11.30.2010

heart full of gratitude.

Gratitude... goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
. Henri Nouwen .
ps. It has been so good to be thankful with you this month!

oh my...

sparkle UGGs!




ps. & how about this for a little sparkle in London's Heathrow airport?
More moments in life like this please!

11.29.2010

random littles.

A few random little things I’m thankful for.
New socks.
Cheez-It crackers.
Pedicures with friends.
That hair grows.
Fresh snow.
Google.
Cupcakes.
& Sharpies.
ps. While shopping on Friday I bought a raffle ticket.
I didn’t even know what the prize was, I just wanted to support MaryAnne at Magical Scraps, the store I mentioned earlier today.
I got a call this afternoon that I won.
After getting really excited that I won I had to ask exactly what I won.
2 nights lodging & lift tickets in Breckenridge.
Just in time to celebrate my wedding anniversary.
Thankful!

if i worked at starbucks...

I don’t drink coffee.
In fact, there really isn’t a hot drink that I enjoy much.
I know, it’s kind of sad.
I think my mom thought so too when I was little & she once heated up some TANG for me.
It tasted horrible.
Needless to say Starbucks is not a place I have need to frequent often.
I’m more likely to go in to use their restroom & buy some Walker’s Shortbread {my mom taught me to always buy something from a business if you use their facilities} than I am to partake of a venti beverage.
This past Friday however, while doing my part to paint my little corner of the world pink {I like pink a whole lot more than black} & waiting for a store to open {no this was not 4 o’clock in the morning, around 9:30ish actually} I went in Starbucks with my mother-in-law & a dear friend.
I decided since it was so cold outside that I should order a hot drink instead of the pomegranate Izze that looked so good. 
So I ordered apple cider.
& when the gal called my order out this is what she said, very unenthusiasticly in my opinion but I could have made that up, ‘Hot apple juice.’
As I sheepishly stepped out of the crowd to claim said drink I thought to myself, if I worked at Starbucks I would call it ‘hot sparkling apple goodness delight.'
You know how I love things that sparkle.
ps. The shop I was waiting for to open?
Magical Scraps in Breckenridge.
Such a fun place!
Stop in & say hi to MaryAnne for me.

11.28.2010

beyond good.

I’m thankful for God’s grace that allows me to be transformed each day.
The whole idea of transformation is so interesting to me in so many ways, on so many levels.
I don’t believe it’s something that I can make happen & yet I have to choose daily to abide in Him that He might transform me from within.
Sometimes it really hurts & yet I know enough that the pain leads to something beyond good.
& I absolutely love that this:



can be transformed into this:


I guess you could say I found my elf shoes over the Thanksgiving holiday.
ps. Enjoy the last few moments of November!

11.27.2010

God's font.











A little shopping, a little football, a little chips & salsa.
It has been a fabulous day!
We head home tomorrow & I'm thankful we don't have far to go.
The place we call home is a tiny little dot on the map in Colorado.
From every window of my home I have a view of the mountains & they never look the same.
I'm thankful for God's majestic beauty that surrounds us & reminds me daily what an awesome Creator He is.
ps. I think I may have to write a letter to Santa asking him for an all expenses paid trip for 2 to the Rose Bowl!


11.26.2010

sparkling glimpses.

I'm thankful for when I'm given glimpses of the fruits of my labor.
Kinda makes me sparkle on the inside.
ps. Like idioms?
Check out http://blog.carolinefontenot.com/idioms/ for a really great photo series by my friend Caroline who happens to be an extremely talented & clever photographer.