Gratitude

In this month when thanks is openly given, today I find myself grateful for:

1. The canvas, the artist and his masterpiece

2. A little girl that twirls in the kitchen

3. A little boy that often sounds so grown up

4. A new twist on an old story

5. A win for our team

6. Restaurants that provide great food so this mom didn't have to cook

7. The way he delighted in slinging paint

8. The detergent and shampoo that helped get the paint out

9. The sweet taste of persimmons and this hand reaching out to grab them

10. The fallen leaves that must be raked, jumped in and piled once more to do it all again

  

11. The mysterious grouping of leaves that haven't left this spot in our driveway for days, despite the wind, in order to provide the perfect pile for a toddling babe to explore.

"This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes."
                                                -Psalm 118:23