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Dear November,

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Dear November,

Dear November,

Welcome, welcome, welcome. From Halloween until Christmas, you remind me to take time to be thankful for my blessings. Yes, I should always be thankful no matter the season, and I try to be. Even so, as the year winds down, I need this reminder.

I’m guessing we all do.

November, you are pure and easy, asking for nothing other than gratitude during autumn’s final hurrah. From sea to shining sea, we gather and eat and eat and eat as though we need the extra calories to face the frantic holiday month ahead. Brrrrr! Baby, it’s getting colder outside.Continue Reading

My Reflection

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my reflection

Yesterday he flashed a bright smile and rushed out into the world smelling faintly of pancake syrup. I saw my reflection as he walked away.

Today he’ll pull into the drive with stories of fall semester and bags of dirty laundry. I wait for his smile, his strong hug.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.

talya

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Musical Pairing:

Landslide, Stevie Nicks


This was written for Write Tribe Wednesday Prompt: The Boy (Photograph).

Gratitude

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Today I’m excited to be guest posting at Everyday Gyaan as part of a ten day Living Gratitude Series. (Everyday Gyaan is based in India which makes me a virtual globetrotter…) 
November has become synonymous with gratitude. On Facebook, many people are participating in Thirty Days of Gratitude—posting one grateful thing each day in November.
Since I already bombard my friends with blog posts and quotes and pictures several times a day, I decided they (you) would be grateful if I declined to participate in the Facebook gratitude challenge.
Instead, I found another way to work gratitude into November. If you’d like to read more, click HERE to visit my post featured today at Everyday Gyaan. 

talya

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Food. Farm. Garden. Life.

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