One Month, One Hundred Gifts--September

I've been blessed by Ann Voskamp's quiet thoughts of blessing and gratitude at her blog, aholyexperience.com, and have decided to start my own list of One Thousand Gifts, little gifts from God for which I am grateful. I began this list on August 30th and it worked out almost perfectly to 100 gifts in this month. I thought this would be a nice habit to keep going--One Month, One Hundred Gifts. It was a blessing to read back over these as I typed them in, remembering God's goodness. So here you have, to rejoice with me, One Hundred Gifts.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Phil.4:4

1. Healing in my body—energy!
2. Fresh smelling crisp laundry
3. Possessions to give away
4. Listening to my best friend plead with God for the soul of another friend
5. Hearing the littlest boy pray for Cody and Nepal so grown-up like
6. Puppy dog kisses
7. Hearing them cheer me on when they knew I was trying hard

9. Refreshing sleep

10. The pink in the sky

11. Dancing in the rain

12. Running a quarter mile

14. Her excitement over losing 20 lbs

15. Hard times at work

16. Investigating the Word together

17. Discipline

18. Time to get everything done

19. Star gazing

20. The smell of fresh bread

21. Grace

22. Promises that I will find when I seek

23. “Tansha!!”

24. Marjorie’s cheerful smile

25. Hugs at the table

26. Child training ideas

27. Their patience with me

28. Lessons children teach

29. Breaking free from my addiction

30. Rodeo sounds

31. The freedom to live as God directs

32. The security of God planning and shaping my days

33. The safety of a friend whom I can tell my hardest struggles, and know that they will still love me, pray for me, and protect my heart.

34. Raindrops

35. Tea in polka dots

37. Butterfly kisses and Eskimo hugs

39. Squeals of delight in a ball game

40. Friends showing up unannounced

41. Swinging in the moonlight

42. Seeing my breath in the air

43. Ball games

44. Wanted ads

45. An extra day at home

46. Sore throat

47. My failures

48. Death

49. Promise of the Spirit

50. Runny nose

51. Talk with Mom

52. Surprise smiles

53. Pink sunshine and lemonade

54. Heroes

55. Singing on the bus

56. Getting dumped

57. A break from work and stress

58. Quiet campfire conversations

59. Peace like a river

61. Change

62. Possibilities

63. Brother-friends

64. Best friends

65. Mommy hugs

66. Grouchy people

67. Messy rooms

68. Sock feet and squeaky floors, bare feet and stars

69. Picture perfect moments

70. A new friend

71. Sanctuary

72. Towels on the line

73. Pictures of me and the littlest boy

74. Curls in their hair

75. Wood stacked for winter

76. Being together with a little boy

77. Late night frustrations

78. Cold toes

79. A new morning

80. A sister’s growth

81. Hard choices

82. Impossibilities

83. Froggies and raindrops

84. Stillness

85. Desperation for the Spirit

86. Promises of perfect peace

87. A soul that is alive

88. A good night’s sleep

89. Contentment

90. Each breath

91. Lessons

92. Fall colors and falling leaves

93. Loss of control

94. Weakness

95. Autumn smells

96. Crickets

97. Joy in His presence

98. Pain in my shoulders

99. Kittens and boots

100. Dissapointment