100 Things!

Blessings Dear Readers! What an amazing day the Lord has made with every heavenly blessing available to us today!
Today's Gratitude List is going to be a "One Hundred Things" list. One hundred things that bring me a smile!
Making a one hundred things list is so exciting to me! It really gets me focused on all the totally amazing things in the world around me and how exciting it is to live in the abundance of things that bring me joy! Beyond the obvious family and basic living provisions!


So Here we go!!!!

1. Cup of coffee to start my day
2. Cup of hot tea to end the day
3. Glass of sweet on a hot summer day
4. Cup of hot cocoa after playing in the snow
5. BBQ with friends and family
6. Fried Chicken with potato salad and watermelon
7. A big pot of stew (with all the garden veggies tossed in!)
8. A warm bagel loaded with cream cheese and lox
9. Apple Pie
10. Strawberries picked fresh from the garden 
11. Snap Peas right off the vine
12. A field of wild flowers
13. Toes dunked in a mountain stream
14. Listening to a real babbling brook
15. A walk on a path through the trees
16. Roses in bloom
17. LILACS!
18. Hollyhocks
19. Daisies Dancing in the breeze
20. Cool Grass under bare feet
21. Blackberries picked from next to a river
22. Sitting on the bank of a river fishing
23. Watching ducks swim in a pond
24. Watching Geese fly overhead
25. Listening to Robin's sing a tune
26. Hearing the doves coo
27. Watching Sparrows flutter around the yard
28. Butterflies dancing through the garden
29. Bumble Bees gathering pollen
30. Making a wish on a fluffy dandelion
31. Drifting down a lazy river on a tube
32. Watching a turtle sun itself on a rock
33. Leaning against a tree reading a book
34. A summer breeze caressing sun kissed skin
35. Watching waves lap at the shore
36. Building sandcastles on the beach
37. The cool forest canopy over head while walking on a trail
38. LadyBugs!
39. White Picket Fences
40. Old Victorian Houses
41. Front Porches
42. Clean Kitchens
43. Pitter Patter of little feet on the stairs
44. Playing tag with my kids
45. Adventures with my husband and babies
46. Cows in a pasture
47. Kittens 
48. Puppies
49. A dog curled up at my feet
50. Meteor Showers
51. Lightening Storms
52. Rain to interrupt a hot summer day
53. Watching a tractor cut hay
54. Lace Curtains
55. Lazy afternoons snuggled with a small child
56. A Babies Giggle
57. A warm fire in the woodstove on a cool autumn evening
58. Singing to God
59. Rainbows
60. Quiet Conversations with God
61. Loud conversations with my kids
62. Gentle conversations with friends
63. Listening to my babies tell nursery rhymes
64. Hugs
65. Holding hands with my Husband
66. Picnic in the front yard
67. Sunrises that paint the sky in amazing hues of different blues 
68. Sunsets in shades of pinks and yellow
69. Silver Moons
70. A pair of jeans that fit just right
71. Morning dew sparkling like diamonds on the grass
72. Brushing out a horse
73. A waterfall
74. Seeing my adult children happy
75. Books
76. Internet 
77. Cell Phone
78. Stain Glass windows
79. Old wooden churches
80. Listening to old church hymns
81. Watching a Bald Eagle soar
82. Watching an Osprey fish
83. Watching an Otter float down stream
84. Watching a squirrel gather food
85. Seeing Elk on the hill
86. A moose walking down the street
87. A deer laying in the shade of an apple tree
88. Morning Glories opening with the morning sun
89. Watching a bird build a nest
90. Flying a kite
91. Coloring in a color book
92. Dancing in the rain
93. Playing Pooh Sticks at the bridge
94. Day Dreaming
95. Spending an afternoon writing 
96. Family Dinners
97. My own front porch
98. My husband
99. My Children
100. GOD

And there you have it! 100 Things that make me smile, bring me joy, that I coult as a blessing that I get to enjoy!