7-28-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Getting a dopamine rush from clearing a huge pile of branches out of the garden
Interesting dreams that didn’t interrupt my sleep
A peaceful reading nook in the living room
Homemade chicken vegetable soup and a grilled cheese sandwich on sourdough bread
Keeping up healthy practices
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👟
7-27-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Reshaping the garden area
Cutting back branches along the driveway
What looks like a promising and abundant buckeye and acorn harvest this fall
Art on the front porch
Chicken and sausage quiche with five-color chard, red onion, and cheddar cheese
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍳
7-26-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
That “there’s nothing like it” feeling of living where I do
Bourbon barrel-infused honey on toast
Lawn chores done before breakfast
Watching the cats fixated on the birdhouse activities, and the birds outsmarting them again
Ice cream with Andrew and Rebecca
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐦⬛
7-23-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Needing a thin blanket to keep warm last night (but still having the windows open)
The sacred work of reclamation
Losing weight the healthy way
When the planets line up, literally
A new outfit with pieces from my brother (Hawaiian shirt), the thrift store (capris), and Walmart (tank top)
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👚🌺
7-22-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Fresh lemon juice in my morning water
My friend, Christin, she’s such a good listener
The drama and power of yesterday’s storms and how beautiful the rain was
Eating less, feeling better
Two more tiny books curing in the studio
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈📖😘
7-21-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A surprising, almost eerie, mosquito-free morning walk
Dragonflies swarming crazily overhead
Having plenty of fresh food and safe drinking water
The rain that’s on its way
A fun work project that involves our volunteer teammates
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🎣🐢
7-20-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
3 1/2 hours talking with Marie that felt like 20 minutes
Cooler morning air, and stars
Using egg money to pay my bus fare
Learning how to trust in new ways
Not having—or needing—a television
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂❤️
7-19-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Laughing with Rosie
Peanut butter Rice Krispie treats with a layer of chocolate ganache
Driving home safely in the dark, relaxing in the quiet
Getting through some difficult days last week
Coffee shop writing
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️☕️
7-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sautéed chicken, mushrooms and red onions folded into a wrap
Homemade bourbon honey butter on pancakes with warm maple syrup
Watching the rain wash the skies clean
Having the windows open again
Knowing that I can handle whatever comes
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥞
7-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A new Costco shopping record: 17 minutes
When the basics are restocked
New approaches to old problems
Uneventful morning and evening commutes
Rotisserie chicken on toasted sourdough bread, sprinkled with pink Himalayan sea salt
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍞
7-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sesame garlic seared ahi tuna
Getting better sleep than I expected last night
Cutting covers for tiny books
The money I’m saving by not eating out as much or succumbing to the vending machines at work
Gentle companions who lift my spirits
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝🐓❤️
7-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The whole EQ concept of intrinsic motivation
A cotton candy sunrise and dewy grass
Dinner with Jean
The delight that comes from giving gifts, bonus if it’s a surprise
Reclaiming my peace, my heart, my purpose
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😌❤️
7-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Rediscovering my proactive groove
Bus drivers who seem to be NASCAR-trained, determined to get us downtown on time
Taking the morning walk while the mosquitoes are still asleep
How my sisters’ sourdough bread is the only non gluten free bread I can have
Circling back around to trust
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☀️
7-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A weekend filled with really good choices
Taking art projects with me wherever I go
The clouds yesterday…epic and stunning and captivating
That sleepy mid-afternoon feeling
Sitting at a table with fellow writers and being that close to so much creativity and imagination
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️🪡☀️
7-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Indie bookstores
Gratitude so deep, there are no words
Sweeping off the bridge—something I’ve wanted to do for weeks now
Keeping the budget on track so far this month
Joining a writing group later this afternoon at the Granville Center for the Arts
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️❤️
7-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The view out the bedroom window—foggy and green and exotic-looking
How meditative embroidery work is
Deep cleaning the bathroom
The raspberry sage soap Sarah gave me and how its scent gently fills the house
The stories behind our scars
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😶🌫️🐝
7-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A strong capacity to learn new things
Keeping art supplies and musical instruments within reach
The tiny frogs, no bigger than my thumbnail, that jump out of the way when I’m on the mower
A coffee table book about trees, and another one about bees
Coasting through the blessedly mediocre
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝💤
7-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Wearing a fun and new-to-me dress to work
When the acres that need mowing are all shaded, like back near the woods
The privilege of forest bathing right where I live
Working with love and self-compassion to shift the way my brain processes things
Catnip toys
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🪭🪡