My Grateful List

I’ve seen many happy lists going around, and felt inspired by Pearl Christine and Laura Boone to do one myself! 

I’m calling this a “grateful list” instead of a “happy list”, because instead of just acknowledging that something makes me happy, I also want to bring it back to the fact that all of the things that make me happy are gifts from God. So, here is a long list of some of the things I’m grateful for! < 3

• My incredible parents
• All of my wonderful siblings and in-laws
• The 6 amazing kiddos who know me as “Auntie Leah”, and the ones that are on their way < 3
• My funny and understanding friends
• The years of good memories I’ve had with my animals
• The supportive writing community I’m a part of 
• My birthday that’s coming up on Sunday
• The novelette I just finished writing 
• My brand new computer
• Family board game time almost every night
• Early morning prayer times with my dear friend 
• Christmas music even though it’s August
• Running my diffuser pretty much 24/7
• A stress-free school year so far
• My pretty green water bottle
• Singing music loudly with my family
• Playing the piano on a regular basis
• Listening to my favorite Hebrew music
• Taking a cold shower
• The amazing skoolie God gave my family 
• Graphic designing
•  Having productive writing sessions…
• … and giving myself grace even when it’s not so productive
•  Crossing things off a checklist
•  Getting random inspiration for the storyline of a full length novel over the course of 5 minutes (which has happened more than once…)
•  Finishing school for the day
•  Chatting with my friends and family
•  The love of God + how brightly it’s shown up in my own life
•  Finishing a project
•  Listening to my music way too loud, but loving every second of it
•  Taking pretty pictures
•  Funny conversations with my brother 
•  The treadmill in our basement
•  Being able to share my heart through writing stories + articles
•  Cozy hoodies on rainy days
•  Our giant newfie Gabriel (or Gabey) who thinks he’s a lap dog
• My Bible
•  Aesthetic mugs 
•  Pretty color palettes 
•  Hanging out with family
• Reading my favorite blogs 
• Picking flowers
• Chocolate covered strawberries
•  Thanksgiving + Christmas vibes running rampant these past few weeks (I know I’m a few months early!)
• Photoshoots 
• Watching interesting videos with my family
•  Writing stories
•  Learning more languages at a time than I can handle 
•  Kind neighbors
•  The fact that my family all live closeby
• My bright bedroom
•  Pens, pencils, and notebooks— all the necessary items for a writer
•  The quiet neighborhood I live in 
• Being on my favorite author’s street teem
•  Our beautiful backyard
• The quirky chicks 
• My journal
•  Having breakfast with my family 
•  My blog 
•  My desk 
•  You. I’m so grateful that you’re here, right now, reading this. It means more to me than you know when you take the time to stop by The Grace Haus and read my writing. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for being here < 3

Here is my grateful list! What are a few things on your grateful list? Do we have any in common? I’d love to hear from you!