Gratitude...

Here are a few pages from my Gratitude Journal...

I haven't "scrapped" everyday, but I sure have

stopped to acknowledge how blessed I am.

I will post a few more this week...

Gratitude... part 2

Yesterday we had family pictures taken...

Now, this usually is the day from HELL!

I think as my kids get older... they become a little easier.

The photo shoot (sounds oh so professional) went really well...

it took 2 hours and there was very little wailing and gnashing of teeth.

We went to Saltair...

It is an amazing place... kindof urban and graffiti-ish in one place and cool architecture in the other. There is a old rusted out trolley... AMAZING!

Loved it!

I especially loved this pic that I took... (not so professional)

of my boys.

I would hate to be Meg's first date!

Mitch was quite taken with the artistic ability of this scene...

Jackson the gangster...

Meggie was quite the sassafras! She had a pose a minute...

She really could work it!

I am so excited to get the real pictures.

Amy Chamberlain is the photographer EXTRAORDINAIRE!

I am grateful my family cooperated!

That is no small feat!

An Attitude of Gratitude...

Because I have been given much...

Because I have been given much.. I too, must give.

One of my favorite hymns.

When I feel overwhelmed or burdened or picked on... I try to sing it in my heart.

I have a dear friend, Margie...

She introduced me to an amazing thing...

We were talking about how November just gets crammed in...

Sometimes I think that Thanksgiving is like the middle child of holidays...

stuck between the over the top fun Halloween

and the forever favorite... Christmas.

Margie told me that she does an Attitude of Gratitude journal each November.

She takes pictures, and journals and really tries to freeze time

to count all the things she is thankful for.

This year I am going to copy her and do my own Gratitude Journal.

I've taken a few pics... jotted a few things down... but more importantly,

I have decided to stop the crazy for just a few moments each day to really

think and ponder about all the really great things in my life...

I do have some amazing things in my life.

I will stop and share..

and hopefully you will take a minute or two and ponder the great things in your life too.