Thank You Notes News #5
Dear Lovely Readers and Writers,
What a heartwarming week it has been here at our family home — Thank You Notes. Every time a submission comes in, my heart lights up with joy!
This past weekend here in Oregon, it was warm and sunny. My husband and I decided to enjoy the weather by doing a small backyard project.
We had cut down a small volunteer tree in our front yard to make room for a flower garden. The logs from that tree will fuel our backyard fire pit this spring and summer.
All of the logs were piled up on our deck. A large nest of twigs and sticks sat on top. It was a bit messy, so my husband started a fire to burn the tree stump and all of the twigs.
I set out to store the extra firewood in a storage bench on the side of our house that I had cleaned out. After that, I swept and cleaned the deck.
At that moment, when everything was cleaned up; and the fire was igniting with beautiful warm flames reaching up towards the sky, I imagined all of you being here to enjoy it.
Here at Thank You Notes, it feels as if we have known each other for a long time. As we gather each week, it feels like we can warm our hands by the fire, gather around and tell our stories.
I invite you to keep showing your stories of love, appreciation, and gratitude here every week. It warms our hearts and souls, just like a fire.
This week, I invite you to share: Prompt #5:
A thank you note, story, or poem about your grandparents or someone who treated you with love and care like a grandparent.
Now I want to share the beautiful stories, poems, and notes written this past week here at Thank You Notes.
I am grateful to all of you for sharing your hearts, stories, poems, and ideas here with us.
Sahil Patel wrote such a lovely piece thanking everyone who comments on his writing. I love how appreciative he is of all of his followers. Thank you, Sahil for writing this piece. It encourages all of us to support our fellow writers.
https://readmedium.com/a-thank-you-note-to-all-the-commenters-on-medium-e5bdb1915268
Katie Michaelson wrote a lovely piece to someone who cared for her when she was very young. What a heartfelt and beautiful piece that captured my heart, Katie. Thank you for sharing such a meaningful part of your life.
https://readmedium.com/i-should-have-said-happy-mothers-day-340f30889cc3
Kris Bedenian shared a lovely morning of gratitude with us, outlining what it is like to get up early like the birds. I love the energy of this piece, and appreciate how it made me want to take on the world today. Thank you, Kris, for sharing your life with us.
https://readmedium.com/how-to-live-like-a-bird-and-soar-higher-bcc21d25c68b
Annelise Lords shared two lovely stories this week. The first one is about the difficult lessons she learned from her mother that she chose not to repeat with her own children, breaking a long cycle. I appreciate these powerful lessons she learned. I loved the second story about how she learned some deep, beautiful lessons from a young student at school. Thank you, Annelise, for sharing your stories of hope and learning with us.
https://readmedium.com/mothers-are-like-sunrises-and-sunsets-7a5172f0a431
https://readmedium.com/failure-is-terrified-of-success-3de62696611b
Bhavna Narula shared such a cute and fun piece about her appreciation and love of dogs. I love that she shared a personal story of her family dog growing up and her current love of all dogs. Thank you, Bhavna for such a heartwarming and fun story!
https://readmedium.com/thank-you-god-for-creating-dogs-ddd3c7969f40
Lanu Pitan shared a lovely thank you note to Ev Williams for the $500 bonus she received from Medium. I love all of the suggestions she gave for further improvements to medium, and how we can all work together to co-create a better platform. Thank you, Lanu for your amazing insights, love, and care.
https://readmedium.com/thank-you-ev-williams-17fbe441574a
jenine bsharah baines wrote a lovely Tanka for her friend and mentor that has cared for her through thick and thin. I love how she always weaves nature into her poetry, introducing us to the beauty of a palm tree. Thank you, Jenine, for this sweet poem full of hope.
https://readmedium.com/you-provide-the-dots-2be83370e854
Sanjit Sengupta wrote a beautiful tribute to his professor and mentor, Pete Bucklin. I loved this heartwarming story of a very giving and humble professor. Thank you, Sanjit for sharing your story of appreciation with us!
https://readmedium.com/a-tribute-to-pete-bucklin-442d8063beca
Trista Signe Ainsworth wrote several pieces last week because she felt a deep appreciation for many things, past and present.
The first note is to my mom, thanking her for the creative spirit that she passed on to me.
Next, I thank all of my writer friends and readers for their support as I celebrate writing over 400 articles!
My third piece is to thank everyone involved in giving the COVID vaccine. I am grateful that I received my second dose last Tuesday. Even though I had some side effects, I know the vaccine is paramount to heal our world.
My fourth piece is in thanks to my grandpa Art. I found a letter he wrote to me in grade school last week, and it touched my heart. I miss him and all the enthusiasm he had for life.
https://readmedium.com/thank-you-mom-for-teaching-me-creativity-9f2a451feefc
https://readmedium.com/thank-you-for-the-vaccine-c6e6fc40a125
https://readmedium.com/why-did-my-grandpa-call-me-a-beautiful-capitalist-61bfa207d034
Thank you, everyone! I wish you a beautiful week! I look forward to all of your stories, poems, and thank you notes this week!
Thank You, Writers:
Neha Sandhir S, Adelia Ritchie, Amy Marley, Ashley Nicole, Aurora Eliam, CMP, Kris Bedenian, Bhavna Narula, Bob Jasper, Brajendra Kumar, Dr. Preeti Singh, Carolyn Hastings, Gurpreet Dhariwal, Desiree Driesenaar, Elle How, Humaira Iqbal, jenine bsharah baines, John C. Davis, Katie Michaelson, Lanu Pitan, Noorain Hassan, BMS, Sanjit Sengupta, Sahil Patel, Tree Langdon, Annelise Lords, Yana Bostongirl, Annick Batamuliza