:: a happy nest ::

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for the nourishing rain.

for quiet time sewing with my girl - it was our first project sewn together on the sewing machine.

for fancy tea on the front porch with dear mama friends.

for the most amazing chiropractor ever, who extended her day to provide care after I was in a minor car accident.

for the one tiny corner of my kitchen where I have finished deep cleaning.

for excellent thrift score finds.

for people who take the time to post tutorials on blogs and you tube. 

for a night out with my mister, and for restaurants that serve yummy gluten free food (bacon wrapped dates, oh my!).

what are you feeling grateful for today?

 

grateful.

feeling grateful...

for music that speaks the song in my heart.

for my sweet little girl.

for a mother's day surrounded by loved ones.

for a silly afternoon of wigs and dressup.

for sharing a love of making with my mother-in-law.

that, through loving my own wee one, I can the depth of my mother's love and sacrifice continues to reveal itself.

for long overdue visits with dear friends.

for old friends moving into the neigborhood.

for the sweet scent of flowers filling the air.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥ 

just a little reminder about the kindness changes everything giveaway that ends this friday. 

be well, friends.

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for my grandfather's hugs.

for the magic of collecting treasures from the sea.

for the dozens of peony blooms in our garden.

for a surge of creative ideas.

for my husband's sense of humor.

for gluten free biscuits.

for a few precious hours with one of my dearest soul-sister-friends.

for kind, loving, thoughtful, creative, inspiring friends who love with their whole hearts.

for good neighbors that have become our treasured friends. 

for my new wide angle iPhone lens.

what are you feeling grateful for?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for our first peonies from the garden (my mother & {step}father gave us the gift of 10 gorgeous peony plants as a wedding gift, and they give us such joy each spring.)

for an open calendar this week - reserved for self-care, rest, crafty catch-up, and connection with loved ones.  

for our pediatrician (I think I've said it a thousand times before, but I continue to be grateful for her unique practice model and the standard of care that she provides our family. you can read more about it here - shared by another mother in her practice). 

for my brother and his two best friends finishing a 30.1 mountain hike (or run, for one of them) in health and safety - to raise money for the CFF and awareness of cystic fibrosis. I am so proud. 

that we figured this out: long-acting antihistamines turn my child into a beast - and that she is back to herself after discontinuing the medicine.

for strawberry season.

for sprouting seeds.

for food fresh from the earth.

for hot tea.

that my mister is only out one night this week.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for a good night's sleep in my own bed.

for a fun weekend with family and hours of snuggling my sweet niece (I haven't been able to see her in nearly a year!)

for greens growing in our garden patch.

for the tiny bouquets my darling girl brings me each day. 

for the quiet of farm fields and fresh country air.

for clean laundry (someone made quite an event of her first hotel stay by throwing up half the night!)

for freshly planted flower seeds.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful.

 

feeling grateful...

for a quiet breakfast with tea and a book.

for the sound of my grandfather's voice.

for the nest of baby birds outside our back door.

for an ice cream shop in walking distance of our house.

for a dinner date with my mister.

for my mama.

for surprise gifts.

for the sunny spot that holds our garden.

for the smell of lilacs.

to have my sweet girl cuddled in my arms.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for a happy garden growing in our new raised beds.

for new flower beds that are almost ready.

for the magic of preschool birthday parties.

for the joy of creating handmade gifts for loved ones.

for simplicity. 

for mama dates with inspiring souls at my favorite local coffee shop.

for stovetop popcorn.

that I discovered this blog.

for dogwood blooms.

what are you feeling grateful for today? 

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for fresh flowers.

for warm winter sunshine.

for my favorite boots.

for a car full of bags to take to the thrift store.

for my little joy finder.

for the happy exhaustion that comes after challenging my body (and grateful to Thea for pointing me in this direction).

what are you feeling grateful for today?

 

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for my hot water bottle.

for family dates.

for happy local coffee shops and big cups of my very favorite tea.

for sparkly birthday parties and four little girls having so.much.fun.

for a good week of thrifting.

to finally be well!

what are you feeling grateful for today?

 

 

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for homemade chicken soup and sweet friends that deliver jars of it to my door (mc, you're the best).

for a day of rest, thanks to my mister.

for my girl's wild blond curls.

for pandora and music that makes me smile.

for yards and yards of fabric leaving my studio.

for plans for new raised beds for this season's garden.

for the ways my body is healing.

what are you feeling grateful for today?