Howdy, quarantine queens, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 06.2020. I usually publish these posts on the last Thursday of the month. But I’ve missed 2 months linking up with Rebecca Jo for her gratitude series, which she publishes every week. And I certainly have many things for which to be grateful. So I thought it was high time I got this post published rather than waiting til the end of the month to share.
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THANKFUL THURSDAY 06.2020
Here are some of the things I have given thanks for in my “Good Days Start With Gratitude” journal. Except I would change the title to “Good Nights Start With Gratitude” journal because I write in mine before going to sleep.
I am grateful for:
- money to pay our monthly bills
- another birthday
- ice cream
- Mondays and a clean start to each week
- blooming cactuses (cacti) and green trees
- a loving stray kitty we can feed
- PC’s dad is getting comfort in hospice
- chili and cornbread – mmm
- my sister on her birthday
- having known my father-in-law Wally
- Lauren, Lucia and Cami seemed to have missed me
- finding ladybugs with Lucia
- early morning workouts and runs
- PC’s help with my mom’s tablet
- the way a good cry can make me feel better
- Brennyn’s Mother’s Day message
- Cami’s smile
- our home
- PC’s good heart
- finishing spring cleaning
- all my girls
- good conversations with my mom and my MIL May
- Matt is recovering from Covid
Those are only a few of the things I am thankful for. In looking back over what I was grateful for in March’s Thankful Thursday post, I kept mentioning my hope that Covid concerns would be behind us by the first of April. Ha! What a dreamer, huh?
Our cases in El Paso are increasing by more than 75 a day. We are up to 93 deaths. And as of right now, 96% of our ICU beds across the city are full – not all with Covid patients but that’s still kind of worrisome. While the city is reopening very slowly, we are required to wear masks in public places. Could be a very unusual summer.
My Word of the Year
I haven’t written much about my word of the year –believe – but it has gotten me through on the darkest days of this year so far. Believing that in the end everything is going to be okay. As a part of February’s Currently post, I talked about how I came to select believe as my word of the year. In this Sentence a Day post, I mentioned how our church was doing a series on believing. Coincidence? I doubt it!
Do I still get wound up? You betcha! Just ask my Prince C. Are there days when I feel defeated or want to hide away under the covers? Oh, yeah. But I don’t stay down for long. I think that’s why I stepped away from social media and blogging – for only a short time. Just had to catch my breath. Refocus. And remind myself to believe that in the end, it will all be okay.
YOUR TURN
While there is so much to be grateful for these are difficult days. How would your Thankful Thursday 06.2020 post read? Please let me know what you are most thankful for these days.
How are you holding up? Praying you and those you love are staying safe and healthy as our world begins to open up. Please let me know in a comment below how things are in your world.
Thankful for your friendship. Thank you for choosing to spend a little of your day here with me. Your messages and support mean so much.
Hugs and kisses,
Juhli
“Quarantine Queens” – love it! Thanks for sharing what you are grateful for as it makes me stop for a minute and think along the same lines.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
We have so much to be grateful for but these are very challenging times. Historic times. And I think we just have to do the best we can. I am glad you are thinking about doing a little shopping online for clothes. Doing that has helped me want to get dressed these days. Even if it is just in shorts and a tee…I am giving my workout clothes a break!
Dara
My gratitude list has slacked off completely, as in I didn’t write one for last month. I feel bad about it but it’s very hard!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
It is hard to be grateful some of these days lately. On those days, I have started writing what keeps me from feeling grateful. Might not be terribly therapeutic but has been ‘real’ for me.
Deb
You have some great things on your gratitude list, some days it is easier than others to see an end to this way of living and it’s easy to dwell on the things that are getting us down but it is good to see that you have much to be grateful for – what a great family you have!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Oh, Deb, I have a bad day for every 2 good days. But today it is sunny, breezy and I have been on the patio far too long. It has been a good day.
Patricia Doyle
I enjoy reading other’s gratitude posts because it reminds me of how much, I too have to be grateful for… even in this crazy time.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
I think part of the reason for this crazy season was to recalibrate us. To get us back in nature. To force us to have more self-reflection through which we examine our lives and what really matters most. It has been tough but we baby boomers are tough cookies.
Jill
You have so many good things on your list. Even with everything going on in the world right now we can be grateful for the little things that bring us joy. Chili and cornbread sound delicious by the way!
Jill – Doused in Pink
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Thank you!! I am hungry as it is lunch time and chili and cornbread sound so good that I might just make them for dinner tonight.
Rebecca Jo Vincent
I just love your list. I love that some of the simple things mean the greatest things in the world!!! Smiles & memories & ladybugs… joy is everywhere to be found.
So glad to see you back venturing in blog land!!!
… yep… masks in summer isn’t going to be fun, but I’ll put one on every time I walk into a building – for sure. Gotta keep yourself safe & protected.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Oh, ladybugs have been a big blessing this spring and early summer.
And even wearing masks and having to them TO WEAR is a blessing.
Love the ones you are sewing.
Laurie
This quarantine queen loves your post! I initially thought our Covid crisis would be over in 2 or 3 weeks too. How wrong we were! Your gratitude list is impressive. It always helps me to remind myself how very much I have to be thankful for.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Thank you, dear friend. We do have so much to be thankful for, even in this tumultuous time.
Cindy Anderson
Great list! And I loved the Quarantine Queens! This is my first time on your blog. I also link up with Rebecca Jo, I’m at Adventures with Beth. You have a beautiful blog and I hope to read more in the future!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hello, new friend. Will add your blog to my Bloglovin’ list. So nice for you to come by and leave a comment to let me know you visited. I think the world of Rebecca Jo so any friend of hers is automatically a friend of mine. We are sharing our summer (fun) bucket lists on Saturday…come join us. Left you a comment on your blog with more info.