Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Gratitude Gifts Today


#4377 - #4432

- printing pictures, lots of pictures
- smiling over the memories
- recalling stories for my Dad's 80th birthday
- seeing the absolute joy in our son's eyes as a new father
- cousins crowding around her

- flourless chocolate cake with whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries
- gifts read:  good books to get lost in, reading to grandchildren, lists for a new week
- recipes written down
- online advice on how to garden and how to raise chickens
- neighbors coming for supper

- rhubarb, saskatoon and strawberry crisp
- little helpers with the chickens
- all the room that Canada offers
- new potatoes + cream + dill = deliciousness!
- lettuce from the garden

- a gift in red: strawberries
- a gift in white:  vanilla ice cream
- a gift in blue: denim jeans
- irises blooming
- phone calls on cell phones



- water droplets on big leaves
- pulling weeds
- chickens happy to peck through the weeds
- garden growing wildly
- rainy days :)

- a day of mending and finishing sewing projects
- clean kitchen counters
- trip planning
- walnuts in salad
- healthy crops in the fields

- a gorgeous scenic trip
- mountain goats right outside the car window
- American and Canadian flags blowing side by side
- sweeping vistas
- Weeping Wall of melting snow water, right outside the car window



- colorful wildflowers
- one-hour shopping trips
- 70% off sales
- exploring
- eating together

- fresh cherries
- photos through the years all proudly displayed
- picking fresh peas
- shrimp and snow peas sauteed in butter and garlic
- a walk through a new neighbourhood



- wild turkeys in the driveway
- visiting with cousins
- surprise Sunday afternoon barbecues
- taking Bob's parents to visit Darrin & Kelsey and Heather & Jonathan
- wild hugs and enthusiasm from grandchildren when we arrive

- 1000 miles safely driven
- God's amazing creation
- that His love is as wide as the big blue sky
- praise music
- words of wisdom found in the Bible

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