Join me in celebrating my 50th published book. As promised last week, I am going to post ten lists of 5 things. Today my first list is random quotes from some of my books. I hope you enjoy them. The second list is sources of joy in my life.

Second list: The other day I was thinking how easy it is to be sad, cranky and unthankful. So I listed some reasons to be happy.I will share only 5.

1. Grandchildren—how can I be unhappy with the joy of having grandchildren and seeing them often though some of them I don’t see often enough.

2. My health. This is not something a person should ever take for granted. Thank you, God, for this gift.

3. Walks with my husband.

4. Friends. Good friends, old friends, coffee with friends, camping with friends, lunch with friends, phone chats with friends.

5. Where we live. I love being only 5 minutes from town and yet having the peace and room of living in the country. I love looking out my window and seeing a moose, or a coyote as he hunts mice and yet, at night, seeing the necklace of the lights of town. I love knowing almost anything I need to purchase, doctors and hospital are ten minutes away and if I need something in the city, it is only an hour away. I love being able to see the mountains and living close enough to a lake to go there for the day.

As you can see, I have only started a list that could be quite long.Can you make your own list? How long would it be?