Being happy isn’t so much about the big, extraordinary events in our lives, it happens when we recognize all of the little ordinary things that make us smile. The thank you notes category is all about appreciating the little things that make us smile every day and expressing gratitude for them.
It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle of life that we forget to appreciate the small miracles that happen every day. I created the monthly Thank You Notes post to help me relive the happy moments, savor the gratitude, and share them with you. I hope they also inspire you to think about … [Read more…]
It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle of life that we forget to appreciate the small miracles that happen every day. I created the monthly Thank You Notes post to help me relive the happy moments, savor the gratitude, and share them with you. I hope they also inspire you to think about … [Read more…]
It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle of life that we forget to appreciate the small miracles that happen every day. That’s what these Thank You Notes are for–to help me relive the happy moments, savor the gratitude, and share it with you. I hope they also inspire you to think about … [Read more…]
Another month has flown by, and we find ourselves once again at Thank You Notes time. I have much for which to be grateful, as I’m sure you do, so let’s get started. Thank you Mom… for creating this wonderful, loving, passionate, crazy family. Every time we gather together like this, I marvel at how blessed … [Read more…]
It’s the second Tuesday of the month. That means it’s time for Thank You Notes–a chance to look back and savor the many wonderful things that have happened in the past four weeks and express my gratitude. Thank you to these wonderful ladies… for their hard work at the office and also their willingness to … [Read more…]
This is my first gratitude post since discontinuing Friday Favorites. Looking through the photos I’ve taken in just the past 2-1/2 weeks, I can see it will be a challenge to cram a month’s worth of wonderful into one post. I will do my best. This month I tried combining favorite moments into collages. Next … [Read more…]
Happy Friday friends! This week was truly fabulous for me, with the highlight being a return to Hawkes Landing after an 8-week absence. Hawkes Landing was just as beautiful as ever. Thanks to Mother Nature for the perfect weather with just enough cloud cover to make a pretty picture. Thank you to our kind neighbors … [Read more…]
Happy Friday friends! This week has been an emotional one around here, as I’ve already talked about. Amid the sorrow, there has been much joy. I have always loved butterflies, but since Bryan’s death, they have come to have special significance, as I described in a Facebook post shortly after he passed: This morning, I … [Read more…]
Happy Friday friends! I hope this week brought many smiles to your face. Mine brought more hiking (two in one week!) and a surprise visit from a friend. What could be better than that? Let’s start with the hikes. The first one was Lake Catherine via Brighton Lakes Trail with two of my lovely sisters. Spending … [Read more…]
Happy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done thank you notes, so I think it’s time. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward Thank you Cindy for inviting me to go on a hike. Thank you Mother Nature for providing this grandeur (Wild … [Read more…]