. The Dessert Years .

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1. Resume the practice of "spoons" ... 2. Nap with my grrls (even through my sweet Golden Retriever snores) 3. Bake an apple pie for my sweetie and awesome son 4. Enjoy a cool Autumn morning on the patio 5. Wake up earlier so I can make oatmeal for my awesome son 6. Laugh out loud over silly jokes made by my awesome son 7. Celebrate Autumn 8. Ponder the years of motherhood 9. Let go of bad stuff 10. Be thankful for my fab husband (who texted a pic of blue skies to me) 11. Realize that rainy mornings are more relaxing 12. Celebrate being physically able to resume exercise routines! 13. Make time to do nothing 14. Be truthful with myself about the past, present and future 15. Acknowledge that progress is made a step at a time 16. Be wise and rest 17. Laugh out loud watching an retro movie with my sweetie 18. Forgo the peach cobbler and let your sweet husband bake brownies for the dessert to be served at the family dinner 19. Stop fretting and enjoy the view of being uʍop ǝpısdn 20. Celebrate what is and let go of what isn't 21. Enjoy the beauty of the full moon and the muted, varied colors of the sunset 22. Savor a tranquil start to the day: in my backyard gazing at the star-filled sky and the awesome full moon! ★ 23. Hug a dear husband who knows me better than anyone and has this fabulous ability to "introduce" me to amazing grace and healing-ease ♥] 24. Be grateful for a sweet son of great character who inspires me every day! 25. And for a fearless son: my first baby, periodic oracle, and always unpredictable son 26. And my dear daughter: the common thread we share despite 'opportunities' to let go of said thread ♥ 27. Celebrate mobility and increasing stretch and flexibility 28. Reflect upon the blessing of candid, serendipitous conversations with beloved friends; for the seeds of outrageous joy sown 29. Celebrate country living, which allows me to enjoy early morning moments of solitude under a blanket of stars ★ and the light of the moon ...

Life is what you make it — always has been, always will be. So, begin building up instead of tearing down; accept that living a life centered around denying reality is not being alive and said choice will never, never change what is true, chaste and godly. ~Proverbs 5:21

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they're always there. ~Norman Vincent Peale