Counting My Blessings: 133 to 159

Through a week of travel, sickness and attempts to get the kids back on a schedule, I count on… Thanking God, one day at a time; participating in May’s Joy Dare.

3 Gifts about You

133. Faith in God.
134. Love for my family.
135. Eagerness to learn something new.

3 Gifts found in His Word

136. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

137. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)

138. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1)

A Gift in a Box, a Bag, a Book

139. My father-in-law’s Dake Annotated Reference Bible, still in its box.
140. Snacks for the kids.
141. A huge volume of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

3 Gifts Unexpected

142. Workbooks for the kids.
143. An afternoon nap.
144. A can of honey.

3 Gifts from your Childhood

145. A love for reading.
146. Doting grandaunts.
147. An education.

A Gift Sweet, Sour, Salty

148. Chocolate chip cookies.
149. Tamarind paste.
150. Banana chips.

3 Gifts found in Little People

151. Little hands eager to help.
152. Little feet running, jumping, climbing, falling.
153. Little lips quick to utter “I love you”.

3 Gifts that made you Laugh

154. The cost of education, these days. {sarcasm intended ;)}
155. My husband’s excitement on playing a basketball game after a decade… and winning!
156. Asking the kids to thank God for one thing, and Judah proudly exclaims, “Thank you Jesus.. for one thing“.

3 Gifts found in Community

157. Honesty.
158. A listening ear.
159. Prayer support.

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?

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