Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
My gratitude today was of the easiest sort of gratitude. It’s not difficult to feel grateful for the gift of homemade cookies. When my mom told me that she had baked a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies before our snowstorm earlier this week, I Read More
I was grateful for a bright and colorful reminder of spring today. My mom discovered the first forsythia blooms earlier this week. She made a beeline to snip a few pieces to bring inside before our snowstorm hit. I was so glad that she did Read More
I posed a question to myself today. I had hours of time to consider the answer. I walked nearly four miles today while using the snow thrower to clear away snow as it continued to fall. The question was both simple and complex. Now, I’ll Read More
I was grateful for busy hands today. Do you ever feel that way? My mom will sometimes say that she wants a “project with a beginning, a middle, and an end” on a day when she wants to keep her hands busy. I certainly felt Read More
The gratitude I share today isn’t new. I didn’t have a realization today that I felt grateful for these things. I know every single day that I am grateful for them. The first one is right in this photo. No, it isn’t the antique square Read More
I found my gratitude in a memory today. I was looking through old photos, searching for something I knew I had a photo of but couldn’t seem to locate. In my search, I found photos I had forgotten I had. Looking upon them seemed to Read More
Gratitude found me by way of a cinnamon roll this morning. Well, it was a batch of cinnamon rolls for Easter brunch. I was grateful for the time I spent making them and the moments we spent gathered around the table enjoying them. I was Read More
I snuggled with my gratitude on the couch early this morning. It was another windy, blustery morning here. After I finished my morning round of farm chores, I was ready to grab a hot cup of coffee and snuggle under the blankets on the couch Read More
I usually find my gratitude for having been in a particular place, for experiencing something, seeing something beautiful, or just enjoying the spot where I am. I try to be mindful of the little moments. I do my best to find joy in the happenings Read More
Today’s gratitude was easy to find. I didn’t have to look very hard or think long to decide to be filled with gratitude for something I saw early this morning. Do you know what this is? It’s rhubarb emerging from a winter’s nap. It’s a Read More
Nature holds a lot of my daily gratitude. It seems to be placing it around for me to discover, especially on days when I seem to need it the most. Or, perhaps it is always there and I just know that I should focus on Read More
I found gratitude in new growth today. There’s something awe inspiring about watching as a barren patch of soil sprouts new, vibrant growth. It seems magical, and perhaps it is. Spring brings a renewed love of growing things, of a fresh start to the growing Read More