Giving thanks in all things...

Giving thanks in all things…

For turning 55…

though it did pain me a bit. (ouch.)

I got to celebrate with my husband at my favorite place...

so restful, beautiful, much needed for both of us.

Thank You, Father!

I’ve taken the Joy Dare.

I’m counting one thousand thanks in one year.

I hunt for thanksgiving using the prompts Ann gives us each month.

If you are interested in joining in, click the link above or at the bottom of this post.

I continue to count my thanks

piling up gratitude day by day

in my little black journal…

#2163-#2183

3 gifts heard-

-youngest daughter's voice on the phone, her calling me from Missouri

-the washer swish- swashing a load of dark clothes

-birds chirping outside my home office window

3 gifts difficult-

-when money is "tight"

-when times are stressful

-when I'm in pain

3 gifts white-

-white journal pages, waiting to be filled as I read the Bible by the sea

-white foamy waves

-clean, warm, white socks on my feet, cold from wading in the sea

3 gifts eaten-

-delicious fish sandwiches

-warm marionberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream for my birthday dessert

-fresh, red cherries

a gift at 10 a.m.-

-a slow, lazy morning together on our little getaway

a gift at 1 p.m.-

-devotions by the sea

a gift at 10 p.m.-

-getting to stay an extra night at the beach

3 gifts sitting down-

-driving home from the beach

-good heartfelt conversation while driving

-watching old BBC versions of Jane Austin's books

a gift outside-

-hot, sunny weather

a gift inside-

-air conditioning in our bedroom

a gift upside down-

-how God has promised that our latter years will be greater than our former

Gratefully yours,

Elizabeth