2017 Thankfulness: Week 34

Thankfulness from this past week:

Sunday

• A personal message to my heart
• Hugs from my nieces
• Good traffic through Chicago

Monday

• The wonder of a solar eclipse
• The end of summer sports
• Looking forward to convention

Tuesday

• First super intense workout in a long time
• One more work day left in the week
• Grocery store directly on my way home

Wednesday

• Clear sky full of stars
• Upcoming vacation days Thursday and Friday
• My head lamp

Thursday

• We can pray for our needs to be filled and can trust God for the solution
• People making me feel welcome
• Answered prayers

Friday

• Hearing the first bird sing just before dawn
• Beauty of the haze of early morning ground fog
• Taking a moment to appreciate the stars and moon

Saturday

• More soul food
• A warmer evening than the previous two nights
• My tent

2017 Thankfulness: Week 33

The thankfulness log from two weeks ago:

Sunday

• Owning a grill
• Beautiful evening to kayak
• Awesome night of sleep

Monday

• Delicious leftovers
• Sleep without interruption
• Activities that get me outside

Tuesday

• Eating lunch in the sunshine
• Ending the softball season on a good note
• A good career discussion with my boss

Wednesday

• Spoken to at bible study
• Fresh fruit snack
• Making small progress

Thursday

• People who care
• Lunch with friends
• Someone at work giving extra effort

Friday

• A weekend with family
• Accomplishing a couple tasks
• A good talk with a co-worker

Saturday

• Taking a risk - learning to do a back flip off the diving board
• A summer night on the patio with a fire and family
• Fun time playing with my nieces and nephew

2017 Thankfulness: Week 32

Thankfulness from the last week:

Sunday

• Reminder to pray believing
• Evening kayak excursion
• Lunch on the bluff with a friend

Monday

• Beauty of a full moon
• Feeling desperate
• A bike ride

Tuesday

• An encouraging verse (Psalm 29:11)
• Fresh peaches
• Fun playing softball

Wednesday

• More encouraging verses (Psalm 92 - the last 4 verses)
• Edifying Bible study
• No work after 7:00 PM

Thursday

• Small victories
• Eating lunch someplace other than the cafeteria or my desk
• Making time to do yoga

Friday

• A searching conversation with my mentor
• Relaxing evening walk
• Delicious licorice

Saturday

• Friends who challenge me
• Interesting conversation about European history
• Going to bed early

Total Eclipse of the Heart

OK, maybe not an eclipse of the heart.  Just an eclipse of the sun.  Coming Monday, August 21st!  I happened to actually read a couple news articles today, and I read something about a total solar eclipse, so I looked it up.  NASA has quite a nice informative video about it.  They make it sound quite interesting.  Maybe some of my readers will be in the path where they can see the total eclipse.  And many of you may be able to see a partial eclipse.  Check out the details in the NASA video or at this website.

Science is cool!

2017 Thankfulness: Week 31

Thankfulness from last week:

Sunday

• Going to my "normal" Sunday AM meeting
• Good reminders
• Relaxing at home

Monday

• Hymn coming to mind that speaks to my heart
• Relaxing yard work
• Beautiful day of sunshine and temps in the 80's

Tuesday

• A bike ride
• Beautiful sunset
• Mid-morning walk to another building

Wednesday

• Brief evening walk
• Salad
• Microwave ovens

Thursday

• Lunch with friends
• Time to do real work instead of be in meetings
• Massage appointment

Friday

• The end of a long work week
• A friend coming for a weekend visit
• A weekend at home

Saturday

• A peaceful, easy morning paddle
• Fresh fruit readily available
• Fresh homemade zucchini bread

2017 Thankfulness: Week 30

I'm finally catching up on publishing my thankfulness log.  Here's the one from last week.

Sunday

• More convention
• Sunshine on a boat deck
• Crowded experiences that make you thankful for space at home

Monday

• Seeing a place of my heritage
• Delicious crepes
• Free clean bathroom

Tuesday

• A hot sauna
• Time spent with Mom
• Seeing a midevil city

Wednesday

• Delicious biscuit cookies
• Seeing swan lake ballet in Russia
• Drinking from the tap in other countries

Thursday

• Fruit vareniki
• Making someone's day by giving a tip
• Opportunity to learn about other cultures and countries

Friday

• An enjoyable 2.5 weeks with enjoyable people
• Brief time spent in nature
• An evening learning about music and dance of another culture

Saturday

• Home sweet home
• Soft toilet paper
• Delicious airport food

2017 Thankfulness: Week 29

More delayed gratification - from the third week of July.

Sunday

• Beauty of God's creation
• Nice walk down the mountain
• Partial sunshine for the most beautiful scenery parts of a day trip

Monday

• Going to bed early
• Good health
• Seeing a new city

Tuesday

• Reminder of our souls being eternal
• Eating a Snickers bar in a foreign country
• Delicious strawberries for breakfast

Wednesday

• A wise tour director
• Good talk with my cousin
• Adventure on a church spire

Thursday

• Delicious European pastries
• A good walk
• Discussing a good day with others

Friday

• Sleeping in
• Beautiful evening walk
• Best black licorice I've ever eaten

Saturday

• Hearing the gospel
• Growing experience of going to convention in a different place
• Delicious ethnic food (Swedish meatballs, lingonberries)

2017 Thankfulness: Week 28

I have some catching up to do!  I wasn't near my computer for a couple weeks, so here is some thankfulness from mid-July:

Sunday

• Not living in a concrete jungle
• Eating at home
• Tap water that is safe to drink

Monday

• Fresh blueberries
• Lunch break
• Doing a normal routine

Tuesday

• Enjoyable lunch interruption
• Good examples
• Time spent in the outdoors

Wednesday

• Taking a Wednesday afternoon off from work
• Bible study
• Lunch at the best pizza place in town

Thursday

• Foresight to bring delicious snacks
• Start of a special vacation
• Traveling companions

Friday

• A nap
• Beautiful Norwegian scenery
• Flight itinerary re-routed

Saturday

• Delicious fresh cooked salmon
• Awesome breakfast buffet
• Good night of sleep