Heart of Thankfulness

Another November, I enjoy listing my thanks each year on my blogs because it centers me. A time of reflection that comes during one of the busiest seasons of the year, Thanksgiving and Christmas. So this year I offer thirty, one for each day of the month, reasons my heart is filled with thanks:


 Exceptionally thankful for our new home

 Travel safety provided over numerous road trips

 Memories of two years of life in a retirement oasis

 A treasured visit with my sister-in-law, Mary Lou

 Recorded memories shared by my Aunt Betty, ninety-two years young

 Searching our roots with my granddaughter, Sydney

 Autumn beauty

 For direction from the Word of God

 To have spent time on this earth with a humble stepfather, Tom, who loved my Mother deeply

 Our nimble and talented granddaughter, Haley, has the opportunity to be a cheerleader and support her school

 Delicious pumpkin-pie cake

 God’s patience with me

 Witnessing my Mother’s amazing endurance through illness and loss of her beloved husband

 Sharing a weekend with my brother and sisters, laughing, remembering and crying together…

 An impromptu tea party with Megan and Ashley, two of my ‘Princess’ granddaughters

 So grateful to stay in the home of Aunt Gail and Uncle Palmer during a difficult family funeral

 Friendships that have stood the test of time

 Warm, friendly neighborhood

 Turkey and my Mom’s stuffing recipe

 Freedom to vote in a Presidential election

 Soul-mate, friend and love of my life, my husband, Joseph

 Warmth of our wood-burning stove

 A day of remembering at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

 Forty-two years of marriage and counting…

 The speedy sale of our previous home

 ‘Coffee times’ with my sister, Nancy

 Recently acquired photograph of my deceased mother-in-law and father-in-law taken almost seventy years ago

 Blueberry French Toast and orange juice

 Listening to Stardust and Moonlight Serenade

My 2011 Thanks
Heart of Thankfulness

My 2010 Thanks
Month of Thanksgiving