Writing and thinking about my gratitudes each week has been so helpful for me to emphasize the positive things in our lives and keep me on an optimistic path in my life.
G r a t i t u d e * S u n d a y
-Going on a walk with our little nugget one afternoon this week and collecting a pile of colorful fall leaves for her to play with.
-An amazing day yesterday on opening day of big game rifle season. Although we did not harvest any animals we saw a bull and cow moose who then crossed the little dirt road in front of us, had a herd of elk run across the road in front of us as we were headed home (going directly onto private property where we could not hunt of course!) seeing some spectacular views, the dramatic fall colors, and getting to hike around the woods by myself which I didn’t get to do much last year due to my post-postpartum healing.
-Going out to the garden and digging up carrots anytime I want one. Since we didn’t have much of a vegetable garden last year (a late snow killed most of it off) this brings me such joy every time I harvest and eat a sweet, delicious home grown carrot fresh from the garden!
-Selling several large items we had for sale on Craigslist. What a relief to have them sold and we now have the money to buy some other expensive things we need like more insulation.
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how amazing that must have been to see a herd of elk! wow.
It was quite the experience! They are such amazing, elusive creatures so I love any chance to see them but it is especially exciting when there is a whole herd running right in front of you!
We are kindred souls I think. Reading these simple joys makes me think of the similar things I am grateful for. Thanks for the reminder.
Gratitude Sunday is my favorite for that same reason, reading all the simple joys the other bloggers are grateful for helps to really put things into perspective for me
I’m so glad we’ve been able to connect online, it is so wonderful to connect with other kindred folks even though we don’t live in the same communities
Ooh, carrots from the garden they are wonderful aren’t they, we have had a good carrot harvest too. The elk herd sounds amazing!
Our days are getting much colder and the ground will be freezing soon so I am going to have to harvest all of our carrots soon- but I keep putting it off because I just love going out to harvest a couple at a time!
Annie,
How cool to see the moose!
A fresh carrot right out of the garden sounds so good!
My Grandma inspires me too. Love hearing about your connection there.
Love,
Taryn