Weekly Gratutide #48 – one year of gratitude

One year ago this month, I started my Weekly Gratitude practice. And though I started it as a way for me to keep going through NaBloPoMo last year, and although I missed a few weeks here and there, I honestly cannot imagine a week without sitting to consider all of the ways I’ve been blessed.

They say that taking a few moments each day or week to count your blessings and truly be grateful can change your life. Yes. Yes it can.

I spent some time tonight looking over some of my gratitude posts over the past year. At the ends of good weeks and bad weeks I always found something to be thankful for.

One year later, my blessings have more than doubled and I look forward to another year, another 52 lists of gratitude.

This week, I am thankful for…

… safety – our home, our family, our world all still in tact today while so many are still experiencing such devastation. How grateful I am that we fared so well through Sandy… I’ll never be able to fully express.

… my M. My parenting partner. We balance each other so well on this journey. This week he calmed me when I needed it most and reminded me to parent with compassion and love.

… electricity – and the workers who got ours back for us so quickly after the storm.

… an extra two days for our family of four to settle in and be together. It was rough at times but so good to bond as well.

… coffee. Yummy, yummy coffee tastes so good after such a long time.

… all of our family and friends who checked in on us throughout the storm.

… our neighbors. So many neighbor chats this week as Halloween and a need to escape cabin fever brought us out of our homes.

… watching my girl blossom more and more each day. With confidence, with big sister pride, with happiness and a bounce in her step.

… quiet afternoons with my boy. I’m enjoying this time of getting to know him so much.

… the first moment (of many I’m sure) that found me sitting on our couch with my arms around both my littles. Love that feeling.

… watching my girl read a book to her baby brother. Let the sweet, sibling moments begin.

… candy.

… the beginning of November. October was amazing and special. November will be the month of family and I can’t wait.

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This year, it seems gratitude is taking November by storm. I’ve seen so many placing a special focus on gratitude this month, from link-ups to blog hops to daily photo series. And I love it all. So each week I’ll call out a few of the places I’ve found with a special gratitude theme or focus this month. Know of one (or have one yourself)? Send me the details and I’ll include it in next week’s post!

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Happy weekend, all. We’ve got big plans – parties and more coming together as our little family. Can’t wait.