Counting My Blessings: 31 to 60

Continuing to count my blessings for April’s Joy Dare…

3 Gifts Budding/Blooming

31, 32, 33. Our 3 boys growing in stature, love & understanding.

3 Gifts Worn

34. Our wedding rings.
35. Soft slippers.
36. A multicolored hair clip.

3 Gifts Bright

37. The morning sun.
38. An emergency light.
39. The super bright torch on my phone.

3 Gifts found Looking Up

40. Helium filled balloons at a birthday party.
41. A glimpse of the new metro.
42. The orange evening sun.

A Gift in a Bag, in a Box, in a Book

43. A bottle of water in my handbag.
44. French fries at McDonalds.
45. “For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.” (Psalm 8:5)

3 Hard Eucharisteos

46. A washing machine that rattles, but still does the job well.
47. A hot sultry summer day spent indoors.
48. All 3 sons fighting for my attention, at the same time :(.

3 Gifts Woven Together

49. A plastic mat – our kids’ play area.
50. Orange curtains adding color to our living room.
51. My oldest’s fingers entwined in mine.

3 Gifts Inherited

52. A vaccuum cleaner from my mother.
53. A belt from my grand-aunt.
54. My sons’ features & mannerisms, from their father.

3 Gifts Square

55. Tiny square legos the sons use to build a tower.
56. A CD case holding all our kids’ favorites.
57. An old floppy disc case that currently houses crayons.

A Gift Stacked, Stashed, Stilled

58. The kids’ books.
59. Unused toys.
60. My heart, during worship led by my husband.

Are you in the habit of counting your blessings? I mean, literally counting them 1, 2, 3… Would you consider joining me on this journey? Would you dare to live fully, right where you are?