Category Archives: Gratitude Journal

May 12, 2012

Gratitude journal: The best kind of friend

Tonight I am grateful for friends willing to do far more than is required in accordance with the standard laws of friendship. Last night, my friend, Jeff, and I spent three hours unclogging my kitchen sink. This involved snaking the … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2012

Gratitude journal: Home at last

Tonight I am grateful that my wife is home again after a four day, three night stay in the hospital. I missed Elysha while she was gone. My evenings were decidedly less fun in her absence. I know a lot … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2012

Gratitude journal: Sleepless

Tonight I am grateful for the ability to function with little sleep. With Elysha in the hospital for the past four days with a placental abruption, I have found myself doing laundry, washing dishes, making lunches, walking the dog, working … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2012

Gratitude journal: She swings!

Tonight I am grateful for my daughter’s joy in swinging. For the longest time, she hated to swing. She used her infant swing exactly once. When the children flocked to the swings in gym class en mass, she would run … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2012

Gratitude journal: Baby still on board

Tonight I am grateful to my unborn child, who has chosen to remain inside Mommy’s womb for a least a little while longer. At 36 weeks, there is no real danger to delivering the baby now even though the actual … Continue reading →

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May 7, 2012

Gratitude journal: Daddy got the outfit right

Tonight I am grateful for dressing my daughter well, which is no easy feat for me. On both Saturday and Sunday, I was charged with choosing the outfit that Clara would wear for the day. Elysha left early on both … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2012

Gratitude journal: Grandparent love

Tonight I am grateful for the love that Clara feels toward her grandparents. She adores Nani and Gramps and is as comfortable and happy in their presence as she is in ours. What a lucky little girl, and what a … Continue reading →

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May 3, 2012

Gratitude journal: Still her favorite thing to do

Tonight I’m grateful that some things have not changed. My daughter is three years old. I can’t imagine that this will last very much longer, but I will cherish it for as long as I can.

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May 1, 2012

Gratitude journal: New shoes!

Tonight I am grateful for my daughter’s inexplicable change of heart in regards to the shoes that Elysha bought months ago. This morning, on the way to school, Elysha told Clara that her purple sparkly shoes were falling apart and … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2012

Gratitude journal: The boss lady

Tonight I am grateful for Brenda Copeland, my editor and friend. I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with Brenda at the Newburyport Literary Festival.  When we weren’t speaking on a panel or cavorting with other authors and editors, … Continue reading →

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