Sharing with you a beautiful Thanksgiving paper chain that I am going to be doing today with my entire family. Print it off now, and celebrate the gift of gratitude. For one another as well as all that you have been blessed with. We are all guilty of taking people, situations, life… for granted. Today is a day to pause, reflect and cherish all that is a part of you in this world. We are blessed.
thanks giving ~ giving thanks.
How can you not smile when you look at this sweet little face…
Goodness gracious; I have had babies on my mind lately. Between our two families, we have three little ones turning one within a month and a half of each other. And, on top of that, we just welcomed another precious little one into the family this month! Fourteen nieces and nephews. We are so blessed.
Distance; and time… they are the enemies. On my side of the family, every single one of my nieces and nephews is far away. That is just so very hard for me. There are so many milestones, moments and memories that pass… without me. Sometimes I just have an “Aunt Cathy hug” deep inside that makes me feel like I am going to explode if I can’t deliver it!! Ya – I know. I’m their aunt… not their mom. But for me it goes really, really deep. I would do anything for any of them, as if they were my very own. Because they are. They are family… and there is nothing more precious in all the world.
live happy… laugh, love, dream, create
Ever had one of those days when something stops you dead in your tracks… Maybe you were kinda, sorta expecting it; often times it comes out of nowhere and pulls the rug out from under you. These are the times that we are called to pause and quiet ourselves in a way that allows us to absorb the world around us. 
Sometimes we need these moments of reflection to remind us of where we are, who we are and where we are going. Did we stop this morning to count our many blessings? Did we love the ones that we love? Did we make someone laugh or smile; show kindness to a stranger or put someone else’s needs before our own…?
I am incredibly blessed in my life, and I will go to bed tonight with a feeling of deep gratitude for all that I love… live happy