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As always, I have lots to be grateful for. It is the end of the school year and that has me retrospectively examining what improvements and growth I’ve seen in my kids over the past few months and the factors I’m grateful for that have helped them along the way.

1. I am grateful for the most AMAZING teachers my boys have had this year! Seriously, we are so blessed to have wonderful, engaging, kind, intelligent educators who have taught them since August!
2. I am grateful for the growth and learning my kids have been able to experience. We are so lucky to live in a country and society that makes space for children to learn, play, and not have to grow up too fast.
3. Although with the move into summer comes a change in routine and a scramble to figure out what kids will do while us working parents go on about out schedules, I am thankful for the annual break to slow down, enjoy each other more, and let kids be kids without as much pressure and responsibility.
4. I’m thankful for all of the beautiful slide shows, pictures, and videos my kids’ teachers have shared with me this year, especially over the past couple of weeks.
5. I’m grateful for the numerous fun and exciting events the teachers and school have planned for the kids. From water day to pajama day, the kids have had a blast celebrating the end of the school year!

Wishing you all an amazing and grateful summer!

Wow, am I grateful!

1. I am grateful for the opportunity to “live” in Texas for 5 weeks this summer! What an amazing summer it was!
2. I am thankful that my children got the chance to spend so much time with extended family getting to make memories and form bonds with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
3. I am grateful for all of the time I got to spend with some of my favorite and most important people making memories and catching up.
4. I am grateful for all of the fun things we did and experiencing all the firsts with my kiddos! Pool parties, cookouts, the most amazing 4th of July fireworks show, Six Flags and riding roller coasters with my kiddos for the first time, painting with my mom and the kids, road trips, baby showers, multiple aquarium visits with a spectacular dolphin show, date nights, a girls weekend, baby cuddles and meeting new precious babies in the family, hugs from my aunts, uncles, and cousins, Tex-Mex, happy hours with my mom, eating the most delicious homemade meals made by my mom (but not gaining the 10 pounds I gained 🙂 ), Lego Discovery Land, trips to the neighborhood water pack, a visit with cousins to Hawaiian Falls, beach days, eating freshly caught-fish, and so many more!
5. I am grateful for this most special and unique and loving family that I was born into where everyone values each other and makes the effort to stay close! And I am grateful that I have the opportunity to share this family and our values with my kids!

Hi friends! I am so grateful lately! Let me tell you why!

1. I am grateful for getting to spend tons of time with family over the past few days! We’ve had pool parties, 4th of July cookouts and firework celebrations, a Cousins’ Night dinner, and a girl’s weekend at the lake! I LOVE my family and am so thankful for the opportunity to spend so much time with them this month!
2. I am thankful that my mom always welcomes us with open arms and makes us feel 100% comfortable and at home despite the fact that my 3 little boys might accurately be compared to wild animals at times!
3. I’m thankful for the chance to be somewhere with clearner air. The air quality in Virginia has not been great due to the Canadian wildfires so I’m glad our lungs are getting a bit of a break.
4. I’m thankful for Buc-ee’s and that you can find tham outside of Texas now! Best place to stop on a roadtrip EVER!
5. I’m grateful for fun times this summer!

Have a great one!

Hey friends! As usual, I have plenty to be grateful for!

• I am thankful for a great team at work! Every one is so open and collaborative and easy to work with!
• I am grateful for my kids having the opportunities to participate in activities like football, basketball, and cub scouts.
• I am thankful for spring time and the nicer weather we’ve been having.
• I’m thankful for a nice place to live and a nice place to work.
• I’m grateful that we aren’t where we were 3 years ago when the pandemic first started.

Have a happy day!

Good morning! I’m feeling a little down lately and remembered that I hadn’t practiced gratitude in a while. When I was doing it regularly, it seemed to really help me keep a positive attitude. So here I am trying to use gratitude to cheer me up 🙂 .

1. I’m thankful that I am finally starting to feel better. I have had a bad cold and I am starting to feel like myself again.
2. I’m grateful that I was raised in such an open, honest, loving, and supportive family. I’ve seen the way other families work now and am so thankful I didn’t have that kind of upbringing.
3. I’m thankful to have good people in my life and to be smart enough to judge who is a good person for me to be around and who is not.
4. I’m grateful to spend some extra time with my youngest son today.
5. I’m grateful for summer time, warmer weather, and longer days.

Have a wonderful day friends!

