Weekly Gratitude Journal

It's been a great week! I am so encouraged in the Lord as I am seeing Him work even in the middle of the messiness of this year. I believe that God does His best work in the messy middle of our worst times.

As always, I'm as excited as a little kid for Christmas. I still get butterflies anticipating the big day. It's only four "sleeps" away! I've been busy baking - a batch of cranberry cinnamon bread dough is rising in the warmth of my kitchen even as I'm typing out this post.

Oh, did you notice I passed the 14,000th blessing in my gratitude journal this week! There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for!

I pray that all of you experience the presence and peace of Christ as you celebrate His birth! Merriest of Christmases to all of you!

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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 journal.

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

#13,991-#14011

12-14-2020-

-God's provision

-God's peace

-a picnic to eat in the car and a walk around Lake Sacajawea until the Christmas lights came on

12-15-2020-

-prayers on my walk

-baking while listening to a Instrumental Christmas Hymns playlist

-paperwhites in bloom on my kitchen windowsill

12-16-2020-

-Isaiah 41

-finishing my walk just before a huge downpour

-spending time with my grandson making his baby brother a Build-A-Bear for Christmas

12-17-2020-

-our middle daughter and son-in-law's 20th anniversary

-God's peace and joy even in these topsy turvy times

-youngest grandson's first sleepover at our house while mama  and daddy celebrate their anniversary

12-18-2020-

-a fun date day holiday outing

-a cozy winter's nap

-Christmas cards all done!

12-19-2020-

-someone dear to us is turning 40 today!

-our church family

-God at work in teaching us to be flexible

12-20-2020-

-our annual church Christmas breakfast

-such good teaching

-God's amazing faithfulness

still following,

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