Gratitude

My list of things for which I am grateful for today;

1. summer weather, even late
2. dancing, and the joy that we can express moving to music
3. sitting on the school porch just chatting
4. a son who is starting to feel comfortable in daycare
5. a daughter who wants to go to school everyday and says that she thinks its good that both her parents work at the school (I'll bet she wouldn't say that if she were 12)
6. colleagues that are fun to work with
7. the gorgeous view from my front yard
8. sunset, moonrise, when they happen within an hour of one another and there is a nearly full moon
9. teacher-talk with my husband that focuses on what great kids our students are, and how to support them better
10. a Father in Heaven who gives not only strength needed, but in abundance.