Lately I’ve been grateful . . .
. . . for brides in white dresses.
For $6 trifle bowls, and lemon custard.
For this “Fuzzy Thing” who makes life more fun.
For sweet cuddles with this babe while her parents eat dinner.
For the way he talks to her.
And for mixers from 1957, and the repairmen who know how to fix them.
Lately I’ve been grateful for camellias that remind me of my Papa Jim…
For queen bees set free from their boxes.
For docks and the blueness of Lake Lanier.
For homemade vanilla lattes.
For the love between these two, and the kippah on my brother’s head.
For instant photos (as always!)
For finish lines.
And for blooming azaleas.
Lately I’ve been grateful for…
Christmas gifts that make me feel loved and known.
Craft beverages and tomato soup.
Whirlwind big city adventures.
Delicious brunches with my favorite man.
Velveteen dresses.
My favorite tiny cookie cutters.
For time to paint, and fuzzy little muses.
And for beautiful snowy days in Georgia.
Lately, I’ve been grateful for beach trips.
And family time.
For new houses and fig trees.
For dress shopping excursions (and finding “the one”!)
And for the instant film that makes capturing these memories so fun.
*All photos here except dress shopping were captured on a Land Camera 210 using Fp-100c film [no longer manufactured]. The photo in front of the bridal shop was taken using an Instax Neo 90 on Instax Mini Color film.
Lately I’ve been grateful for a lake to float in.
And skiers to spot.
For family talents.
And brave hearts.
But mostly I’ve been grateful for togetherness, and the blessing of family.
Lately I’ve been grateful . . .
. . for small hands holding old cameras.
And for the old-fashioned fun of waiting for “instant” film to develop.
For $6 goodwill dresses, and a sewing machine to re-fashion them.
For new backsplashes.
And for hot summer hikes.
Lately I’ve been grateful for birthday girls.
And for pink birthday cupcakes with sprinkles.
For family photos.
And plaid shirts.
And I’ve been grateful for the Dad of this crew & his trademark mustache. He makes Father’s Day worth celebrating.
Lately I’ve been grateful…
for painting classes,
family birthday celebrations,
for espresso & new countertops.
And for signs of spring!
Lately I’ve been grateful…
For January snow days.
And sunset walks.
For opportunities to try new hobbies.
And fermentation airlocks.
For a midnight cat to sit in my window.
And the fun of wrapping of Hannukah gifts.
For new year’s eve hikes.
And national forests.
And that Not Your Father’s Rootbeer pairs PERFECTLY with Mellow Mushroom pizza.
Lately I’ve been grateful…
For dances with this amazing life partner.
For a new [birthday] coffee mug, and for a fluffy cat to claim the box it came in.
For birthday cupcakes.
For time to paint.
And for that feeling of joy and thankfulness that comes from knowing that not just one, but two of your brothers have been fortunate enough to find beautiful love stories – and to marry a woman that will love them, cherish them, and care for them, for all their days. May you have many, many first dances, Jeffery and Katie Beth.
Unbidden Grace 