5-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Floors swept, burn pile nearly reduced to ashes, the scent of woodsmoke
Dinner with new friends and fellow volunteers
Houseplants repotted for the season
Watching the house wrens dart in and out of the birdhouses on the ridge
All natural insect repellent that works wonderfully
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🐝
5-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A symphony of cowbirds, house wrens, mourning doves, field sparrows, catbirds, towhees, grosbeaks, and blue jays as the soundtrack for my morning walk
The woods, unreservedly dressing herself in every shade of green
An unagenda’d day yesterday, with rain showers and dramatic skies to cheer me
When thrift stores mark down everything 50%
This land that I love so terribly much
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🌅
5-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Repotting orchids
Sushi with my sister and a much needed catch up
Buying marked down apples and flinging them into the fields for the deer and whoever else wants them
A pleasant morning at the local farmers market
The walking paths’ first cut of the season
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Pausing on the morning walk to watch the maples grow
Knowing the origin of the eggs in my egg salad
How capers make just about everything better
Weeding one of the garden beds at dusk
Imagining all that goes on in the night sky while I sleep
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☀️🐦⬛
5-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Good and helpful self talk in the middle of the night
Conversations with volunteers about EQ
Giving people grace, including myself
More downsizing, recycling, cleaning up
Less phone time
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The birds making the most of the forest canopy’s acoustics
Marie’s words at the right moment
More room in the fridge since I gave away some eggs
Tai chi moves to start the day
What karma looks like in other faith traditions
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍦☀️
5-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Good learning with good people
How mom’s recipes are still feeding folks and making them happy
The view through the bathroom windows while I’m settled into a hot bath at the end of the day
Strawberries
A slice of moon, pure white, hanging gently over the eastern field, waiting on the sun
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨
5-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A toasted English muffin with peanut butter and a drizzle of bourbon infused honey, banana on the side
Coaxing Sybbie down from a black walnut tree on the ridge
Being outside most of the day, no phone, just birdsong and blue skies and green everywhere
A morning of baking favorite recipes
Rearranging the bird feeders and shepherd hooks on the ridge
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐦⬛
5-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The house wren sitting on her nest of seven eggs in the flower pot just outside the kitchen window, and I get to hear her sing every morning
Watching an eastern bluebird feed her hatchlings through the round hole in their birdhouse
Trying out a new lemon olive oil cake recipe
Time with dear friends yesterday, working outside in the breezy sunshine
A batch of mom’s chocolate no-bake cookies cooling on the kitchen table
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍰
5-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A day of being outside in the bird sanctuary, then inside while it rains to bake and cook
Help from friends and family
Splurging on a trip to the laundromat to dry a load of bed sheets
That satisfying feeling after doing trim work
A sweet bouquet of unicorn baby’s breath
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-8-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A mosquito-free morning walk
And—eight deer watching me as I stepped quietly past them on the field path
Another dry day to finish up the weeding and mulching projects
Vanilla bean cashew yogurt from Trader Joe’s
The support and kindness from Ayaka, my EQ network leader coordinator
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨🐒
5-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Where I get to live, every single day
Katie’s insights and timing
Catching up on lost sleep
Egg and tuna salad with the rest of a chopped salad mixed in, grilled in a flatbread wrap
Reassurance that maybe I’m on the right track after all
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐒
5-6-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
An unexpected encounter that has me thinking in new ways
My friend, Mark, checking in regularly and kindly
How cosmetic upgrades around the house really lift my spirits
Knowing I’ll sleep well tonight
Coming home to a clean bathroom, kitchen, living room, and studio
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🏳️🌈🐈⬛🍦🧰
5-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
People still being outraged at injustice
Mussels in a garlicky buttery white wine broth
The return of the house wrens and their sweet song all day long
Everything the wind had to say last night
Listening to my heart
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☔️
5-4-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Watching the bright moon go softly pale as she sets
The mocking birds in the field this morning in full voice
Waking up to acres of grass that look like green velvet and getting to walk across all of it
Stretching out beneath my trees in the early morning hours
Cleaning out the fridge one container of leftovers at a time
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
5-3-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
My brother’s carpentry skills and engineering mind
A new cat tree that is a better fit for the living room space
Moving through uncertainty and hesitation, sometimes with grace, sometimes without, but still moving
The easy thrill of freshly washed bathroom throw rugs
How the land always knows what I need, and delivers with unrestrained generosity
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝✨
5-2-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A necessary and profound question from the woods on the morning walk: what would healing look like?
Another weeding project finished before breakfast
Bright sun, blue skies, chilly air
An “everything” salad: lettuce, baby bok choy, cucumbers, red bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, and crisp red radishes
How Friday night pizza never gets old
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍕🥗
5-1-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Dessert after breakfast
How trees can right-size you in a second
Flinging gratitude across the fields with joyous abandon
A pretty new green throw for the chair in the living room
A day to play downtown, taking a break from house and land projects
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☔️
4-30-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Squishing through sections of the walking path after last night’s rain
My minimalist tendencies paying off
How the land receives my thoughts and feelings, prayers and wondering, with such generosity
Pork belly, brisket, and the best smokey baked beans from Road Hog Willy’s
Learning how to caulk
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🧰
4-29-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Three days off to watch the land green up
A chilly rainy day to make the house feel even more cozy
The way the sun catches the ripples in the creek and turns them into diamonds
Bourbon infused honey in my morning tea
Chicken and vegetable potstickers with brown rice
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥢