Gratitude — Love with Roots, a gratitude blog

Jul 5

Jul 5 Openings Above, Below, and Otherwise

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, Grief, Joy, nature

By then the yard was full of first responders and an ambulance.

Apr 10

Apr 10 A Neighborly Day in this Beauty Wood*

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, relationships, Grief, Joy

What had seemed a winter-bleak street, strangers peering at me from behind their curtains as I followed my old dog around the block, became instead a lane of homes, golden with lamplight, harboring kind souls.

Jun 19

Jun 19 Mike Manlove: The Fungus Among Us (Copy)

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, Grief, Joy, nature, relationships

Somewhere, in heaven or on some other plane of existence, Mike Manlove is laughing at my comparing him to fungal networks. He gets to use two phrases he liked, “The fungus among us? I resemble that remark.”

Nov 7

Nov 7 Don't Freeze-Dry the Littles

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, Joy, nature

I threatened to freeze-dry my kids at certain ages…

Feb 13

Feb 13 Just an Air Be 'n Be

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, nature, comfort during pandemic

My body (and it’s buzzing mind) is an AirBnB, a temporary rental unit for the flow of life.

Oct 24

Oct 24 Grateful for Interruptions?

Rebecca Brin Manlove

comfort during pandemic, gratitude, nature, relationships

We think of interruptions and interrupters as unwelcome and rude. But islands intrude with such beauty, we celebrate their disturbance.

Aug 16

Aug 16 Heartwood Home: Can Gratitude be Transplanted?

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, Grief, Mom, nature

Like any transplant, I was shocky at first. Not sure if I’d thrive or whither here. Roots need time to tap around in the new soil, see if it’s hospitable.

Jul 7

Jul 7 Can Gratitude Grow on Granite? Gratitude Lists as a Lifehack

Rebecca Brin Manlove

gratitude, Grief, nature, relationships, lifehack

And in those places where life is thinnest and hardest, gratitude can gain a toehold. Life won’t be stopped there either, even though we are sometimes astounded that it hasn’t.