one day at a time: thankful thinking

Sunday, November 22, 2009

thankful thinking

we made it through another weekend.
so many things to do, not enough ENERGY.

this week, thankfully, is all about pausing.
pausing and thinking about the things in my life i'm thankful for.
believe me, my list is a mile long.

good health, lots of love {both near and far}, friendship.
those are a couple of the big ones.

and of course, at the very tippy top, there's this guy.

4 comments:

Jo said...: this picture is beautiful :); November 23, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Kelli said...: I love this picture...what a great picture to capture the "moment"...; November 23, 2009 at 3:03 PM
nana said...: Ben is the love of our lives! What a great picture! He truly loves the outdoors and the ducks! Love to all,Nana; November 24, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Kylie Mc said...: I just have to tell you that your little guy just melts my heart everytime I see his picture. Happy Thanksgiving! :-); November 24, 2009 at 4:37 PM

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