When up on life’s billows, you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done!
~ From the Hymn (Count Your Blessings)
Here I go again, counting my blessings; leading up to at least one thousand gifts I am thankful to God for.
A Gift in Faith, Family, Freedom
280. Knowing the future is secure in my Father’s hands.
281. Being together, no matter what.
282. The freedom of being a stay-at-home mom.
A Gift in Red, White, and Blue
283. The Lego box.
284. The keys on our electric keyboard.
285. 3 pairs of flip-flops.
3 Gifts of Persistence
286. Trying to get our internet connection fixed.
287. My husband’s desire to play football.
288. The sons, constantly begging to help me in the kitchen.
3 Gifts of Enthusiasm
289. The kids, excited to be attending our prayer group.
290. Our prayer group venue’s face-lift.
291. Me, enthusiastic about a lazy weekend.
A Gift of Challenge, Conflict, Change
292. Finding a house, big enough to accommodate 3 growing boys.
293. The sons, not wanting to get back home.
294. Doing my hair up in a new hairstyle that my husband suggested.
3 Gifts Water
295. A light drizzle.
296. The sudden thunderstorm.
297. 3 purple water bottles.
A Gift of Rhythm, Rhyme, Reason
298. The rhythm of my feet, on my morning run.
299. The sons belting out a rhyme they learnt in school.
300. Trying to make the kids understand, why they can’t always have their way.
3 Gifts in Weakness
301. His strength.
302. A husband who’s always willing to ease my burden.
303. The time to rest.
3 Gifts in Jars
304. Jam.
305. Homemade chocolate syrup.
306. Jalapeno chili mayonnaise.
A Gift of Life, Growth, Decline
307. My grandfather – feeble, yet so strong.
308. The money plant, in a corner of our living room.
309. My blog stats ;).
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?