Glimpses of Gratitude

While we were in Germany, a few new neighbors moved in at the tire house.  They’re very sweet and very determined in their work.  They’re also so incredibly hungry.  You’ve never seen worm and bug hunts like these before!

I’m so grateful for our new neighbors.

These moments of gratitude have really caught me lately:

~ how Todd captures the Minot, North Dakota community as they pull together during an overwhelming flood that has erased half their community.

~ the handmade housewarming gift we received from Janery.  I’ve never received a housewarming present before, and I am in love with our new kitchen towels.

~ this “unleash your joy” painting ready to hang above my desk.

~ this photography blog project that connects past stories with present ones.

~ the three day weekend with family, fireworks, and watermelon in America.

~ for TWO new Gadanke journals at my desk, ready to be built.  Ready to share.  Ready to be loved.

~ dreams. There should be no boundaries with the dreams we create for ourselves.

~ for this note:

Dear Katie, my husband wound up in the hospital. It was a whirlwind of MRIs and talk about brain tumors.  So scary.  I was in the waiting room, worrying and fretting.  Then I saw your little things journal in my purse. I’d haphazardly stuck it in there the other day.  Little did I know, right?

I started writing in it.  I found myself reflecting on all the really good stuff my husband and I had to be thankful for.  In the time of pain, you showed me hope.  You showed me gratitude. Thank you for that. –M

(p.s.  No brain tumor!!  All is healthy and good.)

And let’s not forget the lucky winner of a {Journey} travel journal.  It’s…

SARAH R!

She writes, “it would be so hard to choose one place to go! i always love returning to my “home” of the Netherlands, but i would also love to see greece or israel, or head out to thailand. but, feeling as tired as i do this week, a nice, simple, quiet vacation in a cabin in the mountains would hit the spot. :-)”

Send me a note, Miss Sarah.

Now you all have me thinking of travel and adventure.  Sheesh!  We’re trying to settle down, people!

Please share a gratitude you have in your heart today.  Is there a link?  A person?  A moment?

Love could never be so grand and powerful if we held no gratitude in our hearts.