Tree Swing Reading

1000 Gifts 71-80

71. For an extended family that is fun to travel with and kind and loving and so wonderful!

72. For Christmas decorations!

73. For the return of my dog to our home after being away from us while we were on vacation.

74. For Mickey bars...yum!

75. For a season of gift-giving.

76. For crazy fun rides at Disney World: like Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, Rockin' Rollercoaster, and Tower of Terror.

77. For the amazing beauty of God's creatures that we saw in Florida.

78. For the patience of my husband.

79. For Peppermint Mochas.

80. For my daughter's spontaneous prayers yesterday.

 

1000 Gifts: 61-70

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it. One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

51. For the smell of applesauce in the slow cooker all day.

52. For game night with my family.

53. For exercises getting easier with repitition.

54. For how honeyed tea feels on a scratchy throat.

55. For the delighted daughter's new crafty hobby with colored duct tape.

56. For a newly organized craft/play room.

57. For loving text messages from my hubby.

58. For stained glass windows.

59. For friends who can help my middle-school feel loved.

60. For the deliciousnes that is french dip.

 

Thank you, God!

1000 Gifts: 51-60

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it. One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

51. For my daughter's amazing ice-cream mustache.

52. For a tiny peak at a rainbow on a perfectly sunny day.

53. For grace and fogiveness when I fall down and yell at someone who doesn't deserve it.

54. For the crazy group of co-P90Xers who are supporting my journey and holding me accountable.

55. For the sweet delight of my husband's face when he got tickets to the Brewers play-off game.

56. For holding my breath moments where my tween girl trusts me enough to ask the hard and embarrassing questions about being a woman.

57. For the cuteness of my dog when he tilts his head as if to say "what are you saying to me?"

58. For the smell of cedar mulch in my garden today.

59. For middle-of-the-night prayers during rough nights.

60. For a Savior Who understands suffering.

 

Thank you, God!

1000 Gifts: 41-50

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it. One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

41. For a great time with great friends at Packer game.

42. For the amazing fall colors on the trees on my street.

43. For the 31-dayers.

44. For surviving my first mammogram.

45. For seventy degree days in October.

46. For my doctor who cares about me and never makes me feel guilty.

47. For the way my daughter's cowlick curls her hair on her forehead.

48. For my family's forgiveness when unexplained PMS-driven crabbiness reared it's ugly head for no reason.

49. For even the smallest bit of hope about freeing myself from some of my body/food issues.

50. For the kindness of a distant cousin, reaching out from Germany.

 

Thank you, God!

1000 Gifts: 31-40

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it. One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

31. For cozy nests of blankets and pillows made to help my sick girl feel more comfortable.

32. For blustery fall days.

33. For cyberconnections with other moms who share my struggles.

34. For a sermon that met me where I am.

35. For a dog who always love me eve when I'm crabby.

36. For people who share their recipes online and help me find good ones.

37. For budget-tracking computer software.

38. For spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.

39. For completed graphic design projects that came out better than I thought.

40. For a new favorite song:

1000 Gifts

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it. One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

21. warm peach crisp with ice cream

22. my oldest asking for hugs

23. my puppy circling and circling to find just the right spot for sleeping

24. my daughter's piano playing

25. blogger friends

26. trees starting to turn color for fall

27. celebrating friends' birthdays and anniversaries on Facebook

28. discovering new Christian music to add to my ipod

29. spinach lasagne all ready for supper in the fridge

30. police officers who help overwhelmed moms walk their family across the street to school

Counting gifts

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it.  One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

11. my friend Lori who helps me figure things out

12. my girls in their dance recital dresses

13. muscles that ache after accomplishing much in the garden

14. marker stained hands on my girl who loves to draw

15. the bravery of my oldest who played an oboe solo at her band concert

16. rhubard strawberry pie: warm with ice cream

17. friends who come to watch your daughters' dance recitals

18. salt and vinegar potato chips

19. a cool breeze on a long walk with Bandit

20. 3rd-grade play productions

Starting my List...One Thousand Gifts

It is time. Time to take what I learned from this precious book and begin to apply it.  One Thousand gifts...one at a time.

1. amazing red cardinals singing at my window

2. marker smudges on my lefty daughter's hand from all her coloring

3. sunshine

4. books to read while I am recovering from being sick

5. coffee with my favorite cream

6. knowing He knows the plans He has for me...

7. my husband's ear tuned to God's voice

8. sickining cuteness of the little ballerinas all ready for dance recital rehearsal in tutus and sweetness

9. my puppy's mohawk bedhead look

10. hope that change is possible...