Time after time

Today I  am thankful for this incredible and amazing country that God has blessed us with.  We have been the land of the free and the home of the brave. May God continue to show His grace and mercy to us!  I have been studying Nehemiah and in chapter 9:28, it says:
“But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time.  I'm a time after timer and I am so thankful for God delighting to show Himself to us and having compassion on us time after time. 




Blessings,

One Thousand Gifts

Lately I've been in a little bit of a funk.  You know what I mean - the kind that something is wrong and you're not sure how to pull yourself out of it or "how can I think differently about this situation".  Then yesterday I was speaking with my new blogger friend, Mary, and she told me about a book called 1,000 Gifts.  It is a book about looking for the good around us - living in the moment.  Right away I went to our local library and they didn't have it.  The librarian checked the library loan to see if we could get it transferred down and one of the big libraries in Denver had 8 copies that were all out with 12 more people requesting it when it came back in.  Needless to say, our librarian is now ordering the book for our local library "because it must be good." So, it could be a while before I get my hands on a copy (I should probably just buy it), But, I do want to get started on this journey of recognizing all there is to be thankful for (because there is so much).
So, here I go. . .

1. new days to begin again 

2. my family

3. health

4. being a child of God

5. my dogs

6. friends

7. perfume

8. blue jeans

9. air conditioning

10. the smell of spring

11. snow

12. books

13. mercy

14. being creative

15. walks with my dogs

16. coffee (with cream)

17. when people smile at you

18. laughter
19. quiet moments

20. chocolate

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