A Year of Gratitude – October 5, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – October 5, 2024

I have our hens to thank for my gratitude today. They surprised me with four fresh eggs this afternoon. We have nine hens, so it isn’t uncommon to find that many fresh eggs in the nest box during the spring and summer. But it isn’t Read More

A Year of Gratitude – October 4, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – October 4, 2024

I found a bright purple reason for gratitude today. These colorful asters are blooming in my mom’s garden. They’re so vibrant and welcome this time of year. So much of the garden is finished for the year. Many of the plants have already been cut Read More

A Year of Gratitude – October 3, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – October 3, 2024

I stumbled upon my gratitude early today. I was working in the garden when I looked down and saw this beautiful, delicate rose. It was almost underfoot yet I hadn’t seen it. It seemed too perfect to be real. Look closely and you can see Read More

A Year of Gratitude – October 2, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – October 2, 2024

I harvested my gratitude from the garden today. It was time to collect the husk cherries and bring them into the farmhouse kitchen. I was thankful for every golden fruit that the garden produced for us. You might know these fruits as ground cherries. They Read More

A Year of Gratitude – October 1, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – October 1, 2024

I found my gratitude at the breakfast table today. I had fed Penny Lane her breakfast and finished my morning round of chores. It was a crisp morning with sunshine to warm things up, the perfect sort of fall weather. I went inside to make Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 30, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 30, 2024

I opened the door from the mudroom to go outside early today. It was barely after 6:00am and the sky was bright and blue, so bright that I had to squint a bit at the brightness. I found my gratitude a few steps away. It Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 29, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 29, 2024

On the first day of this year, I decided to begin each morning with a goal to find something in my day to be grateful for. It was a powerful and uplifting way to start the day. Since then, I have been sharing that daily Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 28, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 28, 2024

I found my gratitude in the passage of time today. It was thanks to nature that I could find gratitude in something that most of us fear. Nature has the ability to help me to do that. I was out in the garden and looked Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 27, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 27, 2024

I found my gratitude in a soggy trip through the garden today. Rain started early overnight on Thursday. I woke up a few times to the sound of raindrops falling on the chimney cap. It was loud and constant, but we’re so fortunate given the Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 26, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 26, 2024

Penny Lane knows how to make the most of a rainy evening. She has been napping all day, moving from one couch to another, opening an eye every so often to make sure that everything is as she expects it to be. Tonight, she settled Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 25, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 25, 2024

I found my gratitude in a unexpected gift from the garden today. I wasn’t expecting our roses to rebloom, but here they are. They’re producing beautiful fragrant blooms just as the rest of the garden is getting ready for a winter nap. I’ve mentioned lately Read More

A Year of Gratitude – September 24, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – September 24, 2024

I found my gratitude in a place where disappointment tried to hide. It was a small disappointment, but still one that I had this summer. We planted a fig tree in our front garden last fall. We crossed our fingers and hoped that it would Read More