thankful

I am aware that most of the time in writing at least, I am the bringer of doom-and-gloom.

Today, though, I am grateful.

I have a gratitude practice that I do most days in my journal app. I just don’t publish it because most of the time it has things that I wouldn’t necessarily want the world to know.

Here’s today’s gratitude list:

1. I am grateful for Jared.
2. I am grateful for my marriage to Jared.
3. I am grateful for Porter.
4. I am grateful for Liam.
5. I am grateful for Oliver.
6. I am grateful for Abby.
7. I am grateful for Trixie.
8. I am grateful for Mow.
9. I am grateful for Nancy.
10. I am grateful for Bess.
11. I am grateful for my side of the family.
12. I am grateful for Jared’s side of the family.
13. I am grateful Jared has a good job.
14. I am grateful our kids are getting stellar education.
15. I am grateful Porter has a safe place to live in Athens.
16. I am grateful Liam got into UGA.
17. I am grateful Oliver had such a good time doing the play, “Oliver” at school.
18. I am grateful that all three of our children are healthy.
19. I am grateful that we have a home.
20. I am grateful that we have a nice home.
21. I am grateful that we have reliable transportation.
22. I am grateful that Jared and the boys helped me clean up our house yesterday.
23. I am grateful we are all physically able to clean and do household chores.
24. I am grateful we have enough to eat.
25. I am grateful for good friends.
26. I am grateful for our church family.
27. I am grateful to be a photographer.
28. I am grateful to like to write.
29. I am grateful to be learning to leave the past in the past.
30. I am grateful we can pay our bills.
31. I am grateful that I am learning to like living in Carrollton more.
32. I am grateful Porter and Liam have their driver’s licenses.
33. I am grateful Porter and Liam are good drivers.
34. I am grateful to be having Costco deli Mac and cheese for lunch today.
35. I am grateful to be alive.
36. I am grateful to be 46 years old.
37. I am grateful to have learned a lot about caring for my mental health over my adult lifetime.
38. I am grateful for healing.
39. I am grateful for time alone to think.
40. I am grateful to have been married to Jared for 20 years.
41. I am grateful for good choices.
42. I am grateful for a good night’s sleep.
43. I am grateful that my whole family has enough clothes to wear.
44. I am grateful for my education.
45. I am grateful for appreciating history: my own, my family’s, and the broader world.
46. I am grateful I was a religious studies major.
47. I am grateful it’s not too late.
48. I am grateful for my life.
49. I am grateful for love.
50. I am grateful that today is a good day.

And with that, I am going to focus on today, today.

I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving.