Photography by L.Michele

Give Thanks/ Kansas Life Photographer

What is in on my iPad you ask...  OK, no one asked, but I thought you might like to know.

I am one of those people:)  What I mean is that I like to read multiple books at one time.  It is not unusual for me to have a couple books going at the same time.  My crazy reading style has escalated with the purchase of my iPad.  Now I have Nine, you read that right, books that I am reading simultaneously.

This one however, I keep going back to and soaking up a chapter and thinking about what I read.

1000 Giftsby Ann Voskamp, a plain Ann without even the fanciful “e”, wife to The Farmer, mama to six, determined laundress, chief bottle washer, desperate Grace-clinger.

One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are (Zondervan).

 

So I thought I would start my list today.  I have been thinking about that list.  It is not because I don't see more than a thousand things to be thankful for, I just had not started the list yet.  Today is the day!!!

   1.    Sleeping in until seven with my husband on a Saturday.

   2.    Garrett ecstatic because he is having a sleepover.

   3.    A new stove

   4.    It rained, we can always use the rain

   5.    Date night at Huney's

   6.    Entertaining tonight

   7.    I have a family I adore

   8.    I am a mom

   9.    I have friends

  10.   My family adores me

  11.    I love my farmer

  12.    We actually like each other on most days:)

  13.      Disney trip was wonderful.

Added 5/17/2011

14.  A little guy who wants to ride the bus.

15.  Lunch with friends

16.  A beautiful house to call home.

17.  Going with the girls to get my nails done.

18.  Help cleaning my house.

19.  A good credit score.

20.  Getting back into scrapping.

21.  Taking an on line class.

22.  Starting to exercise.

23.  A kindergartner who will be a first grader in 5 more school days.

24.  Summer time!!

 25.  It is all good attitude.

 

I think that is a good start! 

Thank you God.

 

Have a Thankful day,

L.

 

 

Everyday Love:

What is your everyday love?

I like to think of those times when I am in the middle of a project, and I can sigh a sigh of contentedness.  I love my everyday life.  Today, I just put on a pot of chicken and vegetables to end up with chicken stock and pulled chicken for the week.  Sigh~Sigh~Sigh

Don't get me wrong, I have days when I just can't find any joy in the tasks that I am doing, but they are few and far between.  I am so very thankful for my life.

Last week, I had a chance to try a new recipe for chicken ravioli, and it was another on of those moments when life just feels good.  The light coming in the kitchen was divine, the boys were out of the house working at the kennels, and the ravioli turned out better than I had hope for.  While I and the kitchen were covered in flour, all I could think about was that my Grandma Toni was smiling down on me:)

OK, so I am back to sighing.

 

The link for the ravioli:)

Have a Sighing kind of day,

L.

It is all about Easter!

 

Love this!!

 

Have a Stellar Day,

L.