Six years later I'm still counting...

Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of the day I started my very first gratitude journal.

It has been life changing for me.

It hasn't changed my outward circumstances,

but it has changed the way I see my circumstances.

I see God's hand in my everyday, His goodness even on the no good, very bad, horrible ones.

Thanksgiving is not just a day in November, it's a habit worth developing.

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Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of Ann Voskamp.

 I continue to count my thanks

piling up gratitude day by day

in my little green journal.

(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)

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11-2-15-

-a girl day with my friend

-some more progress on the house renovation

-tacos at my daughter's house

-texts asking for prayer

11-3-15-

-catching up on my Bible reading

-sun shining by the time I went on my walk

-my friend from Nebraska calling me and praying with me

11-4-15-

-being able to borrow a truck to pick up the floor molding

-the molding costing less than I thought it would

-God's love even when I'm not lovable

11-5-15-

-the flooring installation getting started

-homemade chili and cornbread shared with friends

-praising God aloud 'til the heaviness lifts

11-6-15-

-the floor molding going up in the dining room so I can picture what the finished project is going to look like

-going to the Peanuts movie with the two youngest granddaughters, their mama and daddy

 and our youngest daughter, too

-some warm, new slippers from my husband

11-7-15-

-writing scriptures on the subfloor

-encouragement and conviction from 1 Peter

-an old brown transferware plate

-a phone call from my oldest brother

-cozy candlelight on a rainy Saturday evening

11-8-15-

-joy and freedom in worship

-God's Word that convicts, challenges, encourages and heals

-dinner at our daughter's with my son-in-law's family that is here visiting from South Carolina

gratefully yours,