My Thankful List
1) I am so grateful we made plans to go on our Get-a-Way weekend with two other couples in March. We always have such a good time with these friends. They are like family to us. We've known them most of our lives.
2) I am also thankful that we are going to have our daughter and her husband visit us in August from Denver. We may be able to spend some time in Ocean City, Maryland at our beach house.
3) I am so grateful that we can host the baby shower for our first grandchild. It is so exciting. I am looking forward to this joyous event!
4) I am grateful that I don't worry about my tenth grader being on the computer too much anymore. He is continuing to get good grades, and this gives me hope. It is a rule now that if he stays home from school, he can't go on the computer. This rule has enhanced his attendance at school.
He also seems to have a good head on his soldiers. He is very logical and makes a lot of sense sometimes. He told me, "I'm not going to grow up and stay in the basement on my computer the whole time."
5) I'm grateful to find a mall to walk in on rainy and cold days. I do five laps which takes about an hour.
6) I'm thankful that I only watch tv in the evenings now. I sit in more silence to foster my faith and keep noise pollution out of my head. "I will not be afraid to be still. I will savor the refreshments of silence. Perhaps the spirits of my loved ones will join me there."
7) So thankful to meet a friend every Friday morning for coffee. It is a nice break from noise and business.
8) I am very grateful to be participating by zoom with a friend in another state in a book club. This friend and I are also planning a trip to Shenandoah Valley.
9) So thankful to recommend a monthly outing with my dh and tenth grader. We missed last month so I have to keep reminding dh. He won't make up for the month we missed either. Dh seems to avoid talking about it or planning it.
10) We had a great Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday in 2021. I was so bummed at Thanksgiving though because I put too much topping on my sweet potatoes.
11) I am very grateful to be able to bring the Eucharist to an elderly woman again. I receive so much joy to bring comfort to the elderly. When my wheel chair bound mother was living here with us, I thoroughly enjoyed taking care of her. She passed on December 13th, 2021. The whole family was present storming the gates of heaven with prayer and giving her comfort.
