appreciation... and a gratitude post...

The aim of life is appreciation;

there is no sense in not appreciating things;

and there is no sense in having more of them

if you have less appreciation of them.

~Gilbert K. Chesterton

• rain today in southern california! delightful! (203)
• huge puddles at flooded street corners (202)
• dark, rain-filled clouds filling the sky (201)
• my Pathfinder with great tires for plowing through the puddles! (200)
• snow on top of the local mountains (199)
• electricity (198)
• a colorful string of Christmas lights still alight along my living room ceiling (197)
• birds singing before dawn (even though I had to be up!!) (196)
• no root canal at yet another long dentist appointment today (195)
• going to sleep to the sound of rain dripping off the roof (194)
• homemade chocolate cake (193)
• dinner with friends (192)
• Mexican food! (191)
• my friends' grandkids (190)
• birthday candles and the delight on a birthday child's face (189)
• the ticking and striking of an antique clock (188)
• trees in bloom in white and pink (187)
• gas prices still hovering around $2.00/gallon (186)
• a job! (185)
• and a paycheck (184)
• grocery stores (183)
• strawberry season here again!! (182)
• flowers from a friend (181)
• a very near miss when a car ran a red light tonight and almost hit me dead-on; I was able to just manuever away even with the rain and wet road! (180)
• hot pink toenail polish (179)
• flannel pj's (178)
• the ability to connect with people around the world without leaving my home (177)
• wonderful blogging friends I've made and their kind and encouraging comments (176)
  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father.. ~James 1:17