What I'm Thankful For

The list of 1000 blessing continues this Monday, our little Lucy's birthday and the week of Thanksgiving.

I'm grateful for the memory of the day of her birth. It was the day before Thanksgiving that year and that labor was hard. I thought the fourth labor would be the easiest, and boy, was I wrong! It took everything I could give to get her out and I'm so grateful that she's here! We just can't imagine our lives without this breath of gaiety, whimsy and yes, drama!

Here is Lucy snuggling in her bed in her new bathrobe with her new Frenchy dog (from Fancy Nancy. Have you met her yet?)

Lucy in her new (to her) princess/bride dress, and me


From our family's Gratitude Journal this week:

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0153
Good Earth tea

0154
Greek yogurt...so yummy!

0155
doing chores together with the kids

0156
repentance and forgiveness

0157
singing at church, really loud. I always sing really loud.

0158
the change of seasons

0159
sausage (guess who?!)

0160
driving along the Charles River in the morning light

0161
coffee very early in the morning

0162
that Clayton finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

0163
haircuts - Lucy and me

0164
that he doesn't have to get a haircut yet - Walter

0165
the 84 bus and the 78 bus (at the end of our street!)

0166
the weekend

0167
Fridays

0168
Papa and Lucy having lunch together

0169
Mac B. (Clayton's best friend)

0170
Harvard Book Store

0171
my birthday daisies on the table still look good!

0172
water

0173
buttoning sweater buttons over a tiny round tummy

0174
going for a walk with Lucy and her baby in her carriage

0175
the different personalities of our children

0176
this:

If you'd like to join others in listing God's gifts (even if you don't blog!!), GO HERE and look for the Gratitude Community!