How do I express my gratitude? I hope gratitude exudes me and that I make more and more! I am humble, grateful, and appreciative of every single blessing in my life, which is immeasurable! Some mornings I forget my thoughtful reflection because let’s be realistic as a person who takes self-care very seriously! Since taking in my mom, there are many days my gratitude prayer is I just need two extra minutes for the toothbrush rather than the portable toothbrush experience in the car. I am grateful for those little Colgate whisps. They are brilliant! But I kind of enjoy my two minutes of peace with my toothbrush. This morning I was driving to work, and I offer up my gratitude prayer. I am grateful for the 7 hours of sleep I got, man I needed it! I’m grateful for naps! My gratitude list is extensive (I think that is a good thing!), and I won’t burden everyone with the entire list. I am grateful I love and get to explore all things history and the incredible journey I take every single time! I am thankful for my family’s health; that’s my family, both near and far.
I am grateful for my husband, who lights up my world in the most brilliant, tender, and loving ways! I am so thankful that my husband inspires me to dream and explore and is willing to grab my hand and explore the world with me! I am incredibly grateful when he shares how he sees the world with me! I love that he knows I love learning and language and lovingly shares more with me! I love that he is quiet, loud, funny, sincere, tender, fierce, loyal, and protective! I love when he smiles because it lights up the entire world! I love when he wraps me in his arms, and I find the most incredible serene peacefulness! I am so thankful for all of my children and every single one of their incredibly talented, brilliant hearts! I am so grateful for my Benny and JuJu Bean, beyond the world’s greatest grands! I am thankful that I had a day where I laughed and joked with my mom, and she imparted her hilarious wisdom and laughter. I am grateful that she laughed because most days for, her to even find anything beyond the pain she exists inside of!
I am grateful for every day with the “Tiny TRex,” aka “Baby Bear” or “Oliver,” where we were seizure-free and his little heart! (Yes, that is my tiny monster)Ok, who the heck am I kidding? I swear to you, his heart is bigger than the Titanic)he fills my life with absolute immeasurable JOY! All of the Puffle-puff gang does! But I digress, how do I express my gratitude, I think I do it humbly and gently (I hope) I hope I always give more than I take, I hope I always listen more than I talk. I hope I jump when it’s needed (more jumping, my hubby would say). Let’s be realistic I think he would probably say need to listen more. I am grateful for each moment I can offer up my gratitude. There are no words, just unfathomable gratitude for the beauty in all things. I hope if you are reading this, your day and your heart is filled with more gratitude than you can properly express, and the blessings surround each of your hearts and lives. May you have wisdom and peace and find the sweetest pleasure in all the gifts offered to each of us in the most beautiful world we inhabit. It’s not beautiful always because of the people, but you can find the most beauty in the ordinary if you only look. I am glad I have been given the time and opportunity to appreciate and explore the things I love!
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