artisan bakers (I'm always grateful for yummy food... even an occasional Big Mac!)
• having the energy to finalise and confirm my DD's 6th birthday party next month
• a lovely school mum who offered to collect and drop off my DD from school whenever I need to. "Just text me!" she said

Ooooh a dragon

Delighted to 'see' everyone, our thread got a little quiet for a while! Hope you are all doing well

Grateful for
the first of May
my favourite hymn at Mass this morning

more sunshine - hurray
hot fruit tea
family and friends
salad for tea

-How my mother sacrificed for me and managed to deliver me safely.
-Friends who are understanding and listens to my woes without judgments. I genuinely appreciate them so.
-Friends who made me laugh when I am down.

Mine this evening ....

A bottle of red to share (is that bad? sorry, not everyone drinks do they?)

A lovely, understanding, exchange of emails with my cousin

The new thread by Justine suggesting we have a charities week, offering that MNHQ will match donations, and asking who we'd like to support

Juggling I rarely drink but I know Jesus apparently appreciated a good red wine in his day. And if it's good enough for him... ;)

Hello Maisie - was this your first post on here or have you namechanged and posted before? :)

Gratitudes

• for a good night's sleep
• for my DCs and the love they have for me
• for the gift of music and God's gift to me of a singing voice
• for nicer weather

Juggling, I can't really drink since I've been ill, very sadly, but as Bish says, if it was good enough for Jesus, who appears to have been partial to a nice drop of red then ...

Maisie, is this your first post? I think that it is. Welcome to our lovely thread

gratitudes

safe and healthy children
a nice warm bed - it was cold last night
time with friends
helped 8 people at food bank yesterday
the generosity of people who donate to to my foodbank

forgot - - especially for DS4

Sorry to hear you've not been well HE
Seriously impressed that you run a foodbank - I should volunteer for something. Hope to look into possibilities very soon - I started to look but need to pick that up again ....

About the wine, partly I think it's just that I like a good emoticon
well, that's my excuse anyway

Here's a dragon wishing you all a good day

Gratitudes so far this morning ....

For tea, almond pastry, and crumpet with butter and marmite - leisurely weekend breakfasts

For friends, one has taken my two to band practice (she and her dd are also in the band) and another has sent me a very funny post-party pic of her son's party last night - featuring ds striking a fetching pose

For things to look forward to .... there's a great sounding May day event going on this afternoon which I'm hoping we'll all get along to later