8-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A weekend that was both productive and peaceful
Carrot, tofu, cabbage, and pea slaw in a spicy peanut dressing
Other people’s joy and good news
A friend’s new adventure
Those days when I don’t have to be anywhere or do anything
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🐈⬛🏳️🌈💕🐝✨
8-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Evening prayer in stillness and quiet
Sleeping through last night’s storms
Cutting back branches on the trees at the turn around in the driveway, brightening up the whole area
Chardonnay cherry tomatoes fresh off the vine
Leveling off the ground and filling in the dirt bath divots the chickens made in the run
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💕☔️💕
8-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A morning walk with everything—two rabbits, a deer, a monarch butterfly that landed on my ball cap, dense and mystical fog, and not one bit of traffic sounds
New bone density impact exercises
Carrots braised in white wine
Homemade walnut basil pesto on pasta, garnished with the right amount of capers
The satisfying feeling of deep cleaning—the fridge, the bathroom, the mud room
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😶🌫️💕
8-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
All my different library cards
Cleaning the living room floor after dinner
A full can of chicken feed to get the girls through the month
Strawberry vanilla body wash on a home grown loofah
Re-reading my favorite books
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☔️🌦️
8-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
An impulsive batch of late-night vanilla mochi pancakes
Rebecca’s help with the chickens every week
Lunch with Katie
The mere though of an after work nap
Finishing up three tiny journals
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌙✨💕
8-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Safe passage through yesterday’s storms
How the birds keep on going, with lightning and thunder and downpours all around
Plant cuttings that will root, get potted and find new homes in the upstairs bedrooms
A most helpful massage yesterday
Skillet braised cabbage and onions with cannellini beans, sourdough toast on the side
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍞💕
8-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The ability to think strategically
The way the storms freshen things up
How it still feels good to pay bills on time
Finally breaking an old and tiresome habit
Homemade basil walnut pesto over rotini pasta
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈⛈️✨
8-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Roasted potatoes and garlic from this year’s harvest, with sautéed red onions and crispy chicken tenders on a smear of whipped feta dip
How the front deck is becoming the place to create, to dream, to imagine
A new aromatherapy diffuser for the bedroom
Wearing one of the new tops Pam found for me at the thrift store
That sweet feeling at the end of the day, when sleep is imminent and you’re ready for it
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥱🛌💕
8-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The magnificent clouds on the edge of a storm system that skirted just south of the land
Looking up, feeling small and thankful
A mixed berry smoothie for dinner, sipped and savored on the front porch while the kitties played in the grass
Getting out the pole saw to cut back the mulberry branches reaching for the power lines
Looking forward to another day touching the earth
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌏💕
8-8-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Homemade frozen peanut butter yogurt bars, dipped in chocolate
The choice to love and give grace, always at the top of the list
Fresh catnip for the kitties
Another peaceful, thunderstorm-filled morning
Spending the day with friends
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛⛈️🌙💕
8-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Soothing rain and flashes of lightning
Turning on the AC in the bedroom for a few hours, getting some much needed deep sleep
The quiet of the morning, time to myself before the day’s work claims me
Gardening later this afternoon, taming the cherry tomatoes and rearranging the raised beds
Sybbie’s fleas almost gone
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌙✨
8-6-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A goat cheese and cucumber sandwich with thin slices of red onion and Penzey’s sandwich sprinkle seasoning
Getting almost all the grass cut after work
Greeting fear and apprehension with reassurance and determination
Staying anchored in love
Plans for getting together with Pam this Saturday for lunch and antiquing
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💕🐝✨
8-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Bourbon honey cheesecake
Organizing and cleaning out files
Adding an after dinner walk to my self-care practice
How the land always has something good and right to say
Allen’s energy and presence
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨🐝
8-3-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Even more ideas for next year’s garden
A simple baking soda face scrub every morning
And, while we’re on the subject, exfoliation in general
How I feel when I don’t eat corn, or sugar, or wheat
Faithful companions
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👯♀️🐝
8-2-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Thunder so rich and loud, it shook the house
Andi and Greg’s triumphant Pelotonia ride on a weather-perfect day
All the riders who gave so much
A grapefruit soda float, made upon special request at Pancho’s
Laughing with Karen
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💚🚴♀️🥰🐝
8-1-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
All the Pelatonia riders, and the ones they’re riding for
Erica’s encouragement and enthusiasm
Turning a gluten free wrap into a mini pizza
Smoothies for dinner, scones for dessert
My new extra wide chisel poster markers
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
7-30-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Roasted carrots, red onions, green beans, and chickpeas over lemony bread whipped feta
Being able to handle sensitive situations with kindness, tact, and sincerity
Seeing the full moon just over the eastern field, all pinkish coppery and big
Baking a batch of chocolate almond scones on impulse
Taking life as it comes
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥐
7-29-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
When road trips are part of my job
Listening to my gut in a moment of fragile trust
Watching the cats learn how to open the screen door and let themselves out
Being in the woods, lying on a fallen tree and looking up into the canopy of so much green
Eating the food I have, buying fresh vegetables from local vendors at the farmers market
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥗