Monday, August 5, 2013

Counting the Wonders of God

First Monday counting...
                                    when I share entries from my Gratitude Journal
3101-mornings at Micahs
3102- watermelon
3103- answers to prayers
3104-growing enough food so I can share with others
3105- Facebook conversations that make you feel close-
even though your thousands of miles apart
3106- big, blue blossoms
3107- holding baby Ella
3108- rainbow colored dishcloths
3109- watching Les Miserables with Kenzie
3110- the first garden tomato
3111- smell of freshly cut grass
3112- biting into a "just picked" peach all warm from the sun
3113- cotton ball clouds
3114- sailboats on a lake
3115- the whistling of the pressure canner
3116- jars filled with summer bounty
3117- a visiting teaching lunch with two dear sisters
3118- nonstop conversation- all the way to Columbia and back
3119- a breakfast smoothie with peaches, mango and pineapple
3120- a new secretary to complete our primary presidency
3121-praying with friends
3122- a generous and thoughtful husband
3123- fresh tomato soup
3124- sunflowers
3125- celebrating accomplishments
3126- difficult hikes and mountain views
3127- discussing an inspiring book
3128- aha moments
3129- a husband who can calm me when I'm having a meltdown
3130- blue cheese burgers on the grill
3131- sons standing at the stove eating the fried okra as soon as it comes out of the pan
3132- a long visit with the Booths
3133- listening to the sounds of hummingbirds at the feeder
3134- dinner on the deck
3135- a blizzard in July- of the Lemon Meringue Pie variety
" What are the wonders of God in your own life that you fail to marvel or even sleep 
straight through?  How often do you pass by God's presence and handiwork unaware?"
Margaret Feinberg 

2 comments:

  1. I love your gratitude journal entries. I'm enjoying counting now too. It's fun to see God in tiny wonders all around.

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