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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
I am restarting my participation in the Gratitude Community. It seems a fitting parallel with my November’s focus on Listening — taking note of things I hear and ways I am blessed.
And so I begin…
- The sound of my guys in the house…one counting over the monitor, the other yawning in his study. Contentment.
- Great weather (aka no rain) for the subdivision Halloween Parade which we have been planning for weeks.
- Finding books that speak God’s love in my ear, and hit me dead center in my heart
- The joy of organizational office supplies
- Discovering that listening is a lot less pressure than having the “right” things to say
(This was the post from last week…forgot to hit “Publish” Oops!)
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
- 760. Hearing from God from multiple directions at once. In gratitude, I return to this process of acknowledging the blessings He has given me.
- 761. Friends. Too many to count. Each special to me in a unique way.
- 762. Music. It unleashes a creativity in me I didn’t believe existed. Different music – different moods – different results. All wonderful.
- 763. Seeing life through 3 1/2 year old eyes.
- 764. Having so much food that I am capable of being overweight – and having my eyes opened to the true blessing that it is.
- 765. The limitlessness of grace.
- 766. The feel of a pen in my hand and a blank piece of paper in front of me.
- 767. Technology that brings people closer together.
- 768. Another day to love my husband.
- 769. Moments of peace, right before falling asleep.
- 770. My life.
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
- 756. Blue sky & sunshine. Regardless of the temperature outside, there’s nothing like clear blue to cheer up my heart.
- 757. Having routines with J5 when he gets off the bus from school – hugs, blankies, snacks, and now… Rolie Polie Olie!
- 758. Looking forward to Florida vacation to go see The Mouse!
- 759. Avedis had a good night at the clinic and even ate dinner.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
- 746. Autumn breeze to dry floor after mopping
- 747. Little boy that finds happy comfort in blankies and hugs from mommy when coming home from school
- 748. Early Childhood programs to give my little boy the extra stimulus he needs, and also gives mommy time away to do stuff and miss him!
- 749. Blogging friends who have become a community of support
- 750. Macaroni & Cheese
- 751. Yummy recipes
- 752. Watching my toddler scurry INTO the crib (he hasn’t started scurrying OUT yet)
- 753. The wonderful fall weather, while it lasted…
- 754. Starbucks Salted Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate
- 755. Listening to J5 read his books before he falls asleep
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
- 741. Good friends to meet for coffee
- 742. Sunshine and 60 degrees at 8:30a
- 743. My husband
- 744. My son
- 745. The Early Childhood program
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
- 731. Friends, both IRL and blog, who are participating with me in a 30-day Thin Within challenge. They are a great help and blessing to me at a time when I’m tempted to give up and do something else.
- 732. A warm home.
- 733. The smell of freshly laundered sheets right out of the dryer.
- 734. J4 – inspiring me to take action when I truly believe in something.
- 735. J5 – our beautiful boy – my heart just about bursts lookin’ at him.
- 736. The colors of fall.
- 737. The excitement of the upcoming holidays. I love the holiday season!
- 738. The prospect of spending time with a couple of women I highly respect.
- 739. A new week
- 740. Sleep
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
- 721. Working for an organization whose owners believe in enabling genuine leadership.
- 722. The sound of my son “reading” his books. Happily. In bed.
- 723. A day spent with my mom.
- 724. A spiritually refilling day to prep me for more potentially stressful health news.
- 725. Finding ways to “pay it forward”.
- 726. Hot coffee in a new thermal mug.
- 727. Finding I can use Yahoo Messenger with my very antiquated cell phone.
- 728. Scripture reading assignments for church (currently Nehemiah) – love to learn new stuff, and know that others are reading about the same things as I am.
- 729. J5 getting to spend time with BOTH his grandmas.
- 730. Sunshine
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
- 716. J4 – super loving and supportive through it all.
- 717. A kind hospital staff that made a sad experience not quite so bad.
- 718. My parents for making the trip to take care of J5.
- 719. Close friends who know what I’ve been through (by experience) and have been generous and caring.
- 720. Focused time in God’s word as I waited. Finding that the wait was not wasted time.
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
A wise woman builds her home; a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.
Proverbs 14:1
There is so much building we can do as wives and mothers that we may not realize. And in the same way, we can destroy. And though it’s nice, it doesn’t require an “on board” spouse to be a builder. We can begin on our own. God will grant us the wisdom if we just ask Him for it.
Father, please guide my heart and my hands today. Let me be a builder, not a destroyer. Help me to see where I most need to build.
Thank you.
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