G

I am grateful for Girls.  I love being a girl and everything that goes with it.  I like smelling good, I like putting on makeup and gettin' fancy.  And I am ever so grateful that I am a mom.  I am also eternally grateful for the opportunity I had to be pregnant.   Being a girl is great! And I'm thankful that God made me a lady.

F

Thankful for Family.  I know, another no-brainer.  But I am truly grateful to God for them.  My family is without a doubt, my greatest and most cherished blessing.  My children make me happy and give my life meaning and purpose.  My husband is my companion, friend, and lover.  My parents and siblings give me strength, support, and were the most influential people in helping me become who I am.  Words can't explain the blessing that my family is.

E

Today was harder. 

(what the heck am I going to do with Q??)

I'm thankful for.........Everything? 

Eggs?

Elephants?

Eating?

I couldn't come up with anything I was truly grateful for that started with E.

But then it hit me, Emotions.

Wierd, but true. 

I am thankful today that I have vibrant, full, put-it-all-out-there emotions.

I don't hold back, and I'm thankful that God gave me an outlet for my feelings.

Grateful I can cry hard, and laugh loud, and love deep. 

'Cause that's just who I am.

And it's good.



D

Today I'm grateful for Dance.  I'm honestly not that good at it, but I love moving my body.  I'm grateful I have a little bit of rytham.  I love to watch a good dancer and I appreciate how difficult it is to be REALLY good.  I'm grateful that my body is functional enough to be able to get up and dance if I want to. 

C

C is for Cecily.  DUUUUUUUHHH!!!!

I'm ever so full of happiness and gratitude for my Cecily girl.  I could gush about her all day if you let me.  She's fun, funny, smart and darling.  She comes up with the funniest games and imaginary friends.  She gives kisses to Nolan, even after he pulls her hair.  She loves talking to people.  In the grocery store, in the park, at a restaurant or at church.  She'll telly you her life story, if you let her.  She forgives easily (which is good for mommy) and her hugs and kisses melt your heart.  I'm thankful she's mine.

B

I'm grateful for Billings.  It sounds trite, but I'm grateful for the experiences we had there, for the things I learned, and for what my time there taught me about myself.  Its not the prettiest city ever, and we'll most likely never move back, but I'm happy we were there for the little bit of time we were.

A Month of Gratitude

I've been remiss in my gratitude efforts here on this 'lil blog.  11 months and no posts.  Not that I haven't had things to be grateful for my life, I've just been writing it down in other places.  But!!! I've been seeing friends on facebook who are posting every day until thanksgiving and going from A to Z.

I'm a day behind..... Oops.

But here I start, and I hope I don't forget and get behind.  If I do I'll just catch up, I guess :)

So, November 1st: A

I'm thankful for my AUTOMOBILES.  Seriously, how cool is it that you can jump in an air tight, steel framed, gas propelled box on rubber wheels and blaze down the road at 80 miles an hour.  What took the pioneers MONThS to accomplish can now be done in a few, comfortable days of driving.  Its pretty incredible if you think about it.