Gratitude Archives - Page 12 of 19

I didn’t know caterpillars could freeze during the winter too!

Yesterday’s blog post was about how little wood frogs are able to survive the winter by freezing. I was amazed by this discovery! Every fall, just before temperatures drop and the frost comes, I always see little wooly…

December 5, 2023Gratitude, Lessons in the Dirt

A hole in your heart

I have been thinking a lot about our dear friends up in Alaska recently! The due date for their little baby was last week. I have been in much prayer for her delivery! And I have been thinking…

November 29, 2023Gratitude

Called by name!

Our dear friends in Alaska had their baby this week! My friend sent me a photo last night. I am so excited for them! A brand-new little life is an amazing miracle! As I gazed at the photo…

November 28, 2023Gratitude

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 2023

Thanksgiving weekend ushers in the Christmas Holiday Season! Cars can now be seen driving down the road with freshly cut Christmas trees tied to the top. Here and there Christmas tree stands are now set up. It’s beginning…

November 25, 2023Christmas, Gratitude

November joys … Christmas trees!

Hubby and I have been in search of lodgepole pine trees. But most garden nurseries in our area do not carry local/native plants. Crazy, isn’t it! However, last weekend we discovered the quaintest little garden nursey about 30…

November 24, 2023Christmas, Gratitude

November joys … Blooms out of brokenness!

My clerodendrum is blooming!! I’ve had it two full years, and not once has it ever bloomed. And now … right after I just about lost it completely … it’s blooming! How is that possible?!? The clerodendrum cutting…

November 22, 2023Gratitude, Hope

Grocery store joys! #3

I headed to the grocery store to pick up the items we needed for Thanksgiving dinner: * a small bag of potatoes … for fluffy Thanksgiving mashed potatoes! * a small bag of cranberries … for the cranberry…

November 20, 2023Gratitude, Relationships

November joys … Thankurrito!

My son went out to lunch with his coworkers … and he sent me this photo of the menu board from the place where they went out to eat. A Thankuritto! That’s awesome! I would definitely try that! …

November 19, 2023Gratitude, Relationships

November joys … Beanbag chairs!

My daughter is having a spa party/movie night at her place! And she invited me to come! I’m so excited! I’ve never been to a spa party before! We’re all going to munch on tacos, make raspberry Italian-cream…

November 18, 2023Gratitude, Relationships

November joys … Great new music!

One of the great joys in my life is when my kids share with me their favorite new songs which they are listening to. My kids have completely different musical artists whom they enjoy listening to, so it’s…

November 17, 2023Gratitude, Relationships