#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 24

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed it so much that when I reached the end of that year, I carried on and have kept going ever since. Finding one little thing to be thankful for each day has now become part of my daily routine and I’ve loved seeing friends joining in along the way too.

 

Finding little things to be grateful for isn’t always easy, especially when living through scary and uncertain times. I have found though that trying to find something, however small and trivial, to be grateful for has helped me through some of the hardest days of my life.

 

My eldest daughter Jessica, who died in April 2018, was an inspiration to me throughout her short life. She had so much strength and such a wonderful zest for life. Her godmother described her once as a “joy carrier” and it was the perfect description for her. She was a little ray of sunshine, full of smiles and gave joy to all who knew her. I am, and will always be, grateful to be her mummy. She taught me to enjoy the little moments and to make the most of everyday because tomorrow is never promised. And even though having to live life without Jessica is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do, I will continue to look for those little things to be thankful for, and keep going with this challenge in honour of my beautiful brave girl.

 

Here are my grateful moments from the past week:

 

A yellow Charlotte rose in the garden; my mum with Sophie and Thomas near her house; my mum with Sophie and Thomas at Jessica's forever bed; my mum sitting on the sofa with Sophie and Thomas; Sophie with the drum she made from a plastic pot; Sophie in a pretty pink lace dress; me and Sophie wearing nature masks - "#366daysofgratitude 2020 - Week 24"

 

Day 166 – I am grateful that my Charlotte rose, which was planted in memory of Jessica, has flowered for the first time.

Day 167 – I am grateful for being able to see my mum for the first time in more than three months and to be able to give her a hug. The children were so excited to be able to see Nanny again.

Day 168 – I am grateful to be able to bring Nanny to visit Jessica.

Day 169 – I am grateful that Nanny has been keeping the children entertained today so I could focus on various meetings and work through all the things I needed to do today.

Day 170 – I am grateful for fun home learning activities. This week’s theme is music and Sophie enjoyed making herself a drum from a plastic pot and a rubber glove.

Day 171 – I am grateful for pretty new dresses.

Day 172 – I am grateful for time to sit and do some nature crafts with Sophie.

 

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30 thoughts on “#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 24

  1. How lovely to see so much of your mum. I bet the kids have loved having her stay. The photos are all so lovely. It looks like you have had a great week xx

  2. So glad to hear you got to see your mum, and the girls their nan! The pictures are gorgeous this week, lots of smiles. Jessica’s rose is absolutely beautiful – yellow roses are my favourite! Hope you are all having a lovely week! Sim x

    1. Thank you, it was so wonderful to be able to spend time together. I love yellow roses too 🙂

  3. Aww how lovely to have able to see your mum and for her to see the children. The rose is beautiful and Sophie looks very happy in her new dress. Love the masks looks like a lot of fun

  4. What a beautiful rose, I love the colour. So glad you can see your mum again. It makes a big difference having that contact with family, lockdown was very lonely otherwise x

    1. Thank you – it does make a big difference to be able to spend time with family and I really missed being able to see my mum.

  5. Awww how lovely to catch up with your mum. The rose looks beautiful – very special. Love the activities – the drum and the nature masks sound great fun 🙂

    1. Thank you Cheryl – we had fun with crafting last week and spending time with my mum was wonderful.

  6. How lovely you’ve been able to spend time with your mum and take her to see Jessica, such a lovely rose in her memory. Sophie and Thomas look so happy to be getting a cuddle from Nanny

  7. So lovely that you are able to visit with your mum again; we went to my MIL last wekeend and it was the first time since New Year and she’s been alone since lockdown. Our enthusiasm for home learnng has almost completely gone 🙁 #project366

    1. Thank you. How lovely that you were able to spend time with your MIL. School have changed their approach to home-learning for this last half-term and have themed weeks which has helped give us a little more enthusiasm for it right now.

  8. The rose planted in Jessica’s memory is beautiful! How lovely that your children were able to see their Nanny, they all look so happy together. Your nature crafts are wonderfully creative!

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