1000 Gifts

21. Grass underneath my bare feet.
22. Giving birth.
23.Bees buzzing
24. Seeing Chloe dance to almost any tune.
25. A phone call from a friend.
26. The sound of a loon.
27. the quietness at nap time.
28. My large square dining table that seats 8.
29. Jacobs toothless smile.
30. Chloe strawberry blonde hair flowing in the wind and it gathering at the ends in one gigantic curl.
31. Sex.
32.The white noise of the fan when we go to lay our heads down at night.
33. Cats who snuggle.
34.bubble bath
35. Jacobs memory.
36. pepper. A must add to everything.
37. A subtle breeze on a warm summers day.
38. The sound of a humming birds wings.
39. the smell of a permanent marker.
40. for children and how they teach you to be less selfish.
41. Painted toes
42. sidewalks
43. My dad.
44. Headphones...So I cant shut everything out and run.
45. Treadmills.
46.Memories
47. first homes.
48. Tight fitting black dresses.
49. Keith urban
50. Love letters

1000 Gifts

11. I am thankful for my concealer. You get to dab this little magic cream under your eye. to make it appear like you weren't up all night with a sick child, that you weren't tossing and turning because you couldn't turn your brain off. Those dark circles vanish.
12. I am thankful for the ability to go for walks. I love, love, love walking. Sometimes with friends, mostly with Thomas. And most certain when I need time to clear my head and pray.
13. I am thankful for my health. I have always had good health. colds here and there. seeing my mom grow up with so many difficulties. and seeing my best friend who is always in physical pain. makes me feel more than blessed.
14. I am thankful for new beginnings.
15. The hug of my best friend.
16.snuggling and watching a movie with my kids.
17. Chocolate
18. Campfires
19. the wind
20. The sun and its warmth.

1000 Gifts

 Dear: Lord Jesus
I pray tonight that you would not only open my eyes but open my heart. To see you to breathe you in. to feel you in the most deepest part of being. I want you to show me my gifts. 1000 gifts at least. Things that you have given me. Presents that I may have forgotten. Or things that I should reconiaze as gifts from you. 
In your holy name I pray.
love, me

1. My husband- He came just at the right time in my life.
2. The smell of Coffee, it really does warm my heart.
3. For the way that my little miss sleeps. I go into her roon and she is sprawled like a star fish. She has no fears. She has a great comfort in knowing there is nothing here to hide from, to be scared of. She feels safe. She feels secure. This is a present for me. Thank you.
4. For Hot water. I do love having my hot bath every night.
5. For allowing me to find my dad and my sister.
6. For books. Oh how I love to read.
7. For my sight. I am forever grateful that I can see my babies and my husband the wonders around me.
8. For my health. I am indeed healthy.
9. For my mother
10. For Mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Tonsils...Yukky

My brave son at 6 1/2 had his tonsils out this past Tuesday. I must admit I was more nervous then he was. We borrowed a 10 minute video explaining all of the procedure. It was to in depth, but enough to make the wee man get some tears in his eyes. He openly admitted that he was scared. ( but just a little bit.) I held back the tears and mustarded up some words of encouragement. Meanwhile I was scared too.

    Jacob and I headed into Barrie At 8 am to be there in plenty of time. And everything went as planned. We brought his DSI and his favorite blanket, even though he insisted that he didn't need it.

     The video was right on the money. He got a number and waited in one room. We answered lots of questions and moved into another waiting room, and then to another, where Jake was asked to get changed into a gown. this did not go over very well, and I have to convince him that it looked like a candy cane. It worked well enough for him to put it on. We sat down in yet another waiting room and we met a male Nurse named Brad. He was actually assigned to us for the whole day. I think this was a God hug for me. Because Brad got to go into surgery with Jacob. So he wasn't alone. Which was great. The Dr came in and explained everything one last time. Looked and me and pointed to the hallway. Now mom...you are going to go right and we are going to go left. Ok, He must have seen right threw me and knew I wanted to go in the operating room. So Jacob jumped up put away his DSI, Brad grabbed his blanket and as the Dr. Predicted they went left, and I turned right. Jacob was brave. So brave. No tears, he just marched down the hall. I had to blow him a kiss and turn quickly. Yes there were tears in my eyes, but reminded myself. this is such a normal procedure. Its fine. I went and grabbed a coffee and headed back to the very first waiting room. just like I was instructed to do. About half an hour later the Dr. came out and said it went fine. And went over all of the details. Phew it was over. Now let me see him I was thinking. But I had to wait until he woke up.
   That didn't take long actually. I was holding a pager in my hand and it went off. So the nurse took me down to see him. He was pulling in as I was walking in and when he saw me, he started to cry. As did I. Being a momma you hate to see your child hurting and I now understand all the times when my mom said she would take away my pain if she could, when I was sick.
Jacob did very well. He was a trooper and he did great. he was weepy for a little bit, and then fell asleep for about 10 mins. Not like all the other kids there. They were all passed out for the whole 6 hours being there.
He never threw up and never complained. He ate about 5 whole Popsicles and drank lots. He was a great little patient.

  Now he is home and he continues to not complain even though he is using his whole body to swallow. I honestly cannot believe how well he has managed. He is sore and in pain, but you wouldn't know it.
Last night was the worst thus far. He passed out at 6 pm with all of his clothes on and slept till 6:30 am the next morning. We did have an awake time from 11:30 - 12:00 pm where he ate some freezies and of course I had to wake him up a few times to take his meds.

   But I must say, Jacob has a high pain tolerance and is being a champ. He wants to run and jump around. But understands he can't. He wants pizza, but understands no scratchy foods. He wants to go back to school. But he knows he needs time to heal.
speaking of school, his class sent him cards. which honestly brightened Jakers day and had a huge smile for hours. This was amazing. And So appreciated.
 So, My son. You amaze me by your strength once again. Love Mom

30 days of Pleasure-Intentionally noticing the good things in life.

Day Three:
Coffee. I am in love with having a warm cup of coffee. I love wrapping my hand around the cup. It is soothing and comforting to the soul. Sitting in conversation with a coffee in hand is one of my most favorite things to do. I love it at home, the office, in my car sitting in silence. I love sharing it with friends, Oh and sitting on the dock at the cottage first thing in the morning, letting the sun beat down on you. 
Coffee...Its a good thing. And guess what, no lie...one is perched next to me as I type.

30 days of Pleasure-Intentionally noticing the good things in life.

Day: Two

The sun. I am so very thankful for the sun. I love lifting my head and letting my face soak in the golden rays. Good Old Vitamin D is good for the soul.

30 days of Pleasure-Intentionally noticing the good things in life.

Day one:

A hot bath. I must say that this is one of my favorite things. And it honestly gives me great pleasure. every night I have what I call
" my de stressor " I am so thankful for hot water and would feel lost without it.