I’m thankful my little brother is safe from the fires that are so near where he lives right now.
What are you thankful for today?
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What a sweet picture! Was this the first time you met your little brother?
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What a sweet picture of (I believe it’s) your mother, your brother and yourself. I’m glad your brother is safe. There was nonstop television coverage of the fires here in southern California, plus updates of the infernos in northern California, all day yesterday. So much destruction.
I’m so grateful for the time and energy you put into your website. It’s positive and uplifting, bringing smiles and reassurance to so many who are fortunate enough to read your entries and view your photographs. Your love shines through. Thank you.
I am thankful that the nursing home that Daddy is in is like family to him.
I am thankful that my daughter was not injured, nor her car damaged, in the auto accident that happened right in front of her. I am also thankful that she stayed by as a witness and also helped a young woman who was part of the accident. The girl was terrified and my daughter helped calm her and made sure she was okay.
I am thankful my son stopped by to visit this evening.
Though a friend lost her home and job, she’s an elementary school teacher/the school burned down, in the camp fire here in California, I’m thankful her family and pets are safe. Also thankful a neighbor saw and got her horses she was forced to leave behind to safety.
I’m also thankful that so far my aunt and cousins homes are safe.
I am thankful that my husband and children had such a good time at the church gathering for 6th-9th graders last night. They came home physically tired and spiritually revitalized. I am so grateful for their faith and for a church that feeds our souls.
So glad your brother is safe, Brandy. I am waiting word on a cousin who lives in that same area – hopeful that she and her family are okay as well.
Lea
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Just a comment in response to a comment a few days ago…the “Lose It” app is the one that my husband has been using as well. So far, at last weigh-in, he was up to 52 pounds of weight loss. Although he has been working on losing since last May, most of the weight has come off since August when he started using this app. We were quite amazed when we visited a nutritionist this past week that one of his doctors sent him to. She said that calorie counting absolutely does not work, and several other things along those lines. We just politely sat silently, but then I did point out that he has lost 52 pounds counting calories. She skimmed past that comment, and roared on with her speech, but I was baffled somewhat. I mean, to me, 52 pounds is actually a significant weight loss, and I’m not sure why she felt so strongly that that was not a valid way to lose weight. It was a strange visit, but we have now jumped through that hoop in his journey towards his hip surgery. One by one, he is getting the tests needed, losing the weight required, and hopefully will get out of the tremendous pain he is in at all times before too long.
So thankful for my brother who takes care of my 13 year old car for me!
A wonderful photo! I wonder if the patchwork quilt made it out of his infancy in one piece?
Thankful for inventors and inventions today, generous creators of things I could never think of, let alone actually build: washing machines, toasters, keyboards, tweezers, trains, movie projectors, IV poles, and so on and so on….
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Very glad your brother is out of harms way of those fires there, they look really ferocious from what I have seen on the news here 🙁 .
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Sewingcreations15.
Brandy, that is a very good thing to be thankful for. I hope all those who have family in California continue to find their loved ones safe from the fires.
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I am grateful for my friends.
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Heat and movies. I am thankful for a wood fire to keep us warm while we get things get done even though we don’t feel so well…hence the movies. And the wood box is topped off full.
I’m thankful for the internet that helped my husband and I work out what was wrong with our washing machine; to have the ability to order the new part from Amazon and to find a YouTube video to show us how to fit it!
I’m also thankful that my eldest son went for his first job interview last Thursday, had a call on Friday to say he had the job and he started today. He’s very thankful they are paying him more than the minimum wage for his age – he’s 17 and needs every penny to pay for his super expensive driving lessons.
So thankful for all of the good grocery deals this month, and that we had set aside extra $$$ to take advantage of them. I know I will get a free turkey for buying $100 worth of groceries, and I think that by buying a couple of big bags of dog food, I’ll be able to squeeze out a second bird. I love going into winter with a full larder.
My mom still has it, and it is good shape.
Officially met, yes, though I recall seeing him through the nursery window with my dad before that.
Fire is a mysterious power, it leaves a wake of destruction, and in it’s midst can leave somethings untouched. Thankful our friends home was spared; while every other home around them us destroyed by the Camp Fire. Deeply Sadden that others lost their homes, businesses, and family or friends.
I am thankful that a good friend has a conference here in my city and will be able to stay with me for three nights. We will get a chance to catch up and see other mutual friends.
Doctors and nutritionists are all people too. Each one seems to be an expert in what is right and what is wrong; however, age and time teach different lessons. Each person’s body works differently. What works for one, does not always work for everyone. The largest falsehood “One size fits all”, I think was created by an advertising agency (always trustworthy :p) to sell pantyhose.
I will celebrate a 52 pound lose!
Jeannie