The Answer is in my Watermelon

1. For Seedless Watermelon, I thank Thee.

Summer fruits are divine, and I swear, a little taste of the Heavenly banquet that awaits us. Strawberries, Nectarines, Ripe Peaches, and Bing Cherries, Artichokes, home grown Tomatoes, and the sweetest Oranges EVER come right now. But one season a year, we are blessed with Natures Candy.

I love Summer Food; real, raw, FOOD.

2. For Diet Shasta, I thank Thee.

Yeah, times are tight with finances, so I decided to head over to the 99 Cent Only Store to see what they had in the way of CHEAP Soda...

No one, so far, can tell the difference....Diet Pepsi? Nope. Coke? Nu-uh....

Shshshhhhhh.....

(I cant keep hiding these cans, though....its exhausting...like hiding a boyfriend I know my parents wouldn't approve of...).

I love that I got this poison for such a bargain.

3. For the unexpected...I thank Thee.

I love the unexpected. I always am so sure that I know exactly what I want...I get this feeling of being SO right, SO on target, SO CLEAR.....and I scream to the heavens, "Isn't it OBVIOUS what should be happening right now? Can I get a little help here??"

And there is always a reason....And a surprise that was unexpected.

The answer to my prayer is only "NO", when there is something BETTER in store.

I love that I have faith.

4. For Caterpillars, I thank Thee.

The dogs ate the last ones we found...(I don't know why they did that. Both dogs looked REALLY sorry though, so I had to forgive them).

I have a feeling these enormous creatures will soon be Tiger Swallowtails. As they migrate from Canada, they breed along the way, and the offspring of Caterpillars carries on the cycle, and to Mexico they go.

To drink Margarita's.

No, no, I don't really know what they do once they get to Puerto Villarta, but I would imagine that a Margarita after such a long trip would be a top priority...I'm just guessing.

I love Butterflies, cycles, migration, change, life...and even my dogs.

5. For clean sheets, I thank Thee.

Yep, the sheets are clean...

Candle light, soft music, fresh summer fruit, Diet Shasta with Rum and...

I love clean sheets.

Love,

Elle

5 Simple Blessings

1. THANK GOD I FOUND MY PANTS! Yep, my favorite pants, my most favorite comfy jeans, the jeans I ALWAYS feel cute in, the ones I swear up and down were tailor made for me by the angels.

Things are LOOKING UP!

2. THANK GOD the tooth fairy came last night...to be honest, she forgot about the visit until about 4:15 AM, when she jumped up out of bed, ran to her purse for a few bucks to find NO MONEY.

She did however have a Toys R Us gift card in there that she bought long ago for a reason she cant remember....

I'll bet you ANYTHING that the tooth fairy is a Mom.....

3. THANK GOD for angels who walk among us, guiding us gently toward our bliss.

(And toward our favorite jeans...I'm still SO happy about that).

4. THANK GOD for Love in my mailbox...

Hand crafted LOVE in my mail box.

5. THANK GOD for telemarketers.

I've been under a lot of stress lately Lord, and you always send one of your angels, brilliantly disguised as "telemarketers", to listen to my woes.

I appreciate that they call and ask for me by name...it makes me feel special. And the fact that they ask for NO money at the end of the session is so GENEROUS, God.

I can hardly stand it....thank you so.

Love

Elle

It was Mint N Chip...

1. For the 10 year old child who shared his ice cream with me, after my scoop of Mint N Chip hit the pavement,

I give thanks.

2. For those who have committed to purchasing Love Magnets,

I GIVE THANKS.

Awesome things are coming. I am sure of this.

3. For Sisters who support my ambitions, goals, and desires, and for their love that steps in when I feel that the whole world has stepped out,

I give thanks.

4. For the freedom to BAN Cola of ANY kind from my diet, as ALL cola's contain ethylene glycol, which is used in anti-freeze. Ethylene glycol is a slow poison...

For clean drinking water,

I give thanks.

5. For dreams that come true, God...

I give thanks.

Love,

Elle

DO NOT FORGET THIS

I dont care what you weigh,

Only that you heart is heavy with love.

I dont care where you live,

We're both on earth together, and that's all that matters to me.

I dont care what you drive,

I only care that you are driven by your bliss.

I dont care about your social circles,

I only care that you take me just the way that I am.

I dont care what color you are,

I care only that you understand that inside, we are the SAME.

I dont care what religion you practice,

I only care that you practice what you preach.

I dont care where you live,

I only care that you are safe, warm and loved.

I dont care who you know,

I only care that you know me, and take me as I am.

I dont care about your wealth,

I only care that you are rich with Self Worth.

I dont care about your education, or lack there-of...

I only care that you enjoy your life experience...this IS your higher education.

I dont care where you come from,

I care only that you understand that we are all from the same place.

I dont care what you did before,

I care only about the woman that you are right now, today.

I dont care if you understand.

I care only that you understand that I love you anyway.

~Elle Febbo

But I am only One...

Yep, I am only one, and you are only one, and he is only one, and she is only one. Some will step in, but many will not.

Thank God, all of us, EQUAL ONE.

And One is all it takes.

1. Thank you God for the power of ONE...

I understand the most difficult math equation ever given; many do not.

I am blessed.

2. Thank you God for time.

I understand that I was given the gift of MORE TIME when I beat cancer.

Many do not.

I am blessed.

3. Thank you God for Science. Just as the blood and lymph system run parallel through a body to both sustain life and detoxify, my Human Self, and my Spirit Self, also run parallel....

Once a month, they trip all over one another; but one will ALWAYS sustain life, and the other will ALWAYS find a way to detoxify.

I am blessed.

4. Thank you God for Faith.

Some ask how I could believe in something that I cannot see. I ask them how they could see it all around them and still not believe it.

I am blessed; please, bless them with the gift of sight, God.

5. Thank you God for helping me to continuously find creative ways to raise money to find a cure.

I know they will find a CURE, God, and I have HOPE.

And We'll be blessed.

Love,

Elle

Femininity Still

Art By Christina Kitchinson

1. Thank you God for femininity.....Fresh Flowers, Fruit Stand Berries, sundresses with sparkly flip-flops and Wide brimmed Hats.

2. Thank you God for femininity.....Child-birth, nursing, lulling, protecting, nurturing, singing soft songs in the quiet of the dawn.



3. Thank you God for femininity.....Thigh high stockings, weekend get-a-ways, steamy nights, sensual glances, naughty games, and exploration.



4. Thank you God for femininity.....The Sisters who guide me, The Mother who supports me, The girlfriends who lift me up, and the strangers who linger in the back ground that I still manage to touch.



Come closer...



5. Thank you God for femininity.....For pink t-shirts, flower tattoo's, and pixie-fairies. For the gift of womanhood,



I am forever grateful.



(Seems no matter how I slice it, I'm still always glad that I'm not a man...).



Lots of crazy love,



~Elle

Gratitude is YOURS

When I first started counting my blessings, it looked somewhat like this:

Thank you God for:

1. A banana Split shared 3 ways on a hot summer afternoon.

2. For fresh water to quench my thirst.

3. For fresh idea's to quench my mind.

4. For "signs".

5. For the Tao.

I give thanks.

The only thing that has changed since I first began to count my blessings, is that it sometimes feels impossible to narrow it down to just 5.

I could literally be here all day.

God, thank you for gratitude. Living a life of THANKS and APPRECIATION has renewed my tired spirit, and is slowly waking up my sleepy soul.

I could not ask for more.

The gift of a heart full of gratitude is there for everyone...it is a gift to you, also. All you have to do, is graciously accept it.

All my love,

Elle