The Grateful Years

Living fully, aging gratefully.

Gratitude first every day
Life is full is so many ways
Can't have everything they say
I will cherish what I have today

life

  • making memories

    I think I have always prioritized experiences over possessions but when I was younger I’m not sure I actually thought about the subject enough to know that I had a preference. With retirement came the time to delve deeper and with age comes the realization that time is short so it’s important to figure out Read more

  • my very unofficial bucket list

    I am not a list maker so I have never considered having a bucket list. I like the idea conceptually but have never taken the time to put it into practice. Lately though as I go new places and make new memories I feel I’m ticking things off a very unofficial bucket list. Mine is Read more

  • gratitude

    I think it’s fair to say that I think a lot about gratitude. I called this blog the grateful years because for the last several years finding gratitude each day has become very important to me. Raising my children, working full time, and helping to take care of grandchildren kept me pretty busy. I jumped Read more

  • I’m starting a blog

    Why start a blog? I think that a space where I can talk about things that are relevant to my life could be useful to me and hopefully to my readers. I feel excited about the prospect of feedback. I would hope that someone will read what I have to say and finds something in Read more