284. A dozen deliciously spicy tamales given to me, an unexpected gift!
285. Hearing a new version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas this morning that brought tears to my eyes, this one done by Lady Antebellum. It happens every year that I'm not able to go home to Wisconsin for the holidays that the I get caught up in the emotion of a Christmas song or a snapshot of a moment as we prepare for and experience the season. I can usually count on tear-filled eyes at Bing Crosby's White Christmas and I'll Be Home for Christmas, but this one snuck up on me as I was driving to work.
286. Getting out of the car at work and being "awake" enough to hear the hundreds of birds chirping overhead in the overgrown ficus trees that shade our parking lot. Physically awake as I arrive before most people, and awake - present in the moment to be lucky enough to hear this morning salutation.
287. Two days of solid rain, gray skies and winter-like temps in the desert, soaking in every drop.
288. Surviving day one of our HR piece of the Head Start Federal Review team, whew! Back at it again tomorrow.
289. Watching Emmy's holiday performance tonight. Watching her class ring their jingle bells that filled in where there mouths froze up was entertaining, but what was really enjoyable was watching the mom and grandpa two rows up from us dance and sing every motion of the Reindeer Hokey Pokey as they tried to encourage their child/grandchild to do what they had been practicing all week long. You put your antlers in, you put your antlers out...
290. Ask, believe, receive in action, three times in two days, and Andy and I cracking up at us starting small with tamales, Lou Malnati's pizza from Chicago, and a new straw replacement for my recently broken reusable cup. What we thought were coincidences have proven too odd to be just that, so here we go, on to bigger things!
291. Laughing so hard I had tears running down my face and both of my girls taking notice. This, to me, seems like healthy parenting.
292. Spending exactly what we budgeted for at the grocery store for the week, and getting more for our money with meal planning, a grocery list, coupons, generics, and even included laundry and dish detergents in my shopping! I feel so thankful to be working with our budget and learning how to live within our means.
293. Teamwork to get the (sometimes seemingly unfathomable) list of things done in day that needs to happen in order for our family and house to function. Thank you Andy, I love you so very much.
I love reading all the many moments you're experiencing of 'waking up' to this wonderful world bursting with sounds and colors and fragrances-always patiently there for our taking, if only we were awake. I also love how often you're laughing now. What a fun life-enhancing benefit for all.
ReplyDeleteCurious about the ask, believe, receive - is it from Louise Hay? Tell me more.
Thank you Barb! It really feels so good, and you're right - the moments are always there for the taking and experiencing - this kind of waking up is a good thing:) And laughter! Wow, it was a wake up call when Lily did take notice and said, "Mom, I never hear you laugh like that!" Hopefully I'll keep going in this direction, many more days sprinkled with laughter.
ReplyDeleteAsk, Believe, Receive - first heard it from Rhonda Byrne's The Secret (www.thesecret.tv), but Louise has her own version. What is your address? I would love to send you a copy of I Can Do It and it's on there - basically The Law of Attraction:)
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