Dear ones, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 10.21.2021. However, coming to you on Friday, 10.22.2021. Joining Rebecca Jo at Knit by God’s Hand and Jennifer at All 4 Boys in sharing the hosting responsibilities for the Thankful Thursday series. Some weeks, you might discover posts from all 3 of us, other Thursdays, it might just be one of us hosting. Sometimes you might find a post from me on a Friday!! But whatever the case, YOU are always welcome to join us!!
THANKFUL THURSDAY 10.21.2021
Coming off a hectic week of appointments and commitments every day. And the coming week may wind up being just about as busy. But I don’t think I will be needed to go over the mountain to help with the girls next week. With gas at $3.49 a gallon, and payday still 9 days away, I am thankful for that.
What else am I thankful for this week? Let’s see.
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STRAIGHT FROM MY GRATITUDE JOURNAL
For my Thankful Thursday posts, I usually share the ‘gratefuls’ I’ve listed in my gratitude journal over the week or month, whatever length of time has elapsed since my last Thankful Thursday post. Surprised to realize it’s been almost a month since my last Thankful Thursday post, here. Lots of things to be thankful for since that last post, here are some of them.
- naps
- homemade (our home!) zucchini bread, this recipe is so good
- Cady and Lucia had really good grades
- Mom got choked but managed to handle it herself
- playing with my grandbabies
- having known Mom’s best friend Claire who died
- quiet days at home (amen)
- lidocaine injection in my neck to relieve the pain
- flu vaccine and no reaction to it
- Lucia found 2 four-leaf clovers
- creating with 365 Days of Creativity
- good books
There’s More
- cooler morning temps
- getting snuggles from Cami
- helping Lauren
- cool, freshness outdoors following evening rain
- money to pay our bills
- my car battery quit working in our garage rather than stranding me somewhere
- having a washing machine and dishwasher
- my dia de los muertos altar and the loved ones it memorializes
- new clothes
- Kevin helping Mom
- dental appointments to fix PC and Lauren’s broken crowns
- traveling mercies for Brennyn and Cady
- hope for repairing our pool
- feeling so relaxed with Brennyn home
And Even More
- soaking in the hot tub and playing in the pool
- Paul had a good baseball game
- the way PC loves the grands and my daughters
- beautiful weather for the pumpkin patch and corn maze
- Cady confides in me
- physical therapy is helping my neck and back
- PC listened to me when I was venting
- good church services
- having a day with Cia when Cami was sick
- great note about Cady’s sweet classroom citizenship helping a struggling student
- found 2 pennies - one head’s up (God is with me) and one tail’s up (good luck)
- put together my stationary bike all by myself
- sleeping with the windows open
- pumpkins and pie
- kittens and cows
- most of my problems are silly first world problems
YOUR TURN
What are you thankful for this week? If you have a Thankful Thursday post, please link up with us so we can share in celebrating your blessings. Or leave me a comment below with some of the things you are thankful for today.
Thankful for each of you, that you find something here that keeps you stopping by to visit. Have a beautiful weekend.
Hugs and kisses,
You are an inspiration to me! I am grateful for many of the same things. I’ve been writing a gratitude article for my church’s monthly newsletter. This is a wonderful way to start my thinking.
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What a very sweet thing to say!! My goodness. Can’t imagine that I am an inspiration. But sure appreciate those kind words. I am sure your article is a blessing to others.
Gratitude is so important and I love to see the things you are grateful for Leslie.
Naps are high on my list too except it hasn’t been happening much lately, LOL
XOOX
Jodie
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Glad to know I am not the only one enjoying a good nap. I really feel so much better with even a 15 minute nap.
Karen+Kasberg
So many things to be grateful for, but this week I’m thankful for the time I’ve been able to spend with my Dad, and time with my horse friends.
Those sound like real blessings. I am hoping to visit my 94 year old mom in a few weeks. Looking forward to that.
Would it make you feel better about the petrol price if I told you that it is almost double that price over here? Crazy isn’t it?
I love seeing how long your lists are on Thankful Thursdays! Long may that last.
I am thankful for ‘new’ things this week. New Home for our son and a new job for our daughter 🙂
I had so much zucchini this year (doesn’t everyone though) and made zucchini bread all summer. One recipe makes two loaves, so I’d freeze one and we’d eat the other. We will have plenty of bread this winter for sure!
How does the bread freeze? Would love to try your recipe. I bought - should try to grow next year - 3 zucchinis on Thursday in hopes of making the bread again. Would like to try freezing a loaf so we don’t make gluttons of ourselves!!
Lovely list and so glad you are getting some pain relief!
Thank you, friend. I am feeling much better.
I love your Thankful Thursdays - doesn’t matter what day of the week they’re on. There are a number of things on your list that we just tend to take for granted. I’ve said before I need to start a daily list like that. There are SO many things!!!
Sorry about your lidocaine injection. Not familiar with that, but praying your pain is taken care of.
Iris
Thank you for the sweet comment. The lidocaine helped a lot and now physical therapy is taking the edge off, too.
I love reading your gratitude list because it reminds me of things in my life I am grateful for as well!
Thank you, sweet friend. We are very blessed.
Love your gratitude list! I am so thankful for my family. That Halloween decor is fabulous!
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Thank you so much, friend. I have so much to be thankful for and once I start thinking about those things, life seems pretty darn incredible.
I love this series! I love how you are able to see all the things you are grateful for. For myself, this week I am thankful for a supportive husband, and a dear friend who took me out for coffee so we could vent our frustrations together in person.
I am so glad for your coffee date with your friend. We all need a little time to let our hair down. Hope you can grab your friend or your mama and go for that pedi and mani soon.
Our car battery gave up the ghost last week as well. And, in our garage! First thing we thanked Him for!! We were on our way to pick up my brother who needed a ride to the airport (sigh) but he took a shuttle - no problem - and, thankfully, we were not in the airport parking lot when it died!! So many blessings lately! So glad you shared. And I made your chili recipe yesterday. Yum - thanks much!!
Yay!! Glad you made the chili recipe…the pumpkin chili and not my Cincinnati chili that didn’t turn out so well.
I was so thankful that my battery died in our garage. So thankful I wasn’t taking my granddaughters to school or headed over the mountain
when it gave out.
what a wonderful post! I know I haven’t been ‘around these parts’ for the past few months because, uh…life! but I am so happy to have the time today to sit and read this post. Such a good reminder to be thankful for the little things. xoxo
Hi, sweet friend!! Thank you so much for stopping by. I have missed your mug. Just ran by your blog to say hi. Will stop by more regularly. And sure enjoy seeing your photos on Instagram. Allow yourself some grace and know there are so many cheering you on and sending love from afar.
Sue@womenlivingwellafter50
Love the idea of Thankful Thursday, Leslie. I would love to join when I can.
Please do join us, Sue. I find that recording my gratitude makes me more aware of all the many blessings in my life.