Seeing Thankfulness: Week Two

A Million Little Somethings

This post is a little bit late as I have had a manic past few days. So, here is what I intended to post on Friday:

This week I am thankful for...

...my husband. Here he is pictured just at the start of the Seaford Half Marathon last Saturday. The race is predominantly off-road, starting on Seaford Seafront, on over the South Downs, along the River Cuckmere, and up and then down Seaford Head back onto the seafront. He did really well. I admire his determination to succeed in all that he does, which is why I wanted to include this photo of him running. He has the same passion and drive for all his interests - running, photography, youth work, cooking, stand-up comedy, subterranean exploration, and most especially science. He inspires me to strive for better in the things that I love.

It was also his birthday this week, and I was reminded again how thankful I am that he is such a big part of my life, that he loves me so much, that I can be myself around him 100% of the time, that I can share everything with him, and that he is an awesome cook. I am thankful that he is my best friend and confidante. And I am also thankful for his amazing hugs.

...Victorian innovation and technology...I guess... I mean, I'm not ungrateful for it. We went to the Bluebell Railway, our local steam railway - most regions in Britain have one or two - for my husband's birthday, and I don't really know how else to be thankful for stream trains, but they look pretty cool and they're fun to go for a ride on. So, yeah, here's a picture of a steam train chugging  into Horsted Keynes Station on the Bluebell Railway!

...that my parents never made us put Oxo cubes in our milk, bleurgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...that the violas we planted in May have flowered beautifully. They're like happy, smiley faces and have sprung up cheerily all over the flowerbed.

...roses. This is the rose tree in our garden that has flowered beautifully, as it does every June. I absolutely love roses!

...that I live in an historical town. It really is a great place, with old houses and flint walls everywhere. The castle sits proudly in the middle, and is a constant reminder of days gone past when blood was shed in great Medieval battles, when the majestic priory was destroyed during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, and when Protestant martyrs were burnt at the stake during Mary I's reign, as well as numerous other feats of history. Whatever may annoy about my town, I am thankful for the fascinating history that whispers from its walls and roads each day.

...water. This is the ruins of a water fight night that we held at the youth group. I am thankful that water is so abundant in this country that we have plenty to play with, let alone to drink, wash and cook with. I want to always be thankful for the provision we have so that I may keep campaigning for those who don't.

Well it's been quite a week. I have had so much more to be thankful for that I haven't been able to take pictures of, but I do love that this project has helped me to be more intentional in my thankfulness, which was Kayleigh's aim with this link-up.

Photos my own.