A Paper Straw – Reflections on Gratitude
The more you give in life, the more you have.
Last night I felt it. I was writing it my {The Little Things} journal (which is on sale at Gadanke until Friday), and I couldn’t believe the joy I felt. I went from feeling grumpy and glum to hope and joy, and I couldn’t help it. The thank yous just filled my heart – to my grandma for handing me a straw for our Cokes while we chatted in June, the frosted cookies my sister made that we dropped in the lake on accident in July, the cowboy hat Martin gave me…
The little moments, the simple beauties in life – gosh this world is incredible, isn’t it? What is your paper straw for?
September 16th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
This journal is beautiful! How nice to sit and reflect on your happy thoughts and write them down. And how nice to go back and read those thoughts later when you need a lift.
September 17th, 2010 at 7:20 am
That’s so lovely! We got married last week, and the first thing we did when we got to our honeymoon hotel was to write down all the things that we wanted to remember to capture the week exactly how it was.
And all the things were tiny!..Making tuna mayo baked potatoes in our cottage the day before. Taking photos on the swing in the garden. Sitting on the sofa and howling with laughter with my DH. My best friend stashing tissues everywhere for me. Our best man’s son making us a picture of a rocket and phoning us on the morning of the wedding to tell us proudly that he was off to big boy school (the reason he couldn’t be there). Our wedding planner holding my dress and talking about how shiny my shoes were as we walked down to the ceremony site to make me laugh and not cry.
Even on the big days, it’s the little things that create the best memories! :)