Gratitudes 43 Wonderful Simple Life

Greetings and Holykisses,

A few random blessings ........

--for More and more LOVE that somehow

just keeps blooming bigger  in our  life.

 

-That Kaylas feeling better, and

is another year older.  ;)  -We're so thankful she was created and

became part of our family.

 

--That  Tony finally got  Michelle's ticking lifters fixed. :)

And that we got to see  more of him this week. 

 

For Trentobean. 

And that heart of his



Thankful for this view outside our living room window.

That the garden is wonderful messy right now and keeps surpring with

new life from dropped  summer seed. 



 --For two snowballs in September..........

 

--And Autumn Zinnias so pink and salmon.



Visiting Monarchs...

and a butterfly bush re-bloomed

For this silhouette on the

horse-tie pole. 

For Charlotte

and her amazing web.

 

How she hangs out on this bush

near the kitchen door.  (Can you find her?  Let your eyes

rest right above the watercan handle.) 

 

--Her intricate black and yellow markings, how she

spins... and even her  

taste

for grasshoppers.

 

 

For chicken music right outside the porch

.. and even on the porch. lol  

 

  

 

-And my morning pick me ups.

Santa mug and all.





For  the most comfortable bed to make....

with fleecey sheets and  fluffy featherbed.



For laundry to do...



And  sinkful of  dishes.....

-How Poppa Mike and young Carter have bonded...

And that feeling of having someone sleep on your shoulder....

 



--How I'm thankful that even though I worried "What if I'll be a bad Grandma someday?"-  coz hearing kids screaming  in Walmart would seriously drive me CRAZY......and yet  other times I wondered  maybe I'd never end up being a Grandma coz our boys have never had kids of their own??.......

--But  God had a plan and  brought 3 to us in one beautiful package!!!...

I'm thankful.    For all this more love.... for growing us ...

and for teaching me to just

chill out

and trust Him.

With everything.

And all of us. 

Coz He really does have it all covered.

Us covered.   

 

 



 

I'm thankful for this little "helper."

And the words... "Gramma Lea I wanna help!"

 

I'm thankful for my  delightful Honeybear   who likes pink...

and aprons.... and

grilled cheese and who even steals

ALL the dill pickles off my plate. 

 

For the LAUGHTER  when the ketchup made a "noise"

getting squeezed onto  our plates ...  

"EXCUSE YOU Ketchup!" I scolded. 

and more giggles.

And for how now... anytime  someone or something makes

"that sound".... we all say, "EXCUSE YOU KETCHUP!"- and giggle

 



 

How young Carter now really recognizes us...

and blesses  with his beautiful smiles.



For peekaboos

and getting scared

like this.....

 



For cardboard boxes

being the best toys ever!

 

for ART!

and ... learning how to  color

your little world.

 

 

that monsters

have naptime.

And can go happily for two and a half beautiful hours! lol

 

 

That during monster naptime...

older  ARTIST girls... get to play longer...

and create!

For  serenity 

like this.

 



-- That a basketball now lives in my backseat.

And that Myguy will put down his wrench, and

come play with me. 

 

 

For the beautiful sound of a

SWISH!

haha

For moments like this....

with my Sweetheart

--my best friend.

 

For  boots so broken  in

I can walk in them better than any  sneakers now...

And ...

 

that Francois is ready to go

walk anytime, anywhere, anyplace...

any weather...

 His big sister Addiedoodle too...

But she gets tired- 

Like Ole Abe used to. 

To have faithful  walking buddies who have

your back  is such a blessing!

I'm thankful. 

 

 

For Bella tangles to comb....



 

 

For bills

paid.

And a beautiful sky....

With clouds to daydream...

and heaven to think about.

 

 

For all these things and so much more.I'm grateful.

 

Thank  you Lord for all these things...

Thank you with my everything....