The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching first berries ripening on the bush

~Finding enough berries to pick

~Picking the first of the berries of the season

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~Clusters of ripe black-cap raspberries ready for picking

~Conversing with my littlest while gathering berries

~Realizing, that in the end, we're not just gathering berries, but also storing up memories

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 14th- A few of my favorite things...

~Picking out shiny new wheels

~Replacing ones that took you on many journeys

~Old scooters ready for new adventures

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~An afternoon spent introducing the cousins to our favorite apple picking spot: Owen Orchards

~An afternoon spent picking apples together

~An afternoon spent spent catching up with each other

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Picking our crop of pumpkins this afternoon
~Gold spilling from the sunset and filling the river
~An evening out with my eldest and friends <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Seeing an inspirational photo of what the puppets are supposed to look like....
~Then picking out which one you want to create this week...
~And turning it into something that will be so much fun for the storytime kids

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Picking up the first installment of wedding flowers in the morning
~Being greeted with 22 roses for 22 years in the afternoon
~Stepping outside after dinner out with the love of my life for our anniversary into the warm night air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering a patch of dandelions ready for picking
~Discovering all the greening that has occurred overnight
~Discovering that a sister is great for holding you up in strong winds

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Like a little kid, trying out our new toy in the yard after dark
~Finding a laundry pole base that we didn't know was there
~And picking up a little piece of metal, taking it inside and realizing you found a suspenders' clip... of all places---by the laundry pole!...Love how history pieces itself together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Tree tops dusted with more green each day
~Peter Pan's shadow figuring out how to hold a flower
~Finding a spot in the sunshine to get lost in a good book