A Gratitude Thread for Little Things
 

Or a ray of light in the Holiday Hysteria!

This is copied from another Board but I thought we could start to mention the things for which we are grateful - not World Peace and thin thighs but the small things in life.

Today I am grateful for my friends Claire and Doug who are coming over tomorrow afternoon to put up my Christmas Tree! I know I could just ask them but they wanted to know if I was decorated and said they's be over after lunch tomorrow. Maybe they'll stay for dinner - Shepherd's Pie and coleslaw, WASP Soul Food!

Next?

I am grateful that my health is improving enough so I've got the energy to decorate for my dd today. Ruth, need some help? Seems I've got get-up-and-go to spare!

Lets see,
I am grateful for my friends and family. I am grateful that my shopping is done...but today I am grateful I found a starbucks card in the parking lot at the mall...with luck there will be enough for a free coffee!

-L

What a nice idea Ruth!!

I am grateful, VERY grateful for the 5mg of Celexa that the doctor started the "little guy" on, on Thanksgiving Day. His ocd and perseverating behaviors have lessoned tremendously. He is perfect! (always was) Even with the occasional morphing into a dinosaur in public!

counting my blessings!
peach

I am grateful, more than my hubby will ever know, for simply his presence in my life.

Robin

I am grateful that my first weekend shifts are over. And I am tremendously grateful for my little girl's warm hugs and slobbery kisses when I got home!

I am grateful for health, and wonderful family, friends,the sun in the morning, and the moon at night, but most of all, I am grateful that God loves me.
Tazcat

oh there's so much!!! but for starters, i'm so grateful to be walking. sometimes i find myself looking around at where i am, like the mall, or at work, or swimming, or sitting at peachie's kitchen table, or at the deli counter in the grocery store, and i realize that i couldn't have done it a year ago. just being able to do NORMAL things is such a gift.

do you all realize that i only gave up the cane for good in the middle of august??? that's only 3 months ago!!!!

I'm grateful for the few really good friends I've made in my life. They've helped me through some rough times.
I'm grateful for my hubby who has stuck with me through thick and thin...mostly thick....even though he's been the cause of some of the aforementioned rough times.
I'm grateful I have two healthy daughters and two healthy grandsons and that my daughters seem to be in loving, stable marriages.
I'm grateful I had loving parents who gave me a good start in life and taught me important stuff .... like the importance of good health, happy families and good friends.
I'm grateful I live in a free country and that I've never had to send a husband, son or grandson (yet) off to war. I'm so grateful that I wasn't born in some third world shack and never know where my next meal is coming from or how to feed and shelter my children.
Gosh, I could go on like this for hours but I'd better leave something for the rest of you to talk about.

Thankful for so many things
 

At this busy time of year when it is easy to get distracted by all the "things" that need to get done I am thankful for Ruth for asking us to think of the little things that add up to soooo much!

I am thankful that I found my wedding rings in amongst my Xmas decorations after they had been missing for 2 years! (never thought I would see them again)

...that I am not nearly as sick as the people I went to take care of when I went to work this weekend.

...that I love what I do (nurse) and so never have to "work" a day in my life.

...that my hubby loves me even though (believe it or not) I am not always very lovable.

...that my daughters are well and happy and fill my heart with joy

...that my son who lived for 2 1/2 years taught me so much about strength, unconditional love and bravery

...that my hubby does most of the grocery shopping

...that I sleep so well at night

next.....


Elizabeth

I am grateful for many little things and the big things like health, freedom, security.

I am grateful that I am blessed with three children that I really LIKE. Every person has a unique personality and we don't all get alone so it could have happened that one or more of my children could have been someone that I really didn't care for - I am grateful that didn't happen.

I am grateful that I am able to have a wonderful relationship with two silly spotted doggers and that my work from home job allows me to spend much time with them. It would break my heart to think of them all alone in the yard for 8 hours everyday.

These are kind of silly but I AM very grateful for them daily: Pantiliners, microwave ovens, automatic garage door openers, 50 gallon hot water heater so I can (almost) always have a hot shower, warm water beds, the world wide web.

I am also grateful to be living in the USA in 2002 instead of back in the 1800s or something. Life was soooooo hard bad then.


Kel

You knew this was comming :D

I am Grateful for Jesus who died for me. With out Him I don't know how I would survive (or if).

I am Grateful for: my Life, my family, my new baby girl (and all who are here and those who have passed, all who have touched my life forever and ever).....

I am Grateful for: our health, birds singing, the smell of wood buring in a fireplace.

I am Grateful if one person reads this and can relate.

I am Grateful for all my friends, living next door to me or those who I cyber chat with 3,000 miles away.

Leenie

I'm grateful for all of you, my world would be much darker without the sunshine you bring to my day.

I'm also grateful to people like my co-workers.

