We Are Thankful For:
One day in the fall of 2008, during the beginning of the economic melt-down, we were having a dialogue in the office about all that we have to be thankful for, especially the small things that we often take for granted. We remarked that from time to time we should remind ourselves of the goodness, beauty, abundance and grace that is all around us. So, we put a sign-up sheet in our lab that anyone could add to. It read simply:
"I am thankful for:"
And here are some of the things that made the list so far…..
- Really, Really, clean porta-potties
- Lemony things
- Hudak’s Garden Produce Stand
- 99 cent patterns at JoAnn’s Fabrics
- Warm, Soft, No pill fleece blankets
- The smell of a pellet stove
- Coming home to a funny husband after a hard day
- Living on Lake Champlain - seeing awesome sunrises and sunsets
- Homegrown tomatoes
- Flip flops
- Long walks on a warm, beautiful fall day
- Dark, dark purple, sweet smelling concord grapes,.. still warm, right off the vine
- A family that will do laundry and fix meals when you’re sick
- Hot good coffee
- Childhood friends
- Flannel sheets
- Crisp early fall Apples
- Fun people
- Playing with kids and piles of leaves
- Family close by
- Pumpkins with deep grooves and dark green stems
- Fond memories at a grandmother’s camp
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Fresh baked bread
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Election season is over!
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The smell of Downy on clean sheets when you crawl into bed
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Homemade gingersnap cookies, still warm, with melted frosting
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Elastic waist bands
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Kids that will happily try any kind of new food
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The unconditional love of a good ol' dog
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The smell of steaks on the grill
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Sledding at the age of 50, on a hill so high and so long, when you can catch a ride behind a snow machine to get back up to the top again
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The juice of a fresh water melon dripping down your face on a hot summer day