The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 30th- A few of my favorite things...

~A room with stellar, caring staff

~A best friend that's with you through thick and thin

~A brave little girl who weathered one-day surgery like a pro thanks to the staff at the children's hospital

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 19th- A few of my favorite things...

~A little girl with a gift idea

~A white paper package tied up with string

~Celebrating Grandma's birthday together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 11th- A few of my favorite things...

~A little girl who notices a fire hydrant that was buried under the melting snow

~A little helper who knows the importance of digging it out

~A furry supervisor who came along to approve the work on the job site

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~Gwyn discovering a doll who needed a little girl

~Finding a blue dress that fit while fixing the holes in the dress she came in

~A doll who seems to be smiling at the progress

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Sept 10th- A few of my favorite things...

~A beloved skirt not ready to be parted with

~And industrious little girl who gave it a new life and purpose

~Having the perfect bag to go on adventures with your friends

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Finding a 1"x 1" tile in the creek and...

~Realizing it is the perfect size for a checkerboard.

~A tiny checkerboard ready for a little girl's dollhouse

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~After carefully sanding your boat, finally getting to see the color you picked out on your craft
~A brave little girl who decided on her own to retake her swim test and earned her green band!
~A quick trip to the tracks without heat and humidity melting you along the way

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~A little girl who rushes in and asks for a microscope and a field guide...
~Who diligently studies the leaves she has found, amazed at her finds, then...
~Comparing them to a field guide, runs back outside to tell one of big sister's friends that the tree was a      buckthorn and she could prove it! A girl after her mother's own heart 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Little pies that allow each person to have their own flavor
~A little girl who on her own got out the book to read along with the audio-book we are listening to
~An underwater world under construction in the mind of the artist

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~The excitement of a little girl using her Christmas gift and some spare fabric
~Finding the needle and the right colored thread to make careful stitches
~Making a snugly sleeping bag for her doll to go camping in