I’m pretty sure she isn’t talking about being still by sitting in front of the TV, however… Sitting on the patio or on the porch to enjoy what God has created or at the table while looking out the window, yes. Listening to the quiet, watching a loved one sleep…ahhhhhhhhhh. 

I am grateful that I was chosen as one of 250 bloggers to receive a free copy of Jen Hatmaker’s book “Interrupted” and am so anxious to begin reading it! I’m gonna meet that girl someday.

I am grateful for whipped cream that is the perfect topping for almost anything sweet.

I am grateful that Sam is not a couch potato. How funny is that term.

I am grateful for Grace. She volunteers at Bingo now, and she allows me to sit and play Bingo rather than do all of the calling…and I like playing and sitting at the table with Avis and Beulah. How rare is it that a teenage girl volunteers every week for an hour at an assisted living facility, just because? Pretty cool.

I am grateful that we will celebrate a birthday this evening with a very special young lady, and I might even get to enjoy that cinnamon bread pudding again!

I am grateful for the anticipation of our trip on the bike to Oklahoma on Friday and then on to Fort Worth on Saturday morning to attend the birthday party for the cutest 3-year-old in Texas.

I am grateful for my hearing, impaired as it is. I am grateful that I didn’t lose it completely when I was 15.

I am grateful for a steady paycheck.

I am grateful for padded envelopes.

I am grateful that I have learned to enjoy moments, that I no longer fill every moment of the day with busy-ness, that I have learned to say “no” to many things so that my “yes” will make more of an impact, that I have learned to slow down and be still in order to listen to God, that my days include quiet and calm and reflection…

I am grateful for a beautiful little notecard from Delores that made me laugh out loud. 

And I am grateful for a good first experience in court as a CASA, for some pretty incredible people who are rallying around “Cari” and support this beautiful young girl, and for CASA supervisors who are so skilled and caring and hold my hand as I begin this new journey.