country road, take me home

gratitude
pandas - Sloane
time with my parents - Relyn
my brother - Jeffrey

Melinda and Alli

gratitude

friends - Sloane
we finally have the tree down and the house back in order - Relyn
amen to that - Jeffrey

the road ahead

gratitude
Lassie - Sloane
Dulcy gave us Bananagrams for Christmas - Relyn
Sloane got to go sledding - Jeffrey

for love, there's nothing like a dog

gratitude
being in the spelling bee - Sloane
Sloane and Lauren's long friendship and weekly play dates - Relyn
somebody getting wood delivered to us just before the storm hits - Jeffrey

it's birthday cake ice cream

gratitude
Ruby and Bubbles by Rosie Winstead - Sloane
a clean house that someone else cleaned! - Relyn
colleagues I enjoy working with - Jeffrey

Today

gratitude
good friends - Sloane
a patient daughter who doesn't complain,
even if she has to stay after school for an unplanned
hour and a half while Mom has an emergency meeting - Relyn
colleagues I enjoy - Jeffrey

always look up

gratitude
Momma - Sloane
my work book club - Relyn

Haunted?

gratitude

Sunday school was lots of fun - Sloane
my parents take an interest in anything important to us - Relyn
yes, Relyn's parents - Jeffrey

for Beth

gratitude
watching a movie with Momma - Sloane
Jeffrey is so very patient - Relyn
Sabbath - Jeffrey

I said, don't leave the water running!

gratitude
panda bears and I'm really glad Ibu can lift her arm high again - Sloane
my Dad's signet ring, which I wear nearly every day - Relyn
iPods - Jeffrey

winter skies at recess

gratitude
date nights with Daddy - Sloane
long talks with my friend, Krista - Relyn
eating spaghetti with Sloane - Jeffrey

flowers in her hair

gratitude

play dates with Lauren - Sloane

I got the PowerPoint for my Jensen presentation finished today at work - Jeffrey

Sloane and her happy heart - Relyn

What is it?

gratitude
Briana and having good friends - Sloane
the Green County Library system - Relyn
I'm excited about all I'm going to learn in my new class - Jeffrey

like mother, like daughter

gratitude
Daddy - Sloane
I have a man who is coming in to help me with math two days a week. - Relyn
My new grad class is starting tonight. - Jeffrey

"Uh Oh!"

gratitude

Droon - Sloane

wonderful worship time at church this morning - Relyn

great church service - Jeffrey

a little "me time"

gratitude
boat shows with Daddy - Sloane
my Big Girl camera fund grew today - Relyn
a lot! - Jeffrey

Julie's Kitchen

gratitude

laughter with my colleagues - Relyn

I had a good day at my seminar and met interesting people - Jeffrey

raising a reader

gratitude
family that understands when I have to work late - Relyn

a handful of silver

gratitude

my new outfit - Sloane

recess outside - Relyn

being able to get the computer repaired so quickly - Jeffrey

Shadow Lace

gratitude
Momma and Daddy - Sloane
we might get two dogs - Relyn
all three of us snuggling on the bed - Jeffrey

A January Tradition

gratitude
Hannah Bunner - Sloane
Geeta Bunner and unexpected girl time - Relyn
so many books returned today; that means kids read a lot over the break - Jeffrey

James River, Half Frozen

gratitude
my cutie new hat - Sloane
that we spent all day together, just having fun - Relyn
our huge credit & finding a used copy of Sleeping Freshman Never Lie - Jeffrey

Letting Go

gratitude
warm fires - Sloane
frozen ponds - Jeffrey
quiet evenings with the three of us reading - Relyn

Talullah

gratitude
Kit and Josephine - Sloane
I get to spend the night here again - Lauren
Sloane and Lauren's long and wonderful friendship - Jeffrey
warmth - Relyn

A Shelf of Favorites

gratitude
slipper socks 'cause my feet were cold - Sloane
that I get to spend the night - Lauren
the friendship between Sloane and Lauren - Relyn

The Blue Hour

gratitude
Red Ted and the Lost Things - Sloane
God has a purpose for Sloane's life - Jeffrey
donkeys - Relyn

Inspiration Corner

gratitude
I feel better and can go to school tomorrow - Sloane
my kids had a great first day back to school - Relyn
I loved the day I spent with Sloane - Jeffrey

Contentment at Home

gratitude
good books - Sloane
my family is willing to be inconvenienced just to help me out - Relyn
having one more day off before it's back to school - Jeffrey

Leaden Skies

gratitude
warm fires and good books - Sloane
all the quiet family time this winter break - Relyn
long conversations with far away family - Jeffrey

Winter Bouquet

gratitude
spending time with friends - Sloane
a great job, even if I'm not ready to go back - Relyn
Sloane's laughter - Jeffrey

A Walk In The Woods

gratitude
staying up past midnight - Sloane
all the blessings of the past year - Relyn
all the joys in the coming year - Jeffrey