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Throwback Post: Expressing Gratitude

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November 20 2012:

Lillian’s gratitude for today:

I am thankful for not getting blown away.

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November 20 2012:

Heather, Tanya and Amanda … Today I am grateful for these three awesome women. They are Lillian’s speech therapist, occupational therapist and physical therapist. We’ve tried other therapists in the past and nothing compares to this place, Advanced Pediatric Therapies, and no one compares to these three. They are all obviously doing what they love, what is their passion and purpose. I only see love, care and compassion when I’m there. I am thankful for how far these 3 have helped Lillian progress and continue to help her. Lillian absolutely refuses to miss any of her appointments with these three and is heartbroken when she does have to miss … she LOVES going to see them!!

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Thomas’ gratitude for today:

I’m grateful for having Lillian to sing with.

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November 20 2012:

Making GIVING THANKS hand turkey adventures … Followed by hot buttered popcorn!!!!! Yum!!


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November 20 2011:

Today I am thankful for a vehicle that gets us where we want to go, is in GREAT shape, low miles, easy to care for and BEST BEST BEST of all is PAID for and I own . . . .

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Hold on Vegas … The Romanos and Team TLC are headed your way for a fun, yummy and thankful Thanksgiving! Wooooohooooo!

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November 20 2009:

Thomas just gave me a penny to put in my purse so I could buy him more toys next week! I like the way this kid thinks!!

 

Throwback Post: Tea With UNO and Books While Being Grateful

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November 19 2015:

This tea is amazing!!! Just had the most wonderful cup of tea. Quiet, a great book, the scent of jasmine, a hot cup of delicious tea … Blissed out! Ahhhhhh!!! xoxo

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We were supposed to have a date day today … Her stomach was hurting so bad we didn’t make it out of the house. Finally feeling better!!! Got in one game of UNO and we’ve rescheduled date day for Monday! Now I’m off to get Thomas.


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November 19 2014:

Off to sub for PE for some great middle schoolers at HDMS! Time to warm up!

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November 19 2012:

Thomas’ gratitude for today:

I’m super grateful and thankful to have somebody named Lillian to laugh with and to make happy.

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I’m grateful for the creative and talented people that create songs into beautiful, passionate, moving music, grateful for the musical instruments that these amazing people are so gifted at using. Blessed and grateful that I get to be on the receiving end of their talents and be inspired and uplifted … sometimes that means bringing a smile to my face, sometimes that means making my eyes sweat, and sometimes that means dance, dance, dancing and shaking my hips!!

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Lillian’s gratitude for today:

I’m thankful for socks.

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After a full day of training for the contract work I’m about to begin and experiencing first hand the repair, love and care that these children need from horrid things that they have experienced …. I just got done watching the most amazing, inspiring and beautiful “concert” by the ‘Love Me Band’ (Thomas and Lillian) … Two solo songs by Thomas about Love and Thanksgiving,Two solo songs by Lillian about Thanksgiving and a Thanksgiving song performed by both of them together … My eyes just about sweated (ok, now they are sweating) … And I was once again filled with the beauty, wonder and blessings of life … My hope is that everyone goes to sleep tonight thinking of ALL they have to be grateful for .. Hugs and Love Y’all ..

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November 19 2011:

Today I am thankful for modern technology combined with innovation . . . not just the convenience factor . . . the improvement to quality of life that it provides to those like my daughter. Fifteen years ago I could not say, I don’t know what you are saying Lillian, send me a text or use your iPhone and Proloquo2Go . . . Grateful to infinity and back for innovation and technology . . .

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Adventures at the library for Team TLC! One of her favorite places … And mine too!!

Throwback Post: Sunset With Gratitude While Discovery a Fire

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November 18 2014:

Sunset with a cool big tree this past summer 2014. I love taking pictures of trees!


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November 18 2012:

Lillian’s gratitude for today:

I am thankful to have clothes.

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18 … I am grateful for this beautiful number. A number that has led me to the person I am today. A number that has connected me with people all over the World … Austria, Australia, Canada, England, Israel, Italy, Spain, Venezuela and I’m pretty sure just about EVERY state in the United States! Who woulda thought that a little girl born with a piece of the short arm of her Chromosome #18 deleted (18p-), would serve to create such amazing connections that span the globe. I’m grateful for and blessed for all of my C18 family … They inspire me, motivate me, educate me in a way I cannot even describe. This chromosome abnormality adventure would be missing something if they weren’t a part of this journey. I’m grateful to Jannine DeMars Cody for having the tenacity and courage to create The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society over 20 years ago!! I LOVE all Y’all!! If I left out your country and we are C18 “family” let me know!

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Thomas’ gratitude for today:

I’m thankful for Mommy.

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Adventures in discovering how stuff works!!! Cool!! – Discovery Museum


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November 18 2011:

Today I am thankful that this fire seems to be under control . . . When I stepped outside this morning at 5:30 for my morning quiet time . . . . I could see this from the Damonte Ranch area . . .

Throwback Post: I Love this Life and Thank You

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December 3 2015:

A full day of subbing in Stillwater, then home and cooking dinner while these two made homemade gifts. My heart overflows with joy at their excitement of making homemade gifts. I cannot wait to share with y’all what Thomas made Lillian!!

Wild n crazy dinner of a gigantic pancake turned more into a pancake crumble with apple smoked bacon. Oh well! They loved it, so what the heck!! And now they are playing with Thomas’ cars …. And I was standing right there washing dishes.

Here we are in this tiny 800 sq ft and they are right there under my feet! I looked down at them and thought, “I love this life. Thank you, thank you.” Sending that love out to you! Love, sweet love.

Throwback Post: Library Time With an Abundance of Gratitude

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November 30 2014:

Forgot to post our library picture yesterday afternoon! Yep! We’re crazy wild about these things called books. It’s a permanent entry on our calendar every 2 weeks!

