I thought it would be nice to make a list of what has been good to me, for me, and near me, as I finish the calendar year today. Bye bye 2024.
Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly…
THE GOOD – in no particular order.
The birth of my 4th grandchild. 💖 Welcome Charlotte Amelia!
Good health for hubby and me.
Seeing Tim live in concert twice. 🤠 🤠
Being Madelynn’s bedmate.
Reconnecting with Paula in Nashville.
“The Women” by Kristen Hannah
The grandboys’ first school holiday concert. 🎄
Facebook and FaceTiming.
Riva-side sunsets
Authentic Lainey Wilson
Chardonnay
“Shaking Off Gravity” by Lucinda Shirley 📕
Tim McGraw’s “People Like Us”
My Cameo video from Deano Brown and the girls who sent it to me.
Daughters 💖 💖
The Holy Spirit sticking with me.
Lifetime bestie Sue
Book club discussions
The sounds of Handbells 🎶 🔔
Dolly Parton and The Imagination Library
Babies
South Carolina Gamecocks football
Linedancing and linedancing ladies.
My garden 🌺
Seeing Willie Nelson in concert.
Tooting the flute.
Cafe Francais ☕️
Spring weather
Live music experiences
Putting my voice & thoughts in “Marla’s Musings”.
THE BAD – also in no particular order.
The passing of my dad. But, also good. He lived a long life and was ready.
Trump re-elected, and all that goes with it. 🤢
Miss Daisy’s slow decline with blindness and diabetes.
The division in the Christian churches.
Hurricane Helene in the Carolinas.
TV talking heads
THE UGLY
My piano practice sounds. 😬
Cat throw up.
Orange
It was easy for me to find the ‘good’ from this past year and to list them here. Thankfully, I was fortunate and I had many, many more good moments and people in my life vs. the bad ones. I thank God, and I count my blessings. It’s important to think about what counts. It’s also vital to know that if the lists change and I find more bad stuff comes into my life, I will not be alone.
Make your lists.
Marla’s Musings 