Our 2018 Thankful List

We are writing Mama's blog post together this morning....here are the things we are thankful for....

Eva says, "My Sister"

Diana says, "Dance"

Daddy says, "My Wife and My Life...which are one in the same" (he kills me...major brownie points...ha ha!!)

Mama says, "My Company"

Eva says, "My Dance Class too"

Diana says, "My Family"

Daddy says, "My Healthy Family"

Mama says, "Our Family"

Eva says, "My Family"

Diana says, "My Siblings"

Daddy says, "Music"

Mama says, "Our Community"

Eva says, "My Friends"

Diana says, "My Phone"

Daddy says, "A Great Job"

Mama says, "My Tribe"

Eva says, "My Sisters and My Brother"

Diana says, "A House"

Daddy says, "Friends"

Mama says, "Traditions"

Eva says, "My Daddy"

Diana says, "My Grandparents"

Daddy says, " My Boston Sports Teams"

and Mama says " Our Church"

Have a WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

 

Thankful Thursday #1

So glad I found Rebecca Jo and her blog- linking up with her HERE

Any chance to share my gratitude is a win in my book.

Patty (over at Good Better Best HERE ) and I plan on starting a Gratitude Linkup in 2019.

Until then, Rebecca Jo is giving me an excuse to remember and document the things I am grateful for....

So...here it goes......

This Week, I am thankful for

1. Warm holiday decorations

2. Hallmark Holiday Movies

3. New HR searches to work on

4. This season with my husband and kiddos

5. Quality time with some besties

6. Last but not least, Monday Nights with My Mama

Gratitude

I am thankful for.....

Being close to the best hospitals in the world and having access to excellent healthcare

Having real love

Having my fam

Having the village

Having the work 

 

Gratitude

This Summer, I am grateful for.....

The Warm Sun

The Cold and Salty Ocean Water

The Energy to Try

The Fresh Air

The Flowers

The Family and Friend Time

The Work

The Blind Faith

My Girls....The Way They Are Playing With Each Other

My Hubby- My Rock- My One True Love

Weekly Gratitude

I am grateful for....


The green grass


The flowers


The memories of firsts


"Large Unsweetened Iced Tea" QT


 A new client


 Family QT


Friends Like Family


 

Carpool Book Club

As I sip my coconut coffee, I always start with my daily devotionals and alone time with God.

After that, I start catching up on blogging.  I read my favorite blogs and write my posts.

I was going to do a Gratitude post as I will often do on Thursdays but then saw Narci doing her "Carpool Book Club" Linkup and so wanted to partake in this.  I guess because I have recently read three great books and wanted to share.  Linking up with Narci HERE

I would be remiss, however, if I didn't list my gratitude because....well....it is the best way to live....

So this week, I am thankful for.....

Strong Business

Friends Like Family

A Hubby that loves dance parties with his girls

Having Zach home

and now onto the books.....

Here are the three I have read between April and May...I HIGHLY recommend all of them!

 

I LOVED it as I LOVE all of Elin Hilderbrand's novels.  Set in beautiful Nantucket, a widow, her children, and their special guest venture to their beach house for the summer and romances bloom...history comes back to haunt them and such....loved it...plain and simple!

The Rumor- another winner from Elin Hilderbrand.  This one was full of passion and romance and greed for sure.  It was more exciting and fast-moving than some of her others- loved this one too!

Kerry Lonsdale was a new author to me.  I picked this one up thanks for the suggestion from some fellow bloggers and it did not disappoint.  It was a suspenseful and quick read and it looks like the sequel is coming out soon.  I highly recommend it! 

So those are my three most recent reads.

I am now currently reading Silver Girl, another novel by Elin Hilderbrand.  

I would love to finish it by next week so I can include it in my What's Up Wednesday post but not sure that will happen with all of our planned holiday weekend fun!  Can't wait to see what you are reading!

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....

 Friends who are like family

The  promise of a road trip...

Our neighborhood

The return to sunshine....the return to the golf course

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for....

The faith in my husband that our community has

For the successful election and the fact that we are finally getting our school and solving the overcrowding issue...so happy for our kids

Blind faith

The opportunity to try again

Weekly Gratitude

My daily devotionals this week have really spoken to me...more than usual....they have reminded me to stop and find something to be grateful for...even in the most stressful times....

So I have.....and this week...I am grateful for.....

The support from our family and friends and our community

Good meds just in the knick of time

Being able to rest

The promise of business

My home...my safe haven

Weekly Gratitude

I am thankful for.....

The warm weather

 

The friends who have become family

 The community

 

The work

 My girls...these ages

The clarity

The understanding of priorities 
 
Being someone's first choice

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....

Successful surgery...albeit painful...will be more grateful when the stitches come out

Snuggles with my littles

Finding the next book

 

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for....

 

The willpower....the clarity.....the energy

 Being taken by a little chubby hand and lead into her magical world

My Mama Bear instinct and my passion for fighting for my little monkey

QT with my soul mate

Good news from the plastic surgeon

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for....

My bestie being back from FLA- praise the Lord!

 Quality family time with cousins- didn't realize I missed them so much

Good doctors

My hairdresser

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for....

A wonderful Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, friends and good food...so blessed to be surrounded by the best

My company....our business...and our clients that keep coming back

Being able to live the Christmas magic through the eyes of my girls

Diana....being bitten by the theater bug

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....

The flexibility we have...always...especially when Daddy is travelling...I seriously have the best boss ever

and while on that topic...safe flights for Daddy

This Christmas Season...I thought last year took the cake but I can tell already that this one will be even better....Eva is understanding everything and is obsessed with Santa and The Grinch...and nothing is more magical than watching it all through your kids' eyes :)

My mom....that's all

My girlfriends...and how they feed my soul

Weekly Gratitude

Today, and always, I am thankful for....

 The big guy upstairs

My husband....and how he saved me

My daughters

My stepchildren

My parents

My in-laws

Our home

Our town

My friends...some of which are like family

My passion

My outlets

My work

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....

Clarity

Being back in the game

a successful surgery for my hubby 

and
 
 Being picked up by my bestie....always knows when I need her....being left out of a get together/celebration never feels good and she was there just in time to snap me out of my pity party

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....

 Watching Diana get on the bus

Weekly walks in the fresh air

Daily inspiration and reflections

Daily calls with My mom

Daily calls with my bestie

Unconditional love and support from my hubby

Kisses and belly laughs from Eva

 

Weekly Gratitude

I am grateful for....

Pumpkins....purple cabbage...cornstalks....mums...white hydrangeas and the quality family time when decorating with all of the above

Sirus XM Radio and the Seasonal Station- 78- I cannot wait for the Halloween tunes to start playing

 Family Fall Dinner

Unconditional love

The friend I was always waiting for

Gratitude

Oh did these words speak to me.....

I was so good with Weekly Gratitude posts for so long....today I am just writing "Gratitude" however, because I have not been documenting my thanks weekly.  I will get back to that but for today....it's Gratitude...

Right now, I am thankful for....

The ages my girls are at- they are really fun ages- I love being involved in their activities and all of their happiness...they both look up to me and love me unconditionally and remind me that even when I fall behind, they still think I am the greatest....ahhhh warms my heart

My hubby and his fierce loyalty and protection of me.  There is not a day that goes by that I do not thank God for bringing the two of us together.

My career but more importantly my boss and co-workers.  I have never worked in a more positive environment where someone is always encouraging you and trusting you to do you best.  I have never done better and this is largely in part due to the way I am treated.

 I am thankful, too, for our community.  I love living in a town where people truly rally around those in need and come together for special events. It is so fun and rewarding to be part of that.