Gratitude has a high degree of difficulty this year. Sheesh! We decided to practice it anyway in our new story “Messy Blessings.” It’s about giving thanks for the stuff that we normally ignore or maybe avoid. Like … cactuses … and rusting cars … and mischief. 

You can read the first part here on our Storyblog.

Speaking of gratitude, we’re thankful we get to share our stories with you. 

Happy reading, 

Jeff, Bob, and Zoe

Current reads/listens: “Brian’s Winter” and “The Disappearance of Childhood” (Jeff); “Systematic: How Systems Biology Is Transforming Modern Medicine” (Bob); “Tanis” (Zoe).

PS. Jeff’s messy blessing right now is November rain. It’s grim and gray and cold, but it means a) more time inside to read, and b) a healthy snowpack in the mountains. 

What’s yours?

Share #messyblessings on our Instagram or Facebook and we’ll put you in a drawing for a signed copy of “Messy Blessings”!

“Messy Blessings” Part 1 

Illustration by Madeline Barber 

We “No” so much there’s much not blessed 
but don’t you think it should be stressed 
there’s more in life that should be yessed? 
Here, let’s put blessing to a test …

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