Thankful...

Found this quote on Pinterest the other day.

Really got me thinking.

Remember how I attempted to write down 1000 things I'm thankful for?

Yeah, I quit after 2 weeks.

Well, I quit writing them down, but those 2 weeks made me REMEMBER to be thankful more.

That quote helped, too.

Any other favorite quotes on being thankful?



Multitude Monday

It's been one week since I started my Gratitude Journal.

Honestly, I'm not feeling any more thankful than before.

I'm still having cranky days,

BUT,

it has been nice to notice the moments that take my breath away.

So... I'm going to keep on keeping on!

24. new Spring wreaths adorning my door (just in time for another dumping of snow)

25. love pats from his little chubby hand

26. her one month old adorableness

27. ecstatic fits of glee as a football is tossed over his head

28. two precious ones sleeping and the same time

29. buy one get one on caffinated drinks

30. a happy child during church nursery

31. tylenol

32. a serious game of cars played around her

33. early sun while being wrapped in a blanket close to my love

34. healthy babies

35. her body wrapped close to my chest while I rock the other to sleep

36. just the sound of wheels on the highway as I escape for two hours alone

37. heading up on the bridge with just the sky in view

38. how much he loves her

Ann Voskamp's Multitude Mondays

Watch this.

Then join me as I jump on the bandwagon and

start.

being.

thankful.

Start.

noticing.

the.

gifts.

Start.

remembering.

the.

moments.

Here is my attempt at reaching 1000 moments.
1000 gifts.
1000 ways He loves.

1. warm, clammy arms from her sleeping newborn body

2. fresh out of womb smells on her head

3. feather-soft baby skin beneath my lips

4. music that ignites my heart

5. tears over the phone has weakness is revealed by a friend and Strength is called upon.

6. his sweet vocals exclaiming "dooooog!"

7. bright blue eyes flashing behind slow eyelash-covered blinks

8. the way he holds his sippy cup

9. and how he claps for a job well done

10. just woken up cuddles on the couch

11. a chubby finger pointed to the closed door when he hears her awake

12. dance party in the kitchen

13. the way he dances: right foot stomping, hands clapping, big smile on his face, & "dee, dee, dee" exuding his lips

14. warmer weather after a cold winter

15. attics to escape to in order to hear God

16. the rainbow-like way our diapers fell out of the dryer.

17. little boy hands sweeping hair over my eyes playfully

18. cuddling on the couch in between fits of giggles

19. swaddled newborn's heaviness leaning on my chest

20. the sweet sigh from a full little tummy

21. release of gas, relaxing in peace

22. Dove chocolates... by myself 

23. cold ice water running down my throat.