The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Coming out to watch the moon rise and realizing I am not the first one

~The late evening light on the trees

~Finding that a flock of starlings beat me to the sunset spot to watch the show on the western horizon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~An assembling of leprechauns...er... Gnomechauns for St Patrick's Day

~Carrying them in a cage so they won't escape

~Realizing that despite your best efforts, they disappear one by on into the hands of a well-deserving staff

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~The scent of fresh baked brownies filling the air

~The fun of a movie you recognized

~Watching a different version with the girlies and watching them realizing Amy's voice sounds a bit familiar

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

 Oct 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~A humble fall dandelion flourishing in fall

~Realizing this dandelion has one of the best seats in the field

~A view of fall beginning overtake summer's green with bold colors

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A day spent braving life's risks, and...

~Realizing it's the twists and turns that make life interesting, and..

~In the end, it doesn't matter what you've been dealt, it's just a deck if cards...

Come to think of it, Alice in Wonderland learned that too!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~The gift of new supplies for a little embroiderer's new hobby
~Finding the perfect bag with shelves at Goodwill to keep it all organized
~Realizing there is the perfect space to carry a friend along as well 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Realizing that there is now a stocking "missing" in this group
~Buying supplies and making a pattern to change that
~Seeing a sweet little boy's stocking begin to take shape

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

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

~The simple joy of holding a handful of marbles
~How marbles look different as you roll them around in your hands
~Realizing that while I may have lost a marble or two over the years, I've gained so many beautiful ones <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~A comic opera with a familiar star
~Realizing things haven't changed much with siren call of the telephone since 1947
~A poor beau who realizes that a way finally to get to talk to and propose to his love who is always on the phone---the telephone!