Hi friends! I am so thankful lately and here are just a few of the reasons why:

1. I’m thankful for warmer weather and longer days. We have been spending so much time having fun outside. Yay for spring!!!
2. I’m grateful for amazing friends! We got to have so much fun with a bunch of our friends this weekend.
3. I’m thankful that Covid surges are over for now and things feel more normal.
4. I’m thankful for my boys. I am enjoying having fun with them at this age so much right now! We’ve been playing chess, jumping on the trampoline together, and going on hikes!
5. I’m grateful for finding my assertive voice. It took me a long time to find it but it feels good to be able to stand up for myself and my family and voice what I want without extreme anxiety!

Have a wonderful week!

Hi friends! Here’s my weekly dose of gratitude:

1. I’m thankful that my boys are currently healthy.
2. I’m thankful for great friends who I can enjoy things like Galentines Day and the Wine is for Lovers 5K with.
3. I’m grateful that my children like vegetables and aren’t picky eaters most of the time.
4. I’m thankful for challenging projects to work on and smart, helpful, fun coworkers at work.
5. I’m grateful for the warmer winter we’ve had and the lack of snow.

Love you all!

Hi friends! Yesterday was a rough day and I could have gained a lot of insight from writing this post then. Here are a few things I’m thankful for lately:

1. I am thankful for my mom and the opportunity for her to come visit for Auggie’s birthday this past weekend. We had such a fun time celebrating my baby turning 2. My mom always knows how to handle anything, especially the difficult situations, and she provides me great advice and guidance. I’m so thankful for her and I hope that she has many healthy years left on this earth so my boys can get to know her well.
2. I’m grateful for our family and friends that celebrated Auggie with us this weekend. We went to Carter Mountain sunsets Thursday, outdoor lunch at Mount Ida Friday, had a small birthday party Saturday after a trip to the Farmers Market, and then celebrated with a family dinner on Sunday. We are blessed to be surrounded by wonderful family and friends!
3. I’m thankful that school starts next week. The transition of our regular routine to a summer/summer camp routine has been rough for us and I’m really glad school starts back soon so my boys and the family can have a better routine and a great preschool influence.
4. I’m so grateful for long days and warm weather. Summer is coming to an end soon and I’m starting to dread the coming of winter, cold, and shorter days but I’m thankful for the summer we’ve had and what we have left. I’m trying to savor the last of it and enjoy it while it is still here.
5. I’m really grateful for an awesome doctor who has been very persistent in helping me figure out some health problems. It finally feels like we are on the right track and I am so thankful to be feeling a lot better lately.

Sending love to you all!

Happy Tuesday! Here are some things I’m thankful for today:

1. I am so thankful for a great camp that my boys are attending this summer. It has succeeded in thoroughly tiring them out and they really seem to enjoy going every day!
2. I am grateful for my job. I enjoy getting to go to work and participate in challenging projects and talk with my coworkers. I really think working makes me a better parent because it allows me to use a part of my brain that parenting doesn’t as well as makes me miss my kiddos and look forward to spending time with them when I have the opportunity.
3. I’m thankful for a husband who works so hard to keep our house and yard together. We recently had some plumbing issues and he spent all of his free time figuring out the problem and fixing it despite his lack of plumbing experience.
4. I’m grateful for summer. I LOVE the heat and the sunshine. I don’t care if it is 100 degrees, I am soaking it all in because once winter is here, I’ll miss it.
5. I’m thankful for things in life that bring people together.

Have a good one!

Happy Thursday and happy spring! I’ve actually been practicing daily gratitude since the new year with a handwritten journal so I haven’t been keeping up with my weekly gratitude posts on this blog but today I feel like I need an extra dose of it!

1. I’m grateful for spring, flowers, warm weather, and sunshine. Winter here is so so hard for me. The short days, the gloomy weather, and the cold really have an effect on me so I’m so thankful and full of energy to welcome spring and the promise of summer!
2. I’m thankful for a really fun girls trip to Savannah and for my husband and mother-in-law who helped take care of my boys so I could have a little break and spend time with some of my best gal pals and my mom while exploring a new city.
3. I’m grateful for an amazing preschool that my kids attend. Not only have they taught my children so much over the past 2 years, they have gone above and beyond to accommodate Morgan and his broken leg.
4. I’m thankful for exercise and my body’s ability to participate in it. With the warmer weather, I’ve been exercising more and my body and mind feel so much better!
5. I’m thankful for my 3 sons. They are constantly teaching me and motivating me to try to become a better person.

Have a wonderful day!