Daily Gratitudes 2017

[Lessstressedhemum]

A nice, gentle thread for us all to count our blessing, to pause, breathe and be thankful for all the wee, small things that go right in our days.

Everyone is welcome, no matter our personal beliefs or faiths.

Today, I am grateful for a new year and a fresh start and for time spent with my family.x

A home that is warm and dry.
Friends who enrich my life.
Spring flowers making life a little brighter.

Friends
Family
Faith

A warm home
Flowers
Hot baths

Sunshine
Children
Quietness

A few problems and worries but I have the strength to get through.

Rest
Love
Daffodils
The space and opportunity to be creative

Is everything all right, Optimist. Have said a wee prayer for you all, hope you don't mind.

Hello, cinnamon!

Peace
Prayer
Easily available sanitary protection

Thank you for your prayer, Less ! Everything is OK; I usually have a very easy life but on occasion circumstances occur that upset the equilibrium a bit. Nothing that I can't deal with though. I personally don't have a formal faith but am always touched by the offer of a word in The Almighty's ear from those of you who do.

Spring flowers
Home made soup for lunch with a good friend
Clean and tidy house

Realised today my lack of time to post is since the baby started crawling so will start today with children developing as they should.

A beautiful sunny day spent in the park with the children.

Spring. I love the turn of the season, whichever one it is.

My caring family
Warm sun on my face whilst out for a walk
Apple pie and ice cream

Today I am thankful for the wonderful people God has blessed me with recently. He has a wonderful knack for 'introducing' people, often in unlikely places, and I am honored that He has given me the opportunity to know my new found friends. I had been praying for more Christian friends, and He has certainly delivered!

Today, I was put doing some f my pastoral visits and, while walking between visits, I was surrounded by birdsong. It fair cheered me up so today I am grateful for wee birds, early spring flowers, life in this beautiful world and being able to be a blessing to some of my people by giving them someone to talk to and pray with.

Line dried washing
Lighter evenings

Isn't spring lovely.
Crocuses and spring flowers
Feeling safe, happy and care free and knowing my daughters will grow up feeling that way.

Sunshine
Line dry washing
Spring blossoms

Line dry washing
Company
Knitting

Quietness
Rest
Food and clean water

No sunshine, but enough wind for the washing to be drying nicely outside.
The opportunity to help a family member in difficulties.
The smell of bread baking.

Home
Warmth
Safety

Contentment
Sunshine
Far too many chocolate shortbread biscuits

The sound of children playing
Birdsong
Signs of spring

Line dry washing
Spring sunshine
Delicious root vegetable crisps

Watching enthusiastic youngsters giving their all in swimming lesson.
Blue skies.
Home made pizza.

Friday spent with family
Sleep, even the little I get at the moment.
My lovely husband. It's hard work but lovely looking after two young children, doing it with him is a bonus.