It's the end of half term holiday and I am so thankful to have had this time off. I will never take school holidays for granted. It is a privilege to be able to have these regular holidays though much needed!
I thought I'd share a few things I am grateful for:
1. That we have CBC's mum in Northumberland to visit and stay with. She is always kind, hospitable and gracious to let us stay. It was really nice to spend time with her and I was grateful to be able to talk with her.
2. That I got to spend a couple of hours with my friends who live in Hexham- dear friends from my old church- our previous vicar and his wife who I love very much and their daughter who lives there also. It was so nice to spend time with both and they are kind people who I can just spend time and talk like we've not been apart from each other. No awkward silences, we can spend time with each other so happily. I am also grateful that they let me bring compost materials down the hill from CBC's Mum's house to theirs. My Mother in Law is highly embarrassed by my doing this and thinks it is bizarre but they really don't mind and they are kind and honest and accept me for who I am and know I want to do what I can to avoid waste.
3. Although the weather was windy and rainy, I did manage to have one lovely walk with CBC in the Swallowship woods- so grateful to behold the natural beauty of Northumberland.
4. I was grateful for lots of delicious meals in and out. So grateful not to have to do loads of cooking!
5. Grateful that we managed to get to Hexham in one piece despite discovering we had a nail in our tyre- it was a slow puncture and we didn't have any issue on the way.
6. Was lovely to be able to have some time at home to do some tidying and cleaning though the job is never complete!
7. I am so grateful for sleep and rest. Much needed and much appreciated. Thankful for warm duvets and pajamas and cosy crocheted blankets. Very grateful for that extra hour in bed today.
8. Grateful for those who work to put together the church services on Zoom. Not made it to church in real life for a while for various reasons but so glad I can still join in with worship.
9. So grateful I didn't have to cope with trick or treaters. We got two sets coming round who CBC saw. I am unabashedly bah humbug about the whole day, for a variety of reasons, and refuse to engage with it. So grateful that for some reason, despite there being loads of them around, they don't seem to come to our house.
10. So grateful for the imaginative books I got to read this holiday and to be able to buy a few new ones in Northumberland.
What are you thankful for?
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