Daily Gratitude 2019

[Lessstressedhemum]

A peaceful and welcoming place to pause, breathe, take stock and celebrate the small things that go well for us each day.

Everyone is welcome, whether you have faith or not. Whether you post every day or just once. Nothing matters here but that we all have something for which we are thankful.

A good night at messy church
My ability to make meals from very little
Faith and the strength it brings me

Lovely church service today
Hilarious choir practice
A chat with friends

Listening to the wind
The sound of rain on the windows
A warm home
UCB radio

A breathing space just when I needed it
Warm hospitality from dear friends
BBC4Xtra (as a counterpoint to UCB, Less !)

I like radio 3, Optimist. I am such an old fogey😁

Clinic going well at work this morning
Avocado toast breakfast
Thursday club

Ginger tea and buttered toast
I'm very grateful that foodbank has been quite quiet this week
A purring kitty on my knee

Ds1 and ddil visiting
My mum seems a little stronger today
DD went out for lunch with a uni friend

Some hopeful news from mum's consultants
Line dried sheets fresh on the bed
Cuddles from the cat

Mum feeling a bit better yesterday
DD beginning to make friends at uni
Pumpkin pie made by ds4 and his girlfriend

Having people in my life who will listen to what's troubling me and give valuable insights
My DS making a good recovery after his op
A few hours of sunshine today after so many grey days

I'm glad ds is on the mend, Optimist.

DD visiting for a couple of days
A good night's sleep
My kindle

Mum a bit brighter
A visit from DS3 and his partner
Line dried washing. It's becoming a rarer treat again now.
The changing of the seasons and the turning of the year.

That;s a good approach to the line dried washing, Less - not ten minutes ago I was bemoaning the fact that there are so few dry days at present for laundry purposes. I'll celebrate the few good ones we get instead of complaining about the damp ones!

The ability to have open conversations with my DCs and one or two other family members
A warm and cosy house (and the wherewithal to keep it so)
A great night's sleep last night

Another dry washing day yesterday
A good chat with ds4
Got through the day with less painkillers 😁

A walk in the cold, crisp air
A warm house to come back to
Hot soup for tea

Music
Good hymns at church today
A warm home

Finding this thread
My baby
Warm home

Welcome, 7, and congratulations on your beautiful baby

Just now, I am grateful that my cat has come home .

I was up half the night worrying because he didn't come home last night. It's not like him at all, especially when it's cold or wet. I was convinced something had happened to him.

What a lovely thread, I’ve often ‘seen it’ on Active but never stopped to get involved, so now I will. I have so much to be grateful for;

A warm & comfortable home
Both my parents still alive and in (fairly) good health - I am over 60 myself
A job I love, I genuinely look forward to going to work
A teenage DS happily settled in at uni
A wide group of friends
Lots of interesting and valued volunteering opportunities to be involved with
A strong faith

And I am grateful that generally I do have a positive attitude towards life, not everything is easy but I am mostly a ‘half glass full person’ .

Hello, Ragwort. It's lovely to have you with us😀

Hot porridge with stewed apples and lovely blueberries
More dry washing
A good fiend having successful spinal surgery

Modern medicine is wonderful, isn't it? So many issues that people used to suffer are now treated as a matter of course. I hope your friend's recovery is a speedy one. For my part ...

The beautiful colours of autumn
The thoughtfulness of friends
Warm house

Cosy evenings
The crisp air in the mornings

Rest
Warmth
Family

Sleep
Quiet Sunday mornings
Coffee