Sunday, October 31, 2010
Multitude Monday One Thousand Gifts, 41-50
Chocolate. Milk Chocolate. Dark Chocolate. Caramel chocolate. You get the picture.
Girlfriends who share your birthday month! I am so lucky to have two of my best friends also celebrating their birthday's in November. We start celebrating WEEKS in advance!
My wonderful church - The Village Church. After some struggles in finding the right place to be, and being in a few places where I wish I had never been, I can finally say with joy that I love my church, I RESPECT my pastor, and trust the leadership; therefore agreeing to submit to their authority. What a blessing!
Eyeglasses. I cannot imagine my life without them.
Shoes. Different styles and colors of shoes! What a fun way to change an outfit and express how you feel. I recently purchased 3 different pair and they are all very different! I can't wait to put them on my feet.
Children. They just make me smile.
Spiritual Growth. Looking back and being able to see where God has worked in my life, actually changed me and grew me up in certain areas.
Vegetables. They are fantastic! A person can eat almost as much of these fine foods as one wants and not add "empty" calories to one's body! (this is good when you have been enjoying a lot of chocolate!)
Sweaters. And having weather cool enough to wear them!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Crazy Love
Go here to find out more about the book Crazy Love.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Multitude Monday, One Thousand Gifts, 31-40
Golf. And that I can beat my husband (sometimes) if I really try. (at least a hole or two)
Tornado sirens. They warn for protection and my kids actually obey them, even when we are not home.
Autumn. The changing color of the leaves that can provide such peaceful entertainment.
Fireplaces. A fire, safely contained, also providing peaceful entertainment and even more; comfort, warmth, and just plain ole feeling cozy.
Chocolate malts. They make any day a good day.
Photographs. What a gift - to be able to record memories by snapping a picture and looking at it later!
Mobile phones. I am so grateful that these have been invented because my kids can reach me when tornado sirens sound, even if I am miles and miles away.
Music. If you love music like I do, an explanation is not necessary.
Comfort food. The way soup makes me feel warm on a cool evening, mashed potatoes and gravy make me feel loved, and pork chops and apples feel like a celebration.
God whispers He loves me in all these things.
Feeling very loved~
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Marriage can be restful
It was exactly what we needed.
Marriage is sometimes a lot of work and after you work real hard, you just have to rest. I think it's best when you can rest together.
(okay...just one photo!)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wordless Wednesday (through the eyes of a band mom)
apologies for the many photos.
This is the behind the scenes view of a band competition, through the eyes of a (chaperone) band mom. My daughter (and myself) spend a lot of time at this time of year doing exactly what is pictured below.
Enjoy.
A Proud Mom~
Monday, October 18, 2010
Multitude Monday, One Thousand Gifts, 21-30
22. My children's grandparents (my great dad) - who will travel miles to see a football game and a band competition.
23. Marching Band performances that are so outstanding that they make me cry - even the one's that my daughter is not marching in.
24. Dance - the beauty of bodies moving in motion to music and my ability to appreciate watching.
25. Women friends! The group of women who come to my home every other week with the desire to deepen their relationship(s) with God and deepen our relationships with one another.
26. Alanon. This 12 step program has changed almost every way that I live my life (second to my relationship with God)
27. The pictures that hang on my refridgerator, colored with markers with remarkable beauty by my sweet, talented niece.
28. A sister, who I love enough to be honest with and know that love will get us through anything.
29. Tears. What a wonderful way of expressing and releasing emotion that has nowhere to go otherwise.
30. Prayer. And a God who hears and answers!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Multitude Monday, One Thousand Gifts, 11-20
I know that it is Tuesday. But yesterday, which was Monday, I was enjoying a day at the Texas State Fair with my beautiful daughter. During the day, God gifted me many times, which will be a few of my one thousand gifts.
11. My 16 and a half year old daughter will spend the day with her momma at the State Fair – no friends, just mother and daughter.
12. That my aging body is still able to ride rides that spin, twirl and go real fast.
13. The wind in my hair as I hang upside down briefly, while looking at a crowd of observers on the ground below.
14. Hearing my daughter laugh beside me as we fly through the air, in circles.
15. Fletchers Corn Dogs
16. Frozen Lemonade
17. Clip on sunglasses
18. Cell phones, so we didn’t loose each other while I was in line for tickets and she was in ride for a line.
19. Having the opportunity to be way up high, not feel sick, and see things from a different point of view. (wow…how it must look from God’s perspective!)
20. Bubble baths – which my daughter and I both took when we returned home.
Enjoy!