Next To My Reading Chair

1000 Gifts

Counting gifts given, one moment at a time...
Recently my life was changed one turn of a page at a time when I read Ann Voskamp's book, One Thousand Gifts. I started counting and it has made a difference. This will be a quiet place for me to record those sacred moments and my eucharisteo.

1. the still of mornings
2. God's Words
3. Jesus offering thanks
4. pretty stationary
5. princess pens
6. flight of a hawk
7. pictures of hope
8. red heart lollipops
9. cake class
10. over the range microwaves
11. long driveways
12. almost spring rain
13. daffodil shoots
14. red flags up on mailboxes
15. cups all lined up
16. blue icing
17. morning snuggles with Mikah
18. Mikah's good morning happy sounds
19. pitter-patter of Ellie's feet
20. clothes chutes
21. plants under plant lights
22. sisters laughing
23. buttons that sustain life
24. crumb covered faces
25. husband that does taxes
26. words
27. Mikah's soft hands in mine
28. when Mikah smiles with his eyes
29. a clean sink
30. picking up toys
31. thumbs
32. pink bear blankets
33. blenders that liquify
34. quick lunches
35. dishwashers
36. Ellie's help
37. sister love
38. pretty pictures by Ellie
39. baby bodies next to mine as they nurse to sleep
40. meat thawed
41. mommy's milk that nourishes and calms
42. clean dishes
43. stickers
44. streches that release
45. Mikah half standing
46. cake
47. Jazzercise
48. Dave willing to work later
49. quiet
50. chocolate chip pancakes
51. good morning hugs
52. Natalie~ hair in hand and thumb in mouth, head resting against mine
53. flames licking wood
54. fires on chill, damp days
55. sizzle and scent of bacon frying
56. red of an apple
57. schoolwork being done
58. secret gifts
59. skipping down hallways
60. hope that Jesus will give Mikah words
61. hope that Jesus will show Mikah how to use his legs to walk, run and climb
62. sun through windows
63. favorite verses
64. ticking clocks
65. little people
66. pools where it all started
67. games
68. digital moments
69. little girls with flowers
70. elvis legs
71. pink monkey
72. memories
73. uno
74. rosemary
75. good daddies
76. trampolines
77. friends
78. pink coats and shoes
79. little walkers
80. padded butts
81. old hymns made new
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