Thanksketching: Day 18

I am thankful for

His undeserved death

and my undeserved life. 

Thanksketching: Day 17

I am thankful for

friendship, 

for snark and sarcasm

and sweet memories.

[Thank you for being a friend.]

Thanksketching: Day 16

I am thankful for

endless dreams among

warm winter snuggles

with the blankets

covering my nose.

Thanksketching: Day 15

I am thankful for

musty pages,

note-filled margins,

for limitless stories,

everything under the sun that

I can hold in my hand.

Thanksketching: Day 14

I am thankful for

the affection,

provision,

and wisdom

of my parents.

Thanksketching: Day 13

I am thankful for

blossoms,

petals,

leaves,

vines,

and

stems.

Thanksketching: Better Late Than Never

I realize it's been just over three months since I wrote a blog post. This isn't because I don't have anything exciting to report. I do. But when you're busy living life you don't always have time to write it down.

So before I dive into the focus of today's title, I'll give a few updates.

1. I went home (to Seattle) to surprise my mother for her 60th birthday. It was a wonderful week filled with coffee and old friends and anxiety, because...
2. My husband got a new job. While I was gone. Yep.
3. I've been working a lot and cleaning a lot. Those aren't really updates, but that's what's up.

And now, an explanation. Thanksketching--I'm sure you're wondering what the heck I could be talking about. Basically, I thought about blogging the "30 Days of Gratitude" stuff that I've done for the last few years, but it's the same things year after year (unless something really fun happens in the middle of November.) I avoided thinking about it simply because I wasn't planning on doing it. And then it hit me--what if I sketched what I was thankful for, instead of just wrote about it?

So here you go. I have done most of the month's drawing already, to stay on top of it (since the month is already almost half over.) The other posts will be back-published, so you can scroll through and see them all. Each post will include a picture and a few carefully chosen words.

Here is today's:

I am thankful for

fuzzy socks,

warm feet,

being cozy.

Thanksketching: Day 11

I am thankful for

those stupid paper dresses

and the stupid glasses on my face

and the stupid drugs I take

provided by health insurance.

Sigh.

Thanksketching: Day 10

I am thankful for

the dangling tag

the steeping bag

of tea.

Thanksketching: Day 9

I am thankful for

roots and seeds

branches and leaves

unfolding 

above and below

into shadowing trees.

Thanksketching: Day 8

I am thankful for

dark theaters or

cozy couches

and stories told

by moving pictures.

Thanksketching: Day 7

I am thankful for
inside/outside

the lines

coloring.

Thanksketching: Day 6

I am thankful for

coffee

in cups

with friends

old and new.

Thanksketching: Day 5

I am thankful for
late night stories,

early morning laughter,

a partner in crime,

my husband.

Thanksketching: Day 4

I am thankful for
clouds

swirling

awake

or asleep.

Thanksketching: Day 3

I am thankful for

my Christmas puppy,

fluffy and fat,

happy or sleepy,

her kisses and snuggles

and unconditional love.

Thanksketching: Day 2

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I am thankful for

employment

among children

and colors.

Thanksketching: Day 1

I am thankful for

crunchy

falling

leaves.