Sunday, September 18, 2011

I'm so THANKFUL!

Happy Sunday! Thankful for the blessing of a brand new day!

So excited for a beautiful September 18! It is the only one we will get this year!

I wanted to take this opportunity to write down a few of the blessings I am so THANKFUL for!


1. I’m so thankful for this beautiful fall day! Thankful for the cool calm and the warmth that still shines through from the sun’s rays.

2. I’m thankful for a warm home and a roof over my head.

3. I’m thankful for the blessing of being able to CREATE!

4. I’m thankful for my beautiful mother, everything she’s taught me, and the amazing example she is.

5. I’m thankful for being able to share my overflowing blessings with overs!

6. I’m thankful for a hot oven with homemade goodies to share with neighbors.

7. I’m thankful for fresh grown vegetables.

8. I’m thankful for block parties and neighbors gathered around for a home cooked meal.

9. I’m thankful for a cool breeze on a hot day.

10. I’m thankful for a quenching rain that renews and cleans everything in its path.

11. I’m thankful for the smell of fresh cut hay.

12. I’m thankful for a warm welcome from a puppy that is always happy to see you.

13. I’m thankful for RODEO.

14. I LOVE BUCKING HORSES! So thankful to be blessed to know amazing animal athletes!

15. I’m thankful to be able to do what I love.

16. I’m so thankful to be blessed to be able to work!

17. I’m thankful for summer, long bright days, and all the fun that comes with it.

18. I’m thankful for FRIENDS! Blessed with so many wonderful people in my life.

19. I’m thankful for my family and all the love and support they surround me with.

20. I’m thankful for children, especially my lil’ relatives! Thankful for all the happiness & smiles they provide.

21. I’m thankful for the light that 1st filters into the morning sky over the Tetons.

22. I’m thankful for lush green grass!

23. I’m thankful for the sound of a creek rushing through the mountain side.

24. I’m thankful for cold, crisp, delicious well water.

25. I’m thankful for MUSIC! Thankful for the smile it can bring to your face and the memories stirred in your soul.

26. I’m thankful for Lil’ Red Roan and being able to share my creations with loved ones.

27. I’m thankful for capturing the perfect picture on my camera and being able to share that moment caught in time.

28. I’m thankful for a beautiful green lawn.

29. I’m thankful for big strong shade trees that protect & cool my home.

30. I’m thankful for a great barbeque pit and place to gather friends together.

31. I’m thankful for a pretty pink home.

32. I’m thankful for a beautiful brick side walk.

33. I’m thankful to have all the comforts of home.

34. I’m thankful for my bed roll.

35. I’m thankful for a good nights sleep.

36. I’m so very thankful for friends stopping through to stay the night on their way thru.

37. I’m thankful for kind words and compliments.

38. I’m thankful for Love Letters!

39. I’m thankful to be able to give a sincere kind word, compliment, or love letter!

40. I’m thankful to be able to give the perfect gift!

41. I’m thankful to be able to give a smile.

42. I’m thankful for laughter!

43. I’m thankful to be able to hear!

44. I’m thankful to be able to see!

45. I’m thankful to be able to smell!

46. I’m thankful to be able to taste!

47. I’m thankful to be able to touch!

48. I’m thankful for a full moon!

49. I’m thankful for the smell of a fresh rain on sagebrush.

50. I’m thankful for the first snow and how clean and fresh it makes everything.

51. I’m thankful for fresh peas out of the garden.

52. I’m thankful for the energy from a rodeo crowd, united in the excitement of the event.

53. I’m thankful for a when and bucking horse and rider connect in perfect timing to create something bigger than themselves.

54. I’m thankful for homemade strawberry jam!

55. I’m thankful for a slice of hot delicious homemade bread!

56. I’m thankful for birthdays.

57. I’m thankful for beautiful drives.

58. I’m thankful for a phone call from a friend.

59. I’m thankful for that rush you get from flirting with your heart’s desire.

60. I’m thankful for courageous, spunky, and strong examples.

61. I’m thankful for running water!

62. I’m thankful for electricity!

63. I’m thankful for machinery & all the blessings in brings into our lives.

64. I’m thankful for leaving where we have a winter season and it freezes.

65. I’m thankful for beautiful sunsets.

66. I’m thankful for the rest that comes with the dark of the night.

67. I’m thankful for to know the sound of horse’s hooves eating up the ground below them.

68. I’m thankful for the smell of horse sweat and hard work.

69. I’m thankful for being twitterpated and all the butterflies that go with it!

70. I’m thankful to be able to learn!

71. I’m thankful for light!

72. I’m thankful for old westerns and all that can be learned from John Wayne and a good ol’ black and white movie.

73. I’m thankful for every rodeo committee that works hard all year to put a rodeo on in their town.

74. I’m thankful for every community that rallies together to make an event successful!

75. I’m thankful for dog-sitters.

76. I’m thankful to be able to drive a team.

77. I’m thankful to be able to feed elk.

78. I’m thankful to be able to WRITE! LOVE to share the scenes of my heart in writing!

79. I’m thankful for each and every Lil’ Red Roan customer!

80. I’m thankful to be able to share my Mom’s amazing leather work with the world.

81. I’m thankful for the SCAN button : )

82. I’m thankful for air-conditioning.

83. I’m thankful for a great reliable car.

84. I’m thankful for broke horses that are a pleasure to ride.

85. I’m thankful to know how to work hard.

86. I’m thankful for those days when everything just falls right into place.

87. I’m thankful for all the amazing people that fill my life everyday.

88. I’m thankful for beautiful art! Love Amazing Greys! Love To Catch a Dream, so many amazing western artists!

89. I’m thankful for amazing jewelry! Love stunning engraved sterling! Travis Stringer, Susan Adams, Vogt! Love pieces that make your heart go pitter patter!

90. I’m thankful for receiving a sincere smile from a stranger.

91. I’m thankful for polite people.

92. I’m thankful for having an amazing camera!

93. I’m thankful for people who believe in me!

94. I’m thankful for UM-WESTERN! Thankful for every thing I learned at school and all the people that I met. They have changed my life forever.

95. I’m thankful for my books and being able to share them with others!

96. I’m thankful for the my perfect cowboy hat, suites me to a T, provides shade, warmth, and protects my head from my absented minded actions : )

97. I’m thankful for a great pair of cowboy boots. Whether paired with a beautiful lil’ black dress or a pair of oxbows….they are always perfect!

98. I’m thankful to be young, strong, and healthy!

99. I’m thankful for SUNDAY!

100. I’m thankful for the amazing blessings that flow into my life everyday!

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