The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 29th- A few of my favorite things...

~Rescuing a tiny turtle from a trying to cross a very busy, very dangerous street

~A girlie who decides that a tiny turtle needs a name he can grow into: Herman Franklin Fredrickson, Jr.

~Letting him go to live a full, and now much longer life, away from traffic in a nice marshy area...So long, Herman! Happy Trails!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~If you give a girlie a calligraphy pen set...

~She'll have to put it to the test

~So you'll quickly scribble a medieval manuscript text...and she begin to master it in minutes 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~A puddle walk after a day full of rain

~Observing the world while the rain is still falling

~A girlie who appreciates the sound of rain as much as I do

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few My Favorite Things

Nov 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~The youngest girlie starting her Christmas projects with a needle and embroidery floss
~Teaching a new stitch to little hands
~The joy of watching her joy in mastering it

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 8th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching a girlie continue her work on "Starry Night"

~Watching her study details and notice things in the painting for the first time

~Watching how little strokes of chalk together begin to catch the essence of a night long ago

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 5th- A few of my favorite things...
~The privilege of voting
~A girlie teaching her rabbit Flower to read
~Learning that the public jumping to conclusions before a trial isn't a new thing in our legal history

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Packing the bags for one excited girlie and her bunny Rumple
~Taking off on a new adventure in independence: summer camp!
~A girlie excited about bunk beds, swimming, and making new friends <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Trip into the woods at Beaver Lake to see water lilies beginning to blossom on the lake
~To enjoy the shade of the trees and...
~To discover really huge fish in the bog with my girlie who loves nature <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Signs that let you know that camp's nearby
~Three girlies settled in for a week's worth of fun
~The littlest girlie getting Mommy and Daddy to herself