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It’s hard to keep this list going when I’m weary, work is piling up, I feel behind, and situations have me discouraged. It’s when I feel like quitting and just hiding in a hole somewhere for a while that I most need to look up and see the gifts all around. So I am trying to do that. Here are a few.
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One of my very best friends is coming next month to visit for a week. It’s fun to look forward to it.
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The Girl laughing as Grace sprays her with the garden hose.
A quiet afternoon to focus on a specific project.
The return of Beema and the aunts and uncles from their month away.
A table full of children engrossed in drawing.
Pigeons in flight.
Quiet, unhurried conversation with the man I married.
The girls with heads bent together over a single coloring book page they are coloring together.
Noticing again how very good the Boy is at drawing.
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Jellybean’s face when he stands on my lap.
Diapers hanging in a row on the clothesline.
Roasted cauliflower with butter.
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All the kids in bed together reading.
The Boy’s plans for his birthday party next week. (Breakfast sausage and waffles for dinner.)
How loved I am.
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Little carrying her “little baby puppy” around in her sling.
The Girl puts food on my plate for me while I’m holding Jellybean.
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Clouds shaped like horses.
Jellybean yells and grunts like a boy.
The gratitude community is here.