#95...the smell from citrus blossoms
#96...eating juicy navels fresh from our trees
#97...working on a project together all seven of us
#98...two trailer loads full of FREE mulch thus #97
#99...time with just our family
#100..Sabbath...long luxurious naps on the couch
#101..eager readers whipping through the books
#102..starting a new era of history with the kids, WWI and WWII
#103..dinner out tonight and no messy kitchen to clean up
#104..sweet peas, daffodils, colorful flowers
#105..a husband who takes care of things around here like taxes and taking the
trash out!
#106..thoughtful, thought provoking question asked by Lizzy, showing us her mind is
at work
#107..an Elizabeth Goudge book found at the library
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday Gratitude
Tonight for worship Eric talked about Job, sharing with us what he read this morning.
A part of what he read really popped out at me. After Job is tested his wife says to him "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" Job replies, "You are talking like a foolish women. (interesting that he doesn't say she IS FOOLISH!)Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"
It is so easy to be greatful when things are going well, so much harder when things are not. Tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of 9 members of my friends family. How do you press on and see the goodness of God in ALL things? I can only imagine what Job went through or what my friends family continues to go through on a daily basis. Clinging to the hope of heaven and the promises God has given in His Word seem to be the only answer. Continuing to praise the Creator, the One who knows the answers to our questions, the One who sent His Only Son to die for us....
Gratitude is the other way to keep on going on....
#82....signs of spring, flowering fruit trees all around, daffodils, sweet peas, iris
#83....kind people at urgent care, medicine for pain
#84....books to read
#85....children that love to be read too
#86....friends who bring meals when accidents happen
#87....kind father-in-laws who take five kids hiking
#88....fires on rainy nights
#89....growing up girls, birthday joys
#90....little Tommy's prayer that Mommy doesn't go jogging anymore
#91....a visit from Uncle Christian
#92....a three year old little girls endless questions!
#93....time to step back and really declutter rooms in our home
#94....getting to know new people
A part of what he read really popped out at me. After Job is tested his wife says to him "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" Job replies, "You are talking like a foolish women. (interesting that he doesn't say she IS FOOLISH!)Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"
It is so easy to be greatful when things are going well, so much harder when things are not. Tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of 9 members of my friends family. How do you press on and see the goodness of God in ALL things? I can only imagine what Job went through or what my friends family continues to go through on a daily basis. Clinging to the hope of heaven and the promises God has given in His Word seem to be the only answer. Continuing to praise the Creator, the One who knows the answers to our questions, the One who sent His Only Son to die for us....
Gratitude is the other way to keep on going on....
#82....signs of spring, flowering fruit trees all around, daffodils, sweet peas, iris
#83....kind people at urgent care, medicine for pain
#84....books to read
#85....children that love to be read too
#86....friends who bring meals when accidents happen
#87....kind father-in-laws who take five kids hiking
#88....fires on rainy nights
#89....growing up girls, birthday joys
#90....little Tommy's prayer that Mommy doesn't go jogging anymore
#91....a visit from Uncle Christian
#92....a three year old little girls endless questions!
#93....time to step back and really declutter rooms in our home
#94....getting to know new people
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Gratitude
#67...fellowship with friends after church
#68...an early morning walk by myself
#69...candles lit everywhere, welcoming Eric home from a stressful day at work
#70...cooked lentils
#71...roasted butternut squash from our stash from last summers garden
#72...three youngest playing well together outside for close to 2 hours!
#73...lots of math completed by k and e due to the above
#74...insomnia this morning, giving me a whole hour to read, pray, and enjoy a cup of cappo
#75...sweetness and thoughtfulness of Lizzy towards her piano teacher
#76...snuggling with Caroline, wiped out from her fever
#77...friends turning 40 giving us a chance to have dinner out with them
#78...little boys and there appetites
#79...fresh flowers in vases
#80...the book that is inspiring me....Organized Simplicity
#81...finding sweet peas in a six pack at the little family run nursery nearby(chickens pecked the ones grown from seed)
#68...an early morning walk by myself
#69...candles lit everywhere, welcoming Eric home from a stressful day at work
#70...cooked lentils
#71...roasted butternut squash from our stash from last summers garden
#72...three youngest playing well together outside for close to 2 hours!
#73...lots of math completed by k and e due to the above
#74...insomnia this morning, giving me a whole hour to read, pray, and enjoy a cup of cappo
#75...sweetness and thoughtfulness of Lizzy towards her piano teacher
#76...snuggling with Caroline, wiped out from her fever
#77...friends turning 40 giving us a chance to have dinner out with them
#78...little boys and there appetites
#79...fresh flowers in vases
#80...the book that is inspiring me....Organized Simplicity
#81...finding sweet peas in a six pack at the little family run nursery nearby(chickens pecked the ones grown from seed)
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