Gratitude Week 5

#41 - children unloading the dishwasher, without being asked

#42 - pie eating contest, watching not participating

#43 - live performance of Annie

#44 - hearing children memorize the Word of God

#45 - shoes

#46 - hot baths on these cold nights

#47 - watching children dance in the living room

#48 - my beloved's unconditional love

#49  -watching my daughter play Mary in the children's Christmas
          program at church

#50 - FBC Roanoke's Christmas Cantata

Gratitude Week 4

#31 - spending time with my daughter teaching her an old past time - sewing

#32 - Christmas parades

#33 - an evening out with my beloved

#34 - watching my husband sew, because he loves me

#35 - finding a box of old sermon notes

#36 - finding a box of old letters and cards from my beloved before he became my husband

#37 - homemade Christmas gifts

#38 - gift cards

#39 - late night talks with my niece

#40 - Text messages from my beloved all day long while he is away at work