By Maya | November 30, 2008

I Am Thankful for the “One in Every Crowd”

Well, Thanksgiving Day is over and most of us are coming out of the tryptophan coma.  It was a wonderful day!  I can’t remember seeing so much food or so many people.  I am so thankful that it was a warm day!  We made our pilgrimage from house to house eating at every stop.  If there [...]

By Maya | November 1, 2008

I Am Thankful for Having the Time to Share What I Know

Maggie  who writes Recreating Reality and I are going to team up to share some ideas and experiences over the next few months.  My focus has always been on attitude and gratitude.  Maggie has become a real leader in our community teaching our kids responsibility and some necessary “how to’s.”  Maggie’s blog is directed toward adults, but [...]

By Maya | October 13, 2008

I Am Thankful for Small Stuff

Little things mean a lot.  We have all heard that.  Last night I started thinking about small things in my life that made big impacts. 
We have a few new neighbors who dropped by yesterday while we were cooking out.  I suppose my “ego” would like to think that they had decided to stop by to [...]

By Maya | July 17, 2008

I Am Thankful for the Best Years of My Life

Oh, geez!  How many times have we heard a woman say, “I gave him the best years of my life” and he….
I had a pop in friend this morning who believes she gave her husband “the best years of her life” and now they are getting a divorce.  I almost resented her presence since this was [...]

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