I like February. It’s a soft month. It is a month of quiet and of lovely and of blankets and books. It is a month of birthdays on my calendar. It is also a month that my CASA girl has been looking forward to for a very long time.

I’ve never liked SAYING February, because I want to say it like it’s spelled. FEB ROO AIR EE. And that just sounds weird.

It’s a comforting month, and I am looking forward to February. I have high hopes. I am needing comfort. and joy. and good tidings. whatever tidings means.

I am grateful for the wisdom of a friend who calls me and shares my parenting and political leaning. We have much to ditto about.

I am grateful for a mall that is warm and carpeted so that Dad and I can walk in comfort, relatively speaking. We bring the joy and good tidings ourselves – you can’t buy joy and good tidings. But you can buy a whole lot of other things at the mall. We just don’t.

I am grateful to be greeted each day by a happy dog.

I am grateful for my pillow. I love my pillow. It’s a My Pillow, remember? “For the best night’s sleep in the whole wide world, visit MyPillow.com”

I am grateful for my church that employs some really great people. One in particular helped me this morning by responding to my request via email, and then offered encouragement and suggestions and is sending in the cavalry to help.

I am grateful for free tortilla chips. It doesn’t take much to make my day.

I am grateful for a stack of books. I wish I could read fast. The stack just keeps getting stackier. Forgiveness and happiness and making fun lists and what to say when life is scary. Those are the topics I’m attempting to read about right now. Ain’t nobody got time for this. I wonder if I would get in trouble if I just locked myself into my room for two weeks or months so I could get it all read.

I am grateful for wildcats and bears. I am grateful they eat frogs and hawks. I hope they are hungry tonight. It will be hard to read while watching the natural order of nature.

I am grateful for pretty incredible sunsets that welcome me as I leave the building in late January and early February. Perfect picture for a silent 5 minute drive home…

And, that is it for today.

Except for this:

Ann Voskamp shared this today, so I am passing it along.