The childless one who played Santa so well at the Children's Chirstmas party that my Step-Son now believes in Santa again with his whole heart. (he had begun to doubt)

Also for the one who has two boys of his own, and still finds room to raise two of his nephews too. Today he told us that their family would probably be taking in another child, a 14 year old girl from an mentally abusive family. I tremendously admire people like this, and I'm grateful that the world has these people who show us the goodness of humanity.

Today, I am grateful for my family, and for my faith in God :)

Oh gosh, I'm grateful for you guys reminding me what there is to be grateful about! I take too many people and things for granted.

I am grateful for my family, even the ones that don't pay too much attention to me!

I'm grateful to my husband for always trying so hard to take care of me the best he can.

I am so SO grateful for my son, I'll never be loved by another like him.

I'm grateful for my job, even if it does feel like the pits of **** some days, because it is security for my family, and that is something hard to find. Also, I have good friends there, fortunately, since there are so many back stabbing busy bodies there too...ok this is going the wrong direction. Next..

I'm grateful that I have you guys to come to at the end of the day.

I'm grateful that even though it is cold outside, I am in a toasty room in my house.

I'll stop now!

Wow, so many things we take for granted isn't there.

I am grateful for my children big and small, for teaching me patience, understanding and how to laugh, love and cry.

I am grateful for my husband who loves me without boundries and who never fails to tell me how beautiful I am (he just got glasses we will see how long that line goes on for, LOL), for his patience and understanding of my illness and putting up with myself and 3 stepkids, (he deserves a medal for that one alone).

I am grateful for my faith in God, it has seen me through hard times and easy times.

I am grateful to my Mother for teaching me about parenting, faith, cooking, sewing(which I detest) and that you are never completely dressed if you don't have lipstick on!

I am grateful that God has seen fit to place a special needs child in our care for longterm or short it has taught me many many things I never would have known without him.

I am grateful for the ladies at 3fc for listening and relating to personal pains and emotional gains, I am not alone as I thought I was!

Some of these brought tears to my eyes! I am grateful for so many things, how often we forget in our busy lives all we have to be thankful for.

I am grateful for my husband and my two darling children...I am grateful and thankful that God has given us the ability to care for them and love them.

I am grateful for the United Methodist Women's group I have joined that has welcomed me with open arms and hearts!

I am grateful to all fo my friends and family - many of whom I truly miss this time of year!!

I am grateful to Ruth for starting this thread and getting me thinking. Thanks Ruth.

I have MUCH to be thankful for this year.......

First, my family. I have three pretty terrific kids!!

My husband........the love of my life!!

After my beginning of the year 2002, I'm thankful for my life............not only my life......but a better healthier life.

I'm thankful that both my and husband's parents are still with us. And two of my Grandma's!!!

Debbie

Not just grateful, but happy
 

Someone suggested to me a little bit ago that rather than think in terms of what I am grateful for, to think in terms of things I love about my life. So here goes:
I am grateful for...
my good health
my good friends
my good family
my good living situation
last but not least, I am grateful that I have a job!

What I love about my life:
I love the way the light comes into my apartment
I love the way my cat snuggles with me
I love where I live
I love that I have good people in my life

Tilly, you love the way the light comes into your apartment? I love things like that too! We have a picture window in the living room and the Christmas lights hang in the window over the couch, and it is so great. I have a big quartz rock with a light in it that sits on my entertainment center and that has a great glow, also. I know exactly where you are coming from! I love city lights too. Night landscapes can keep me staring for ages. :)

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his sholders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9-6

Wow, such wonderful things to think of.

I'm another one that has so very much to be grateful for, but first is my belief in God. Without Him I couldn't make it through each day. And because of Him, I am able to love, forgive, endure the real life issues. Praise be to God.

My Family ~ I've been blessed with children and grandchildren who are healthy and have inner and outer beauty.
DH, even when he's a SHDH is a my wonderful, perverted, generous soulmate. (Yes, he has my sick sense of humor!) The feeling I get when watching him sleep next to me.
My parents, brothers and their families. I am grateful that altho my dad required triple bypass surgery that it was diagnosed before he had a heart attack, that the surgery was successful and he is doing wonderful. And that God saw fit to place me in their family.

I'm grateful for being able to sit back unnoticed and watch all the kids cutting up and swapping their stories (mine and all the neighborhood "adoptee's") and the feeling I get in my heart and the tears that come to my eyes.

For having my older son Chad in my life. Though I didn't give birth to him, I can't imagine not having him in my life.

And tho it saddens me (even moreso today) that Melissa and my grandbabies are in England, I am so grateful that I know they are safe and happy.

I am grateful to be able to share holidays with my stepchildren and their mother. That we share a love and bond for one another.

Grateful for being able to provide a home, food and clothing for our children. That there are gifts under the tree.

For being able to share what I have with someone less fortunate.

For my friends here. You've helped me through some extremely emotionally draining times. If it weren't for you and my wonderful friend Susie I don't think I could've made it. And I love you.

There's just so much I've been Blessed with.