Smiling

Happy Tuesday, Y'all

Today I'm taking a look at some of the things which have made me smile recently. Things, which may be seemingly little... Yet, they're awesome, all the same.



Things like...

Cookies full of joy :)

A token of appreciation from my principal

A weekend full of softball 

A dinner out with friends

A sweet memory of my dad

One of my guys finding out he'll be an uncle :)

 
A colorful bug sort

 A tasty dessert

A delicious home-cooked meal

Conversations with students

Sermons from back home



Health and Safety



Self-Confidence and a renewed love of my frizzy hair :)



There are so many things/moments that bring a smile to my face each day. In the mist of busy, sometimes stressful, days, I want to do a better job of focusing on those seemingly little, smile producing moments.

So what about you?

What's made you smile recently?

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I started my monthly Growing in Gratitude posts, as part of the link-up fun, hosted by Julie from Fall into Life, where bloggers would share a bit of gratitude each month. Julie stopped hosting the link-up last summer. But I decided to keep posting a monthly gratitude-themed post. After all, there's always something for which we can be grateful. Right? :)

And, in case you missed last month's post..

You can click below to read it.

January - A Year of Gratitude

February - Gratitude for My Mama

It's the little things...

Sometimes it's the seemingly little things that make the biggest difference in my day. 

Today some of those "little" things were...

...seeing the excitement and pride a child felt after FINALLY mastering writing his name :)

...sitting with a 1st grade class at lunch and hearing their adorably cute conversations.

...getting a compliment on a day when I felt my worst.

...not having to drive in fog this morning, especially since I'd had to the last 2 mornings.

...hearing an affirming "You're doing a good job, you know." from another teacher.

...getting a lot of paperwork done during my planning time, which meant I wouldn't have to stay quite as late as planned.

I think that far too often we focus so much on the "big picture," that we forget to stop and take notice of the little things.

God places these little treasures in our paths each day. We just need to take the time to notice them and thank Him for them.

So here's your challenge. 

Tomorrow - Go out. Live your day. Spend time noticing all the little things that make you smile throughout your day. Then see how better your day goes as a result.

And as always, thanks Google Images for the pictures/quotes :)