For weeks now I've been wanting to continue building my 1000 gifts list!
My own challenge this year is to make a list of the 1000 + things that I'm thankful for, as inspired by the book, "One Thousands Gifts."
So here I go ...
101. our new Bus (aka van) gifted to us
102. the anonymous donor that gifted us our 15 passenger van
103. warm hats and gloves so that my kids can play outside in the snow
104. rain boots
105. rain coats
106. hand me down clothes for the girls from Aunt Niki
107. birthday cards that come in the mail for our jewels from their aunties
108. my mom coming and spending the weekend with us a couple of weeks back
109. Faith's and Matteus' basketball coach
110. the local YMCA
111. Bella's worship dance class
112. Deborah Gray, and the leadership & education she has brought to the world of attachment
113. pappa murhpy's pizza
114. the green bumbo chair that Lillyana loves to sit in
115. comments on my blog posts
116. my running partner and friend, Melissa
117. the website playlist
118. the worship team at our church
119. Pastor Sean who rocked out God's word this morning when he preached
120. Matteus sweet friends who helped him celebrate his birthday yesterday
121. chocolate chip cookies made by my hubby
122. oatmeal
123. our baby monitor
123. the beautiful view of our yard covered in snow
124. formula
125. getting away for overnighters with girl friends
126. Whistler
127. Boulevard park
128. Semiahmoo
129. China town up in Vancouver
130. coffee play dates with friends
131. no rain on Saturdays so I can run outside
132. a stereo in our suburban/bus so we can blast God's truths as we drive
133. being able to go to church without having to be afraid of being targeted
134. how much Faith LOVES to play basketball
135. how Kody made the cashier smile today with his singing
136. the tree house that Sam built for the kids
137. our trampoline
138. our espresso maker
139. our toaster
140. our extra fridge that stores our 4 extra milks and all other doubles and triples
141. the Refresh conference a few weekends back
142. inexpensive airplane tickets
143. the flexibility of my job, in allowing me to take a whole year of maternity leave
144. the Holy Spirit
145. my warm fuzzy socks that Amanda gave me
146. our crock pot
147. our washing machine and dryer
148. running clean water out of my tap
149. lemons in my water
150. my water bottle
151. Lillyana's giggles
152. Lillyana sleeping through the night
153. Faith's FM system
154. our dishwasher
155. paint and how it completely changes a room
156. wild flowers
157. bike rides
158. walks
159. mountains
160. lakes
161. birds singing
162. beautiful pink and orange sky covered sunsets
163. the sound of waves crashing
164. shells at the ocean for my jewels to pick and enjoy
167. trees dancing in the wind
168. the majestic color of blue skies
169. sunshine
170. trails through the woods
171. rivers to canoe in
172. snow on top of mountains
173. man made bike parks which our jewels love to explore
174. picnic tables
175. hot tubs
176. little kisses from little jewels
177. little kisses from big jewels
178. a lingering hug from a jewel who once did not know how to hug
179. water floaties for little ones learning how to swim
180. Sam's abilities to modify Ella's bike & scooter so she can ride with confidence
181. hot showers
182. giggles from little jewels
183. smiles on jewels that light up their whole face
184. daisies
185. full grown mature trees
186. decks in the backyard to sit on and enjoy
187. a blanket filled ground of full leaves
188. the kicks from a life growing inside (not now, 14 mos ago)
189. a top notch OBGYN
190. the first bloom on a flower bush
191. little feet jumping on a trampoline
192. picnics any time of the year
193. birds bathing in our pond all year round
193. the sound of trees blowing in the wind
194. squirrels playing in the trees
195. a yard
196. clean cut grass
197. the ability to be outside without having to worry about malaria carrying mosquito's
198. our rice cooker
199. our lap top
200. that I have two fully functioning hands that I can type with, and do anything I want ...
So this list seemed to be mostly about "stuff."
THANK YOU JESUS for the blessings of all of the stuff in my life, may I never take the stuff for granted, and never loose perspective of how much I've been given.
IF you haven't started your own list of 1000 things you are thankful for ... I would encourage you to start one. It will change your perspective. It will change you.
156. wild flowers
157. bike rides
158. walks
159. mountains
160. lakes
161. birds singing
162. beautiful pink and orange sky covered sunsets
163. the sound of waves crashing
164. shells at the ocean for my jewels to pick and enjoy
167. trees dancing in the wind
168. the majestic color of blue skies
169. sunshine
170. trails through the woods
171. rivers to canoe in
172. snow on top of mountains
173. man made bike parks which our jewels love to explore
174. picnic tables
175. hot tubs
176. little kisses from little jewels
177. little kisses from big jewels
178. a lingering hug from a jewel who once did not know how to hug
179. water floaties for little ones learning how to swim
180. Sam's abilities to modify Ella's bike & scooter so she can ride with confidence
181. hot showers
182. giggles from little jewels
183. smiles on jewels that light up their whole face
184. daisies
185. full grown mature trees
186. decks in the backyard to sit on and enjoy
187. a blanket filled ground of full leaves
188. the kicks from a life growing inside (not now, 14 mos ago)
189. a top notch OBGYN
190. the first bloom on a flower bush
191. little feet jumping on a trampoline
192. picnics any time of the year
193. birds bathing in our pond all year round
193. the sound of trees blowing in the wind
194. squirrels playing in the trees
195. a yard
196. clean cut grass
197. the ability to be outside without having to worry about malaria carrying mosquito's
198. our rice cooker
199. our lap top
200. that I have two fully functioning hands that I can type with, and do anything I want ...
So this list seemed to be mostly about "stuff."
THANK YOU JESUS for the blessings of all of the stuff in my life, may I never take the stuff for granted, and never loose perspective of how much I've been given.
IF you haven't started your own list of 1000 things you are thankful for ... I would encourage you to start one. It will change your perspective. It will change you.
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