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November 30 2013:

Library time … we committed our first random act of kindness too! Wahoo! Let the kindness adventures begin!


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November 30 2012:

Thomas’ gratitude for today:

I’m thankful and grateful to have our house that we live in.

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November 30 2012:

As this month of sharing publicly what I am thankful for comes to an end … I’m signing off with this one …. I am grateful for ME, thankful that I chose to journey within myself to discover my true inner self, my purpose, my passion, and my unique gift … I’m glad y’all are part of this journey … Big Warm Hug!! Here’s a post I wrote about this back in September … https://camilladowns.com/2012/09/28/you/

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Lillian’s gratitude for today:

I am thankful for Christmas coming and for having my iPhone working again.

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November 30 2011:

Today I am thankful for those who are helping make my book, D iz for Different, a reality! I’m finalizing the edits this week and submitting to my lovely editor, Sara! Thank you Sara and thank you Natalie for helping with the book cover. Thank you Paulina for the team TLC photo session. Thank you Daniel for your awesome artwork. Thank you Debe for the connection with Jim Stovall which resulted in a beautiful endorsement. And, thank you to the women of the WOW writer’s club. What we started just over a year ago has become so much more . . . Thank you Kymberlee, Cheri, Glenna, Lisa, Clare, Karyn, Beverly, Emma, Jamie, Susan, Kimberly and Rachel! Thankful, blessed and grateful . . .

 

Throwback Post: Thankful for Patience

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November 27 2012:

Today I am thankful for patience and that somehow it surfaces in me when I need it most. I’m grateful that I can have a “down” day, when all seems so heavy, and wake up the next day vital, fresh and renewed with the knowing that all is as it should be knowing that “every little thing’s gonna be alright …. ” Big warm hugs y’all!! – Camilla

Throwback Post: Massage With Sickness and Gifts With Dinner

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December 21 2015:

Thank you Michaela Koenig for the amazing, comforting, nurturing, releasing massage this morning. So, so, so wonderful!! And thank you for being open to trading! For the past 3 months I’ve been doing much work with myself to release deeply buried thought patterns and just some icky stuff. Much of what I had been working on had reached the surface and Michaela’s beautiful healing hands and space helped much of it release. In order to help others, we must let ourselves be helped by others as well! So grateful Michaela!! xoxo

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December 21 2013:

As I was glued to my bed yesterday evening letting my body get rid of that mean ole bug, I overheard Thomas saying, “Making dinner is hard work.” He had to make their breakfast, lunch and warm leftovers for dinner. He came and told me now he knows how much time I put into making breakfast, lunch and dinner. He wanted to wash the dishes too but I talked him into waiting until today. Lillian kept asking how I was doing and suggested I have a hot soak in the tub. So awesomely blessed by these two! Feeling much better today! Whew!!

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In just one week, $7,762 has been raised. Your sharing and donations have come from and traveled the world. Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Illinois, Hawaii, California, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, Utah, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Missouri, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand. I thank you from the depths of my soul and cannot wait until I have the opportunity to pay your acts of kindness forward! Thank you to my Jr High School friends, my Mississippi friends, my Chromosome 18 family, my Mississippi family, Nevada friends, facebook friends and people I don’t even know … Oceans of love and hugs to all y’all!!

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Thank YOU to whoever left these surprises at our front door! Team TLC is hugely grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness! xoxo


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December 21 2012:

The “Meet People for Coffee” Adventure has begun!!! What fun chatting with you Bruce!! This is gonna be such a great and meaningful adventure!! Bring it!!

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Yummy dinner adventures at The Romano Casa! They feed us sooooo GOOD!!!

Throwback Post: Library Days With Blessings and the Car Manual

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December 27 2015:

Team TLC Library Day … Ventured out to Spanish Springs since it’s been so long since we last visited. Beautiful library! Found some good stuff!!


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December 27 2014:

Books for the LOVE of it … Enjoying our library time!


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December 27 2013:

A truck to use for moving, a job offer, another potential job opportunity, several writing opportunities, a blog set up, a place to stay with another family if needed, and $8,414 … in just 2 weeks of creating and sharing my blog post. My heart and soul overflow with gratitude and love for all y’all! I am staying open to all opportunities, blessings and miracles that arise. I will be creating a monthly package for ongoing blog maintenance as soon as I get this house packed. More purging and packing today and dropping off an application for an apartment. I like that the give away pile is growing bigger than the keep pile!


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December 27 2012:

I sure am glad that cars come with these handy little books that tell you how to do “stuff” with the car. Oil, transmission fluid and coolant all checked today. That poor baby was thirsty, needed oil and antifreeze.


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December 27 2010:

Thomas was eating chips and picante sauce with me. Said “Mmmmm, this is good! I’ve got hot sauce tongue” – and then kept on eating and eating and eating it! Gotta get this kid down to a real crawfish boil one day soon and see how he likes that!

The Loving Kindness of Others – With Gratitude

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January 23 2023

I have amazing news to share. On Saturday we were gifted a vehicle! A friend’s neighbor hasn’t been able to drive her car for about a year. My friend explained to her what had happened to our car and asked how much she wanted for it.

My friend messaged me in tears to tell me that her neighbor wanted to gift me the car. 😭 Then I was in tears, too! 😭 I went to see her on Saturday. She would not accept any money from me and I came home in the gifted vehicle.

It’s taken me since Saturday to accept that this happened. You would think I would have been elated! However, I waxed and waned between feeling like I didn’t deserve this, being grateful for it, and thinking people would think I’d taken advantage of this beautiful, kind woman.

Thank you so much to everyone who shared encouraging thoughts, sent love and hugs, shared your stories, and who donated! It means the world!! 🥰😍🥰