Gratitude and Joy

Day 232 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Searching for My Muse

So I sit here writing a bunch of nonsense, hoping the muse will strike in the next ten minutes-or-so, so that I can at least come close to my self-imposed deadline. 

Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 231 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – An Accessible Hike

I realized many of my friends with mobility issues could finally be able to take a stroll in the desert!

Enzo, Gratitude and Joy

Day 230 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Sunrises and Small Victories

Victory as, masked by clouds, the sun began to rise as if it were cheering us on.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 229 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Back to School

I rolled my windows down in the heat just to hear the laughter as I drove by a local elementary school on the way to the grocery store.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 228 – A Day of Gratitude and Joy – Girlfriend Play Days

Clowning around is half the fun of a grown-up play day.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 227 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Made in the USA

The other goal was to avoid anything made in China. In the nearly four years since we moved in, we’ve discovered that’s nearly impossible … but not entirely.

Family, Gratitude and Joy

Day 226 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Moments

The freeze frames are stored in our memory banks so we can pull them out on occasion and remember the joy (or pain) we felt for a fleeting second. 

Gratitude and Joy, Italy

Day 225 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Romance Italian Style

We’ll go back to Italy. There’s nowhere else like it in the world ... Italy gets in your soul and never goes away.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 224 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Quiet Time

I was happy to have no other responsibilities as the hours as the morning turned into lunchtime, then afternoon.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 223 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Old Movies (and Movies That Feel Old)

Now all you have to do is reach for the remote and tell Alexa to find what you want to see.