The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Shopkeepers who still take time to decorate their windows

~The wonder and joy simple displays bring

~Knowing children still stop for Christmas lights

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Enjoying brightly colored leaves still clinging to the trees

~Choosing your favorite from the leaves falling to the ground

~A swing with a carpeted kaleidoscope of favorites to choose from

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~A time for...Being showy
~Being still
~Being silly

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Waking up to the sound of keys clicking as a writer types her ideas
~Thea's excitement of being big enough to lose her first tooth
~Being small enough still to discover spaces that no one else can fit in

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Christmas cards arriving from friends and family far away
~A Christmas songbook to add music to the evenings
~A Christmas project that is still classified

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Still waters like a mirror on the old canal 
~The silhouettes of trees against the sky 
~Seeing a bit of sky and light though an old Italianate's roof lantern (cupola)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~An early morning fishing trip with Daddy
~Helping release monarch butterflies back into the wild at the library
~Watching the waves on the lake go still as the sun goes down

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Petunias who get a lovely view of a fountain all day long
~A perfect reflection in a still canal on an evening walk
~Mourning doves flying up to the wire to watch the sunset with me