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November Group Writing Project Finale

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With ~~thirty~~ thirty-one wonderful entries, I’m happy to say that the November Group Writing Project has been excellent! I can’t say enough about the wonderful entries that we’ve read over the last week. Without making you wait a moment more, here is the final list of entries:

I am grateful for my children… by Deb – Mom of 3 Girls
Grateful by SummerM
Giving Thanks for my Turkey and my Ham by Ursula
The everyday things by Tiffany
My Boys by boogiemum
Everything Old Is New Again by Ivy
I’m grateful for Kyra because… by Jennifer Hitchcock
Better Than Stuffing And Sweet Potatoes Combined by Madame M.
Grateful… by Babyamore
Be Grateful for your Babies by Jenny
Let me Count the Reasons by Candace
Reasons I Am Grateful for My Children by Expat Mom
Because We Live and Learn by Kate
Before I had children… by Phyllis
Miracle in waiting by Kristy C
Two-fers are the best! by Shawn
“Cherish” by Mama Zen
I am grateful for my Children Because by Diane
Thank Heaven for little boys by Naomi
Deeply Thankful by Amber(Homeschool Diva)
I’m grateful for Hayden by Jordan (MamaBlogga)
Grateful by Joanne
What WAS I Thinking by mumple
A Grateful Heart by Jill
A better person in a more interesting world by MomOnTheGo
Learning Life’s Lessons from My Children by Christine
“I’m grateful for my children because. . .” by Kate
I’m Grateful for My Children Because… by Believer in Balance
I am grateful for my children because….. by Neena
Jaden by caroline kim
17 Months by Megan

All of these great entries clearly took time and thought—I really appreciate all of your expressions of gratitude; they’ve made me consider my life more carefully! Read through them and find gratitude from mothers of all ages.

Now, feel free to spread the link love by copying the above list (instructions) and posting it to your own blog. Believe me—they all deserve it.

The Winna!
Chosen at random, I swear, the winner of our prize, a $30 Amazon.com gift certificate, is <drum roll>…

A Grateful Heart by Jill of The Diaper Diaries

Congratulations, Jill! If nothing else, run over there and read her entry—her conclusion is absolutely wonderful! (The gift certificate will be winging its way to you soon!)

Still working on your entry? Even though we’ve awarded our prize, we’ll continue to accept, read, link to and comment on submissions through the end of this week.

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I’m grateful for Hayden

Sometimes, I’m not grateful enough for the blessings in my life. We have good jobs (and by some miracle, mine allows me to stay home with Hayden!), a comfortable home, a (relatively) safe neighborhood (and town and country—thank you, vets and Happy Veterans’ Day on Sunday!), food, clothes—and most of all each other.

I pick these group writing project topics in part because I’m excited to see what everyone else has to say on the topic (all of which have been excellent), and in part because I want to find out what I have to say on the topic.

I’m grateful for Hayden because he has shown me (and will continue to show me) that there is an entire world out there—outside of myself and my thoughts that can so easily dwell on my own needs.

I’m grateful for Hayden because he loves me, even when that means he can’t stand to be away from me for even a minute while I open the 400 degree oven or read or surf the Internet (which I really gotta stop doing while he’s around).

I’m grateful for Hayden because he really is a well-behaved, obedient child, even though he likes to pretend he isn’t at the most inconvenient times. He’s good at pretending, for a 21-month-old.

I’m grateful for Hayden because just looking at him sometimes fills me with an overwhelming desire to hug and snuggle and kiss and squeeze him for hours on end.

I’m grateful for Hayden because of spontaneous hugs and kisses.

I’m grateful for Hayden because he’s said “Mommy” for months (but he did just start saying “Daddy” again yesterday!). Even when he says it fifteen times while I’m looking straight at him, it’s nice to know he finally understands who I am.

And if there could be a “right” answer for a prompt like this, it would be that I’m grateful for Hayden because he’s mine.

This post is part of the November Group Writing Project. Submit your entries before Monday!

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