1-28-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Nachos with crispy chicken tenders, fresh guacamole, salsa, and sharp white cheddar
Mike Burbiglia’s “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” performance
The warmth a single blanket can give
Water still flowing in the pipes through a bitterly cold night
A new favorite sweater
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂
1-27-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The kitchen faucet still dripping this morning
Longer stretches of deep sleep
Getting more proficient at new database report functions for work
Sweeping and shoveling the rest of the snow off the porch
The kind neighbors who showed up again yesterday with their Bobcat to clear my driveway
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❄️
1-26-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Finally—gluten-free Cheez-its—hallelujah!!
A simple dinner of those gluten free Cheez-its and smoked salmon dip
Butterfly Pea tea blend from Old Mr Bailiwick’s that starts out blue and then turns purple when you add lemon juice
Pushing past the storm-induced nervousness to a place of wonder, awe, and respect
Sitting in one of the metal lawn chairs on the porch, watching the snow fall and sinking into the utter silent beauty of it all
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❄️❤️
1-25-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Discovering that the Halloween Hello Kitty slipper socks I got at the thrift store are glow-in-the-dark
The first round of snow shoveling done, tucked back in the house with kitties and art projects
Checking the level in the propane tank and finding it had been refilled—thanks, Energy Co-op!
A most lovely and delightful gathering with kindred spirits to talk about emotions and how they teach us
A highly responsive lymphatic system
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❄️❤️
1-24-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Running water and freshly washed eggs
Red lentil and potato corn chowder with garlic, coconut milk, onions, and ginger
Reconnecting with a dear dear friend
The hot shower that awaits
How the right tea in the right mug can get the day off to a fantastic start
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌤️🫂
1-23-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Witnessing simple acts of kindness on the road
Chicken tender wraps and salad
Insulating the kitchen windows later today
Relishing that moment when I lay my weary bones to rest in bed at the end of a long day
Doing my best, as often as I can, wherever I am
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-22-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sensible and skilled truck drivers on the road in the dark morning
A kalua pork omelette with sourdough toast for dinner
Listening with my heart, planning with my head
The word “shimmer”
The salad I packed for lunch
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍓🫂🐒
1-21-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Roasted multicolor carrots atop mixed greens, with chunks of rotisserie chicken and a nice poppyseed dressing
How gratitude feeds resilience
My sweet laying hens who brave the cold with pluck and grace
Anytime I get to talk with Brittany
Midday pep talks
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂❤️🐒
1-20-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Scarves and hats and gloves and warm coats and socks and boots
The responsibility that comes with being free
Kitties tumbling about the living room, dealing with their cabin fever
A Valentine’s Day sewing project in the works
Just gazing at the stars
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂
1-19-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Not thinking twice about walking the land in this morning’s snowstorm, coming back to the house with indelible memories
Washing all the bowls and silverware I have, and most of my cloth napkins, because people I love came over to make art, eat, and enjoy each other’s company
The haunting sound of the big wind chime outside the living room window, soundtrack of the swaying trees on the ridge
Wondering which kind of soup I’ll have for lunch today, I made so many
The feelings people left behind yesterday for me to bask in as the day slowed down
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
1-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
That “ahhh” feeling of sitting down after a four-hour cooking marathon this morning
A new potato and cabbage soup recipe
Playing around with granola flavors
The tiny-ness of chickadees
A few new-to-me tops and craft supplies from a really cool thrift store in Johnstown
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
1-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A granola order that filled the house with the scent of maple, honey, and toasted pecans last night
Hilarious autocorrect errors you can’t make up
Getting everything done on my work to-do list yesterday, feeling quite accomplished
A day of treasure hunting at thrift stores
Washing the mud room throw rugs
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂💕
1-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A strong lean towards self-sufficiency
Smooth ride into work today
The silent beauty of falling and blowing snow across the land
A simple dinner of chicken, greens, and water
People who understand, who get it, who care
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂
1-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Kalua pork and vegetable dumplings in rice paper, crispy and hot and delicious
Having the presence of mind and smarts to buy a quart of Whit’s peppermint frozen custard before they closed for the season
When money is spent wisely
Transforming fear and anxiety into self-confidence and growth
Lemon, date, and pecan energy snacks rolled in coconut shreds
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🐈⬛🤟🏳️🌈🫂
1-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Having a strong and steady sense of self
Touching and powerful moments on yesterday’s morning walk
The trust of a young deer
Figuring things out as I work
When Tink cuddles in close on a chilly night
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
1-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The continued healing and restorative wonders of my acupressure mat
A new tea for supporting grief and loss
A couple of fun painting projects today that will get the dopamine flowing
A fresh steaming bowl of steel cut oats with blueberries, raspberries, butter, pecans, and maple syrup
The courage and strength to do what I need to do
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝
1-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Discovering a new neck and upper back stretch, with heavenly relief
Getting to be with Peggy and Rob today
Pulling more totes from the attic, sifting through memories and letting things go
Mini landscape quilts
Moving paintings and art around = frugal redecorating
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