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February 28, 2020

No.360: 2020 Gratitude // 09

A new series for 2020!  If I record 20 things every week, I’ll have over 1,000 items by December 31.  
That’s a lot to be grateful for.

finding a heart-shaped surprise
football games in the backyard
holding my child’s hand
dreaming and planning our new garden
crafting with Sophia
the routine of daily breadmaking
when Mark’s business trip was suddenly cancelled and he could stay home
reading in a rocking chair
finding new uses for old things
all of M’s BJJ coaches
calendars to keep all of our moving pieces straight
green shoots pushing through brown earth
red-bellied robins
Father John Hollowell’s example
watching a family of white-tailed deer (at least 6!) leap through our property
that my mental health is so much better than it was six months ago
waking up with the sun
that one of the kids doesn’t actually have Hand, Foot & Mouth like we thought he might
changing my mindset (again) from “I have to…” to “I get to…”
simple, ordinary days

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Comments

  1. Laura M says

    February 28, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    so many deers! how lucky to have seen them

  2. Shelly Cunningham says

    March 3, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    I am so happy to hear that your mental health is improving. Feeling down is exhausting.
    Love you, girl!!!

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