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

Ciao, crescent, my lovely, I was thinking of you

Ooouch, secret, that sounds horrible, I am glad you are resting. God bless your mum.

How lovely, bourdic, thinking of your family in the weeks ahead.

gratitudes
even more light, every morning
a dry day!
my lunch today, which I have to say was lovely
my beautiful, daft DH

Welcome, Bourdic, what a lovely wee family you have and what a blessing in a new baby

Secret, how terrible, it must be so painful. Glad you have had positive experience with medical folk. it makes all the difference when you have an understanding doctor, I think.

*Annunziata, my DD used to call a pink sunset a princess sky. When she was little, she thought that her daddy made them just for her. It makes me smile every time I see one.

Crescent, yes, I've been really struggling with pain and fatigue for the last few weeks. It could be a lot worse, though, so I try to look on the bright side.

gratitudes
a bright, sunny day
line dry washing
wee birds chasing one another about the garden
an easy night to plan for BB tonight - Chinese New Year
food, water, shelter and safety

Evening all and welcome to Secret and Bourdic.

My gratitudes are for the warmth and safety of our house and for the joy our DCs bring when we feel rough.

Might I say how blessed I feel to have found this thread? Thank you all from the bottem of my heart..

Oh stressed that's a beautiful thing for a wee girl to say! Was she a daddy's girl then?

Thank you very much Secret, you are so welcome!

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another week safely by

Evening All, hope you had a good week.

Tonight I count the following blessings. Thank you God. You are so merciful and kind.

Gratitudes:
For the gift of literacy
For work completed today
For better sleep last night
For the chance to change if not circumstances, mindset
For an amazing Aunt whose gratitude is inspirational
For a creative writing class which costs not a penny!

Morning all

My first gratitude today is for the blue sky up above when I know the forecast is for heavy wintry rain/sleet/snow later!

Secret, you are very welcome, what a lovely thing to say. This is a really nice thread, full of support and love I hope you find a happy home here.

Annunziata, yes she was very much a Daddy's girl. Being the only girl among all the boys, it was inevitable really. I wish it was still like that, for the last couple of years it's been like living in a warzone - I don't think DH knows how to cope with teenage girls at all, he can't deal with her mood swings, hates her clothes/earrings/hair colour. I don't think that he realised that she would grow up. And EVERYTHING that he says annoys the living daylights out of DD. I'm hoping and praying things settle down in the next couple of years

crescent, I'm not so bad today. it's definitely better with the meds that it would be without, so I am always grateful for healthcare in this country.

gratitudes -

11 years with DS4
that his is the last birthday for a few months (have had 3 of them in the last 5 weeks, DD, DS2 and DS4)
shelter from the awful weather
that the scare at DS1's work yesterday appears to be a faulty instrument more than likely (silly, but when you see it on the news, you do worry a bit)
warm slippers and jumpers
food, clean water, shelter and safety.
friends and family
the gift of reading

I think things will settle down stressed, it's only natural. DH struggles a lot, especially with the clothes and the boyfriends, but, as I say to mine, it's out of worry, not because he doesn't want them to have a good time. Happy birthday to your boy!

I love a good lemon drizzle cake Actually, I love all cake

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lovely in-laws

Hello, All!

Today I am grateful for
My husband, he came home work at 7am, slept for 2 hours and then was off to basketball practice with our six year old daughter.
My beloved best friend, she makes me laugh and has seen me through some very difficult times in our 35 years of friendship.
Sanssoleil, a wonderful poster here, she is so compassionate and intelligent

Hugs to all of you on this thread..xx

Hugs :)

I am grateful that my favourite big brother is coming back to Scotland to visit tomorrow

gratitudes -
managed to hold prayer group this morning - there are only 2 of us, but it's so important that we keep going and it's a lovely start to a Sunday morning, I really feel the difference if we don't manage it
lovely service and after service tea and biscuits
wonderful replacement organist. Sadly my friend, the regular organist is still sick
food and water, safety and shelter
friends and family

crescent, DS1 works at Sellafield, so it's a worry when there are reports of things going wrong. Thankfully, it's never anything serious, let's hope that continues.

Hello all you lovely people :)

Gratitudes

Showers instead of bed baths! I feel so clean and refreshed

My mum, she continues to care for me and my family. My children adore her. They will be bereft when we move back home!

For my mum..Psalm 121 (I think) I will lift mine eyes to the hills...

She loves this verse..

gratitudes
music
a dry(ish) day
food
warmth

Good Evening All,
Many thanks to Annunziatta for this thread. She probably does not realise how many people she touches with her calm and steady faith..

crescentmoon, how lucky are we to have our lovely mums! My mum is constantly showing me how to be a good woman. I love her dearly...

Gratitudes..

For the warmth of my mum's house as the snow piles up outside
For my husband who works so hard for his family
For my children coming on the hour to visit and see if I need anything

Secret, the things that we miss when we can't have them are amazing, aren't they. I never for a moment imagined that I would miss taking DS4 for walks in the rain so that e could jump in puddles and "drink" the rain. But, now that I can't do it, I find that I do actually miss it a lot. I'm so glad that you are recovering and that your family are so supportive. That's something that we all need.

crescent, thank you. Being a bit of a leftie, green freak (and old enough to remember things like 3 Mile Island, Chernobyl and all the Windscale stuff) I wasn't too happy about him going to work there. But you have to let them live their own lives and, now the plant is decommissioned, there's not that much too worry about, I suppose. Still, I can't help but feel uncomfortable about it.

gratitudes

a sunny day
food bank has fed 15 people in less than a week
for all the people who so generously donate in any way
friends and family
food, shelter, safety and security
hot water at the turn of a tap
wee birds singing in the garden and flying around the feeders - how I love to watch them

Also I love my mamma, I will be grateful for her today.

Having come from quite a dark place in the past year due to becoming a single parent, I decided at the beginning of the year to really start being grateful for what I have and stop mourning what I lost!

So I am grateful for
An amazing little dd who is who she is because I have raised her that way on my own
For having a roof over my head (albeit my mums but so many people are homeless and I consider myself very fortunate to be living with her)
For having kept in touch with lots of ex colleagues who now want to meet up with me and discuss work opportunities - yay, going back to work!
For watching Peter Kay last night on Ch 4 and almost wetting myself with laughter

Thanks MN, might dip in here now and again to continue these....

You will be more than welcome to dip in giggles! Welcome!

gratitudes
more light this morning and tonight

Morning all - sorry it's been over a week since I posted Combination of sickness bug in the family (all fine now) and a stupid amount of work which will hopefully ease off around Tuesday...

Gratitudes:
For the hope of new friends
For the amazing Winter Olympics
For the chance to share my faith with others
For you lot