Goodbye Summer...

G randchildren, all four of them, together

O ur only alarm clock is the sunlight streaming through the window

O pen windows and humming fans

D airy Queen cones good to the last lick and best enjoyed with the above mentioned grandchildren

B lackberries made into jam and backyard wading pools

Y ellow roses and yummy summer fruits and veggies

E venings around the backyard fire pit and everyone we love near

S 'mores and sticky smiles and sandy kids on summer beach trips

U mpteen pitchers of iced tea

M aking ice cream

M emories of summer road trips to the beach and the California Redwoods

E venings long and energetic kids playing outside late

R ainfree days, running through the sprinkler, rivers nearby to wade and swim in

   

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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…

#2247-#2267

3 gifts new-

-new jeans

-new slippers

-new mercies every day

3 gifts long awaited-

-being with all of my siblings at our family reunion

-all my kids and grandkids together

-our new church building

a gift one-

-One True God

a gift two-

-two grandkids camped out on our bedroom floor

a gift three-

-our three daughters, right near the top of the list of greatest blessings God ever gave me

3 gifts very small-

-youngest granddaughter just turned 9 months

-her grin with her tiny teeth showing

-her sweet dimpled hands

3 miracles-

-all four of our grandchildren, each one a real miracle story

-the miracle of His grace in my life

-God's provision for our new church building, built debt free

3 gifts summer-

-sun!!!

-beach days, (oh, how I love the sea!)

-bbqs and s'mores

3 gifts cut-

-fresh peaches sliced up to snack on

-cucumbers and tomatoes in our salad

-fresh cut flowers from the yard in aqua canning jars

Still following,

Elizabeth