Gratitude

 

Good morning! How are you doing? 

Right now I am sitting at my kitchen table in the morning writing this post. Yesterday the rain came all day long, today we are in for some more rain. Our backyard is a mud pit and I try to walk Frodo from one tuft of grass to the other trying my best to avoid mud - the success is intermittent, but my determination is strong.

On my daily walk yesterday, I snapped that tulip photo from a neighbor's garden. We cannot grow tulips in our yard because the deer eat them up but I guess where she lives the deer are respectful. My daffodils continue to bloom and are wonderful to look at.

I came across these two gratitude quotes and decided to write them down to remember them. 

Today I am grateful for: - my healing wrists - being finished with an antibiotic - my raincoat and umbrella - leftovers - a captivating novel on a rainy day - easy peasy sock knitting - Frodo and Holly - phone calls from the kids - silence - the kindness of others

What are you grateful for today?


Comments

  1. BonnyApril 12, 2024 at 8:31 AM

    Hard rain and wind woke me up several times last night. April is a rainy, soggy month!

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  2. AsKatKnitsApril 12, 2024 at 8:32 AM

    The rain is just crazy here! The standing water in my backyard has finally started a trickle in the basement... just enough to be irritating! Sigh. I have one small, determined tulip as well... and I am so grateful for it!

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  3. ConnieApril 12, 2024 at 9:27 AM

    I love your gratitude reflections. We all have so many things to be grateful for. The wind and rain are awful here right now...good weekend to hunker down and knit!

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  4. My Creative LifeApril 12, 2024 at 2:33 PM

    I'm grateful that the garden is in bloom and it is Friday... Have a lovely weekend x

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  5. DiannaApril 12, 2024 at 2:55 PM

    Today, I am grateful for my husband who is willing to help me with projects I can no longer accomplish on my own...and for him treating me to lunch out today! :)

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  6. VeraApril 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM

    Those quotes are great and what a beautiful tulip. So much to be thankful and grateful for. Happy weekend!

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  7. JenniferApril 12, 2024 at 6:56 PM

    What nice things to be grateful for! Today, I am grateful for my son. Today is his birthday. I am grateful that we were able to spend the morning/afternoon together. I'm grateful he had the day off and we found a spot for lunch that he really enjoyed!

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  8. JaneApril 12, 2024 at 8:05 PM

    I am grateful for the sunshine and the pansies I potted up this afternoon.

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  9. Deb J. in UtahApril 12, 2024 at 10:35 PM

    I love your notebook filled with meaningful quotes and illustrations. I saw some tulips just like the ones you snapped a picture of on my walk tonight. I am grateful that springtime is here! I hope you have a nice weekend. See you again soon!

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  10. TinaApril 14, 2024 at 4:35 PM

    I’m grateful for beautiful clear skies and herbs that are growing leaps and bounds. Love your journal Karen and so sorry about your yard. Hopefully the rain will end soon.

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  11. MarthaApril 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM

    Lovely tulips! Daffodils are blooming here, too. Sadly we have no flowers in our yard really, at church, the library and friend's houses. We'll have some in a month on our apple trees and lilac bush.

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