Monday, May 6, 2013

Delighting Wildly In His Gifts

First week counting...
                                    when I share entries from my Gratitude Journal

**This one is kind of long.  It's spring!  I have lots to be grateful for!!
2066- patchwork of pink in the morning sky
2067- daffodils lined up in a row
2068- trees in morning mist
2069- puppies keeping watch at my feet when I read
2070- daffodil frills
2071- two days of planting followed by two days of rain
2072- Sunday meals with family
2073- the way the house smells when Mark walks through on his way to work
2074- spring breezes
2075- watching General Conference with Mark
2076- t shirt weather
2077- waking up with his hand on my back
2078- first sight of the ocean
2079- blue skies, seagulls and salty air
2080- a foot massage with salt scrub and pretty pink toes
2081-oyster bisque and fried green tomatoes for lunch
2082- sunrise over the ocean
2083- shrimp and grits
2084- safe travels
2085- having sons who are great dog sitters
2086- watching children
-digging in the sand
-chasing birds
-jumping waves
2087- fathers playing football with their sons
2088- sand castles
2089- bike rides across long bridges
2090- gifts from the sea
2091- a birthday cupcake
2092- loving words from friends and family
2093- fuschia phlox spilling over stone walls
2094- a blossoming Red Bud tree
2095- Kenzie helping unload my car and having dinner ready
when I return home
2096- cutting asparagus for dinner - from my garden!
2097- green pastures
2098- afternoon thunder storms
2099- crawling back in bed to snuggle with my sweetie
3000- lunch with Sandy
3001- strawberries planted in a new raised bed
3002- mother- daughter time
3003- frozen custard in cups
3004- "cotton candy" trees
3005- trying on hats
3006- a massage!
3007- swimming in a heated pool
3008- banana pudding milkshake
3009- visiting teaching over Thai food
3010- thirty two years of marriage to a great man
3011- anniversary flowers
3012- enjoying dinner with Travis and Becca
3013- a new EP for Old North State
3014- lots of work for our business
3015- Saturday morning pancakes
3016- walking in the rain with my new umbrella
3017- April birthday parties
3018- new spring pj's
3019- dogwood blossoms
3020- hiking with Tara
3021- view from John Rock
3022- new garden boots
3023- hand dyed kitchen towels
3024- lesson in planting container flower garden
3025- time to be with those who matter most

"Is there a greater way to love the Giver than to delight wildly in His gifts?"
Ann Voskamp

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