One Thousand Gifts - Part 7

60. Christmas cards with pictures
61. Forgiveness
62. God’s hand working visibly (which is what this list is all about)
63. Seeing connections - this ongoing list is really part of me tracking GodSTOPs.
64. Jack playing quietly with his toys while I work
65. Internet connectivity
66. The prospect of a new computer
67. Goldfish crackers
68. Early nights for my DH
69. [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 6

59. The gift of patience (’cause I sure can’t work it up by myself!)

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 5

47. A good hungry growl
48. Internet messaging
49. Other blogging moms & Christians who make being a WAHM not so lonely
50. Having my opinion valued
51. Bacon Mushroom Turkey Cutlets - YUM!
52. Peek-a-boo
53. Pedometers and other fun gadgets to help get me movin’
54. Friends who listen (really listen)
55. Being employed
56. My decently good health
57. The homey lull [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 4

42. Forgiveness
43. The New Testament
44. Second chances
45. Caring friends and spiritual mentors
46. Renewal

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 3

35. Gingerbread latte
36. Internet shopping
37. Diet Sprite
38. Snow that stays
39. All Christmas radio stations
40. The smell of the top of Jack’s head as I read him a story
41. When Jack stands next to me while I’m working and leans against my leg and watches Baby Einstein

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Love God - Part 2

On Thursday, I posted about the message I’d received about what I am to DO. And what I got was to “love God”. But I left off with a question that I have been thinking about since then. How?
So far, I have found two things that I can do to show love [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 2

17. A balanced checkbook
18. A completed checklist (oh my, this will take a while…only 982 to go…)
19. The New Living Translation Bible
20. Internet friends
21. Renewed relationships
22. Flannel sheets
23. Friday nights - in expectation of the weekend
24. Sleeping in
25. Diet Sprite
26. Good relationships with in-laws
27. Freshly brushed teeth
28. The love of a good hard-working man
29. Sipping [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 1

Christian Women Online has prompted me to share my 1000 gifts. I have been SO busy lately. I realized tonight that Jack is almost 15 months old and it’s just been a blur! I so badly want to slow down and enjoy what God has given me.
I’m just going to post my [...]

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Johari Window - Just for Fun

Reading the Healed Waters blog, I came across the concept of the Johari Window. I’d read about this before, a while back, in blogland. Teacher Lady’s blog, if I remember right. [Added: Yes, I was right. I first read about it here.])
Anyway, I’ve set up my own interactive Johari Window, and if [...]

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Today’s instructions: Love God

I just LOVE it when God sends me the same message more than once. It grabs my attention. It makes impact. There’s something healing in knowing that God really does communicate back. I know some people might think that it’s just coincidence, but these God messages almost always relate directly to [...]

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