Sunday Words of Gratitude

I've always been one to sit down and reflect upon my days, and since joining a supportive group of crafty like minded girls, Sunday has become the day to reflect upon the week gone by and what I have been grateful for ...

Its' been a very busy few weeks for me with the end of Victorian School Term 2 only days away.
I've been immersed in assessment and report writing and I certainly am *GRATEFUL* that after many weeks of dedication, following a strict home routine (whereby I would write a report every night once I had tucked the 3 B's soundly in to their beds for peaceful slumber) and having the unconditional support of Daddy B, that for now, this busy phase of my life is over for the first half of the year! {Although I am entering parent/teacher conferences each day after school this week.}

I am *GRATEFUL* for those days when I literally am dragging my feet through the front door, dropping my work bag and wishing I could just plonk myself (literally) into the nearest chair for a few minutes peace and solitude trying not to even contemplate that I should be in the kitchen cooking my family a meal, I find a hand written note and a hearty homemade casserole from my mother already waiting for me {*LOVE*}

I am *GRATEFUL* to be blessed with the most AMAZING Friend *T* who is always there on the other end of her mobile phone, that warm voice at the end of the day, as I am driving home from work, just to have some contact with the "outside world."

I have been thinking the last few weeks as I walk towards my room well before 8am each morning {I work in a small rural country school} about that tranquility you feel that warms the heart and soothes the soul when you take the time to stand still for one moment, to look out and see the golden glow of a morning sun rising slowly, making her way upwards and onwards over country paddocks (quite often now covered in a low lying mist). Note, below is an example, I have been meaning to take my own photo, so that is on the "to do" list! But the essence of beauty is portrayed as below, this is very similar to what I see each morning just before I enter my own classroom for the day.

This is a moment I am *GRATEFUL* for on a frequent basis and I think here is the dawn of a new day. Today, I have a gift of opportunity to all those around me, to learn, to achieve something new, to smile and laugh and enjoy what I have, even simply to just make someone happy from doing the simplest of things.

Next time you see a sunrise, be *GRATEFUL* Let your sunrise soothe your soul and lift your spirit!