1000 Gifts

691. Opportunities to meet important people

692. The simple woman’s daybook

693. Communion each Lord’s day

694. Hearing

695. New sandals from Grandma

696. The ability to drive

697. Speakers on our computer

698. Dandelions

699. Headbands

700. Pine trees

701. Peppermint and olive oil for my cough

702. Baby chicks to cuddle and coo over

703. Strength

704. Piano lessons

705. 22 years of God’s hand on my life

706. Dish clothes

707. Ben Hur

708. The fact that when I’m feeling lonely, I remember that I’m never really alone because Jesus is always with me, and He comforts and reassures me, giving me peace in my heart and life

709. Wise Christian friends

710. Mom’s gentle and beautiful hands

711. Dad’s courage to speak the Truth in love

712. Ephesians 4:15-16 an aim of my life

713. Surprises

714. Chirping birds, humming crickets and other sounds of nature

715. Typing lessons I had in school days gone by, now paying off in many valuable ways

716. Back to Eden gardening method

717. Love

718. My interior design scrapbook

719. Candles

720. Dreams

 

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1000 Gifts

666. 3 black hoodies

667. eggs from our chickens

668. Hair

669. the sufficiency of Scripture

670. Carrots

671. blossoms of spring

672. the smell of freshly cut grass

673. scented candles from Dad

674. encouraging cards

675. the full use of my arms, legs, hands and feet

676. new sandals

677. a good result on Bear’s test

678. Learning to play Chopin’s etude #5

679. Owl stickers

680. Sandwiches

681. Laughter

682. Silly moments when stress is relieved

683. 180movie

684. Dad’s sermons, Sunday school lessons and Wednesday night bible studies

685. Phoebe’s ability to design beautiful websites and her tech support when I don’t know

686. Hannah’s visit for my birthday

687. Sunday afternoon with Grandma, my siblings and cousins

688. Buttons

689. Hats

690. Coral legend

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1000 Gifts {Thankful Thursday}

Ok, so it’s been a while since I did 1000 gifts (grrrr), and I’m hoping to get back in the saddle with it, as it were.

651. Spaghetti

652. Sunday afternoon fellowship with dear friends

653. Photo shoots

654. hydrangas

655. snow

656. eyes

657. clothing in my closet right now

658. computer speakers

659. courage

660. bible studies with dad

661. words with friends®

662. peaches

663. laundry to fold and put away

664. mops

665. herbs for our garden

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1000 Gifts {Thankful Thursday}

631. Telephone conversations with my sisters

632. Rain

633. Carrots

634. Childish laughter

635. Joseph’s Lullaby

636. Successful shopping trips

637. Rubber bands

638. Sticky notes

639. Feathers

640. Words with Friends

641. Dad and Caleb’s ability to repair our vehicles when they are in need of repair

642. David Archuleta’s rendition of Angels We Have Heard on High 

643. Tonya and her gentle, Christian spirit of love and compassion

644. Mom’s curly hair (yes, I am slightly envious)

645. Hope

646. My Christmas cactus

647. Wallace & Gromit ~ funny, real English humour

648. Hinges

649. A chance to redecorate and rearrange Grandma’s parlor/dining room

650. Wheels

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1000 Gifts {Thankful Thursday}

616. Our trip to Georgia

617. Meeting Elizabeth, Amanda and Rebekah and their delightful family

618. Hot chocolate

619. Christmas parties

620. Pizza with Hannah

621. Christmas shopping with Phoebe and Jo

622. Helping Grandma decorate and clean her house

623. Thanksgiving with my cousins, and the fun times we’ve had over the years together

624. Mrs. D., Andrew, Daniel and Isaac ~ my other brothers

625. My new smart phone

626. Mike and Pat who so generously and graciously hosted us in their home while we ministered in Atlanta

627. The powerful film we watched about persecuted Christians worldwide

628. Jaden’s imagination and love for life

629. New clothing

630. Mom’s musical gifts and talents

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1000 Gifts {Thankful Thursday}

601. Special greetings from far away friends

602. Costly grace

603. The Cost of Discipleship

604. baby kisses

605. notebook paper

606. India & its beautiful people

607. Kidney beans

608. Jaden’s precocious ways

609. A new to us couch that cost us nothing

610. Rain, rain, rain!!!  We got rain!

611. Ron Paul’s inspiring speech at the Iowa straw poll

612. Difficult times that try and refine our faith in Jesus

613. Our food co-op

614. Chicken feed

615. Light hearted moments

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1000 Gifts {Thankful Thursday}

581. New clothing

582. edifying conversations with Joel and Caleb

583. Grandparents visit

584. Exciting things happening to our family each and every day

585. oats

586. God in the Shadows: Walking from East to West Ravi Zacharias’ autobiography

587. The color brown

588. A computer mouse

589. Art work that brightens our home

590. Caleb & Phoebe making music on the violin and piano

591. Dad’s insights into God’s word

592. Opportunities to sharpen our writing skills

593. East to West (casting crowns)

594. A job every Tuesday

595. Texting

596. Love

597. Family history

598. Towels

599. Dust cloths

600. Learning to be content

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1000 Gifts

561. R. Vaughan Williams’ music

562. Candle light dinners

563. Mr. & Mrs. P.’s vow renewal service

564. Birthday parties

565. Sunrises

566. Hangers

567. Fingernails

568. Being able to hear

569. Bear & Noah John

570. Bible maps

571. Words

572. Perfect peace in Christ

573. Shelter from the scorching heat

574. Drawers

575. Electric outlets

576. Ironing board

577. Hair

578. Rubber bands

579. Cardinals

580. Grams

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1000 Gifts

  536. A baby chick

537. “3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.”  Ephesians 1:3-6

538. baby sitting jobs

539. Memorial Day Blast III

540. subway tiles

541. Squash from our garden

542. Azure Standard food co-op

543. Tennis

544. fresh peaches

545. vacuum cleaner

546. business cards

547. burrito bowl at Chipotle’s

548. Surprise party for Poppy

549. bulletin board

550. rubber bands

551. the hymn “Take Time to be Holy”

552. prayer maps

553. Boylan’s bottled sodas

554. fresh basil

556. my gray, white and blue stripped shirt

557. Phoebe’s opportunity to work for the Local Yocal

558. Clothespins

559. the color pink

560. door handles

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1000 Gifts

521. Letters to Mom

522. Shirts to iron

523. The New Answers Books (Answers in Genesis)

524. cute hair clips

525. ²⁷ Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting   life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
²⁸ Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”  John 6:27-28

526. the peace of God

527. Sandals

528. springtime flowers

529. Rabbits

530. handmade quilts

531. clothing hangers

532. canning jars

533. a good laugh while watching “hoop dream“

534. Jaden’s creativity and knowledge of Medieval history

535. Living water ~ Jesus Christ

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