Hi all on this beautiful Sunday. I used to have this rule that I had to write my gratitude posts on Friday or they didn’t “count”. Then I would allow myself to post on Saturdays too. Now it’s Sunday. I think it shows I’m pretty rigid with my rules of what is the “right time” for a certain post. I mean, the Ten Things of Thankful (#TToT) linky is open till Tuesday and even if it wasn’t, that wouldn’t be a reason not to publish a gratitude post. Gratitude is always useful, so…
1. I am grateful my family and friends are still healthy and haven’t contracted COVID. Many are fully vaccinated by now too.
2. I am grateful I don’t live in the flooded area of the country, let alone in Germany or Belgium, where the flooding has been much worse. There’s been a lot of outrage at the way the Dutch handle the flood, but I think they’re handling it as well as they can. I am grateful we’ve not had any deaths due to it so far.
3. I am grateful for a sunny day here. Several, in fact. Since last Friday, the rain is pretty much gone out of this area of the country and we’re having warm summer weather.
4. I am grateful my GP took my abdominal issues seriously. Like I mentioned on Friday, I am back on a higher dose of magnesium. Here’s hoping this will work.
5. I am grateful I am still pretty motivated for creative endeavors. I’ve been making some jewelry, lip balm, as well as a melt and pour soap this evening.
6. I am grateful for the ability to online window shop without actually buying anything. I have so much I want to buy once my benefits arrive, but I’m glad I’ve restrained myself from spending any more money until then at least.
7. I am grateful for grilled hamburgers with cheddar cheese. We had those for lunch on Thursday.
8. I am grateful for a short chat with a woman from the care home a few doors next to mine. I mentioned her before, we used to talk a lot at day activities and she’s even had coffee in my room one time. Now due to COVID, we can only meet outside. I am however grateful I got to chat to her again and she’s well.
9. I am grateful my husband came by today. I hadn’t seen him in two weeks, as he had to work last week Saturday. Today, we went to Subway to have lunch.
10. I am grateful I found the Bible reading plan I’m currently following. It’s called “Hope Heals in the Midst of Suffering”. I can totally relate to the plan’s author’s experiences and they are so validating!
What are you grateful for?
A Multitude of Musings 
so much to be thankful for Astrid! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! ❤
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Thank you so much, carol anne! 💜 Yes, my weekend is good.
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Those really are most wonderful and I hope your upcoming week is terrific too.
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Thanks. 👌 Have a nice week.
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You have so many reasons to be grateful. I have heard about the floods and they sound pretty terrible. We had a lot of rain a couple of weeks ago and now we’re in the middle of a heatwave so I am spending a lot of time inside. I don’t like the heat. x
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Yes, I agree I have many reasons to be thankful. So sorry to hear about your heat, hope you’re managing okay.
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So many areas of the world are experiencing difficult extreme weather events. Here in the state and country where I live, it is forest fires burning out of control, kind of a repeat of what happened last summer. We haven’t been affected in our exact area, but we are aware of the devastation that is coming to others in our state.
Yeah for your GP taking your concerns seriously.
#10 Articles that bring clarification and validate some of what you are experiencing are so helpful.
I am glad you are able to visit with your friend, at least outside, once again.
I hope you have a wonderful week.
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Oh, those wildfires sound scary! I’m glad your area isn’t directly affected. Thanks for commenting.
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