30 Days of Thankful ~ #3

Today I am thankful for my health. Nobody considers their body and health on the mornings they wake up and feel fine, but it's foremost in their mind on the day they are sick. I actually think about my health a lot. As I am running down the street, like this morning, I am always reminded how incredibly lucky and blessed I am that I can do just that ~ run and run and run some more. I dread the day when I can no longer do this simple thing that makes me feel so good. Yes, there are aches and pains, but I tune them out and keep going. The feeling at the end is worth any mild discomfort I might feel.
Yes, health is wealth!

30 Days of Thankful ~ #2

Today, I am thankful for messes. When these beauties help me bake, it is always messy, takes longer and egg cracking becomes a competition. Where I demanded neat and tidy with my own children, I have come to realize through my grandchildren, it's really not all that important. Messes make memories. Messes allow for teaching moments. Messes can be cleaned up later.
Messes = love

30 Days of Thankful ~ #1

I had already decided I was going to use my blog in November for "30 Days of Thankful". Each day I am going to find something, big or small, in which to be thankful. Logically, I should have started with something big, like my family, but I am starting with something different.
My friend is very creative. She can sew and create most anything. I still use a lined pad and a pencil for my daily list of: "Go", "Do", "Call". It's old school, but I like it. There is something about crossing things off the list that makes me feel accomplished. This afternoon, I opened my front door to get the mail, and there was a bag hanging on the knob. Inside was this adorable cover for my lined pad. Clearly, it is for the month of November and is a constant reminder to me to be thankful and grateful. My friend loves to drop things off and run. She would make a good ninja! She is covert in her operation and you never catch her. You only find a lovely and unexpected surprise at your front door.
Today, I am thankful for her, her friendship and my lovely gift that will remind me all month to be thankful.

Happy Halloween

Here's my Halloween costume.
What am I????

No Fake Runners

I have often said, "I'm not really a runner. I just run." Claiming to be a runner, when I have never done anything athletic in my life, seemed just too far a stretch. I didn't want to be labeled something I didn't deserve. I guess that is why this sign spoke to me. What I do know is that I am not a fake runner, so, by their definition, I AM a runner.
I ran eight miles this morning. I thought I was lagging through some of it. Turns out, when I got home and plugged my Garmin into my computer and read the stats, I was actually on a great pace the whole run.
I am proud to be a runner...at any pace!

Oh, Abs

She goes by many names...Abigail...Abbey...Abs...#3...Sassy Pants...
She challenges me. She makes me laugh. She observes all and remembers everything.
She is the cutest witch I have ever seen.
Lucky me to be in her life!

Friday Focus

Saw this sign this morning and knew it was speaking to ME! No, wait, it might have been screaming at me! It's going to be my "Friday Focus". Thanks, EB for sharing it!