50. People Playing Their Parts

Tom and I were married in 2001 and immediately moved into an apartment in Las Vegas, which counts the first time we moved. Then we moved 6 more times to get to this immediate place with these immediate friends.

Maybe some people can live in one place their whole life and learn what it is they are here to learn. For me, I get to share in the flavor of many different places and people.

After having just returned from my very first girls' overnighter, I am grateful to share LIFE with these women. Because of their light and power and creativeness, my heart is also light, power and creativity. Because they shine, I rejoice in joy and abundant kindness.

Thank you for playing your role in my LIFE with me at this TIME.

49. Gratitude Boards

This is the first night of our 2009 Gratitude Board. Travis is finally old enough to write his gratitude; sometimes in letters and sometimes in pictures. 

Tom started the board with "FAMILY". My favorite for Matthew so far is "my family and my life", and Travis' first post was "TOYS". I might put that I'm thankful Makayla's post was "ME!", as in herself, even though I would never even think to write that for myself.

There are no rules about duplicating someone else's gratefulness, so I put "family" as my first, followed by music and the ocean. 

This picture was actually taken a day after we started the board with our Thankfulness kickoff in family home evening. And, I'm already liking Travis' drawings...the arrow at the top. He says he is thankful for "arrows". And so it is.