“I’ve had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer 241. My star dress--it fits perfectly and always makes me smile.
242. Seeing all my colleagues smiling on the same day. :) 243. Seeing my students ROCK the rubix cube challenge we did in record time. 244. Playing always makes my heart happy. 245. The Hallow-wiener lunch thrown by our social committee. Yum--hot dogs! 246. Coming home to a house full of high school kids playing in their Halloween costumes. 247. Family dinner for Halloween 248. Watching CJ and Jaxon have fun trick or treating in our herd of neighborhood kids. 249. Delicious chocolate cake to celebrate the end of the day. 250. Realizing you have made it through October relatively unscathed.
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“The root of joy is gratefulness.” David Steindl-Rast
234. Knowing that bad days are few and far between helps us to bear the hard ones 235. Seeing my little kinder friend happy to see me 236. Knowing that my team appreciates me and supports me 237. Having a husband willing to hug me after a bad day and listen as I brain puke. 238. Living in a country where I can vote and have a say in our government. 239. All of those willing to run for office and server our community. 240. A snicker doodle cookie blizzard “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis 230. Realizing that our school is amazing--we have raised $2200 for cancer patients
231. Getting to wear my fuzzy pants to work 232. Having a lesson plan turn out way better than I could have imagined 233. Having a home cooked dinner “As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” – James E. Faust 222. The music team at flatirons
223. A pastor not afraid to talk candidly about sex at church 224. An afternoon on the couch with the hubby 225. Finding a great lesson plan for the week on the first try 226. A warm chicken pot pie from Costco—delicious and hearty 227. A binge worthy show on Amazon 228. A generous donation for our pennies for patients drive 229. seeing Kirsten’s and Lynn’s beautiful wedding photos “Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seekers life – in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” Sri Chinmoy 219. Sleep, sleep and more sleep
220. Seeing Blake serve his community at safe street 221. Celebrating fall with all the neighbors over good food and a beer “Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” – Edwin Arlington Robinson 212. Watching a student be silly who used to be too serious
213. Enjoying a cup of coffee with my colleagues 214. Enjoying the sunshine on a crisp fall afternoon 215. Delivery services that bring delicious burritos 216. Making Crafts with Jaxon 217. Seeing my students explain why they are raising funds for cancer patients 218. Trick or Treating with Erin, CJ and Anne made my heart happy “Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” – Eileen Caddy 204. Smiling at the day
205. Catching up with friends 206. Singing with kids 207. Knowing that being flexible is a skill I have grown in greatly 208. Sharing my classroom with Melissa and Yeudi 209. Seeing how quickly my volleyball players are improving 210. Laughing with Luke and Jaxon at Jump City 211. Seeing other families longing for the same things we are in our small group “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” – Buddha 192.Judges who presided over our laws
193. The finical stability of being able to pay off my ticket without making adjustments 194. Watching the musical episode of Greys Anatomy—it’s my favorite 195. Shopping on my own at the new outlets 196. My starry new Kate Spade Bag 197. Seeing a movie by myself-so peaceful 198. Going out to the fall festival on a school night—such fun 199. Moonlight above a corn field 200. Singing to oldies in the car on our drive home 201. New flannel sheets with no little pills on them 202. Mixing a bunch of new art materials to make a surprising layout 203. Realizing there is power in using the phrase I am with purposefulness “When I started counted my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson 186. Waking up well rested after taking a sleeping pill
187. Quiet time in the morning to get myself composed for the week 188. Learning along side my kids-I live when we learn together 189. The snowball lesson In math class 190. Playing volleyball for the first time this season 191. Jaxons patience staying with me after school until I was finished “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – Gilbert C. Chesterton 182. Getting through the day even when it is hard
183. Friends making space to let me have my feels 184. The joy of seeing kids have life list experiences on my watch (drone day) 185. Fro-yo with the kids to celebrate the end of hockey season |
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