stuckinindiana: 2014 October ONE THOUSAND GIFTS #JoyDare

OCTOBER 2014

One Thousand Gifts (by Ann Voskamp)

#1000Gifts #JoyDare

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I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012...
I continued in 2013... & 2014! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

Today I find JOY in...

10/1/14 Wed

2992. early morning writing

I accepted the #write31days challenge from the Nester

2993. lunch w/a former babysitter of the kids - now the mother of 2 adorable little girls

2994. sunset in my backyard :)

10/2/14 Thurs

2995. wandering outside in jammies
in the morning
Excuse me while I step out into the back yard (in my red & black jammies) to take a few pics!!

2996. HARVESTING OF THE CORNFIELD IN OUR BACKYARD

stalking farmers in the afternoon

2997. farmers in MY backyard harvesting :)

10/3/14 Fri

2998. DEAD SPIDERS
are so much better than live spiders - well,
especially inside the house but, also in the pool

2999. open spaces today after the harvest
a post I wrote about that
3000. finding beauty in the ugly

Our fence has fallen down leaving
a lot of UGLY around our place.
God sent this flower
to remind me that nothing
stops HIM from making
the ugly beautiful!

10/4/14 Sat

3001. coffee in bed w/all the kids sitting in our room :)

3002. fall decorating - amid all the clutter

3003. being a BAND GROUPIE

10/5/14 Sun

3004. church with the family!

(what a work God has done in the past year!!)

3005. my daughter as a mother
(that needs to be a FULL BLOWN post)

3006. Sunday Night Football & writing, writing, writing

10/6/14 Mon

3007. glorious morning reminders

3008. taking pictures of a very cluttered house
for a post entitled "I'll show you mine if..."

3009. young love

10/7/14 Tues

3010. morning walkabout & harvest messes!

3011. freshly harvested corn fields
& perspective

3012. a peaceful, serene sunset and a safe home to sleep in

10/8/14 Wed

3013. 3 generations watching a total lunar eclipse
with & explaining it to a 21-month old little girl - who kept waving & saying, "Hi Moon!!"

3014. warm October sun + cool October air

3015. HOORAY!!! A NEW JOB FOR THE LOML!!!
It's official & I don't have to keep my JOY to myself anymore! I can say it aloud... CONGRATS to the LOML who will be joining WFYI as their new Vice President & CFO (Chief Financial Officer)! I've never known a more hardworking, honest, knowledgeable & funny man. We are very happy for this new chapter to begin in the coming weeks!!!

10/9/14 Thurs

3016. an excuse to say DAM :)

3017. rainy day walks in old country cemetery

"He liveth best who loveth best all creatures great and small.
For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all."
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

3018. closing down Bonge's
(Chef Tony, Tom, Chip, Dawn, Angie)

10/10/14 Fri
Happy Birthday to ME :D

3019. early morning celebration w/my family

3020. lunch with 2 besties

3021. Mahler 5 & my sister's hospitality

10/11/14 Sat

3022. fruit smoothies

3023. family fun - ping pong, corn hole, etc.

3024. 4:30pm church w/my sister in Cinci

10/12/14 Sun

3025. 2 posts in one day

3026. my father-in-law's smile & almond crusted torte & a dinner by G'Ma Bev

3027. BABY MAX - Maximus Logan M.

10/13/14 Mon

3028. a sneak nap in the morning

3029. visiting w/a loved one - Aunt B

3030. husband who makes scrambled eggs for dinner sometimes :)

10/14/14 Tues

3031. country conversations, boyfriend in a bottle & walking in the rain

3032. making up a HAPPY BASKET for my friends & their new baby boy!

3033. holding a new born baby!

10/15/14 Wed
(the last day of work for the LOML before starting a new job on 10/20)

3034. morning walkabouts... and traffic!

3035. free range chickens

and a little red-haired girl, of course!!

3036. breakfast for dinner

10/16/14 Thurs

3037. the best things in life are free

3038. meeting the new boss

30413039. wonderful get-away w/the LOML!!

10/17/14 Fri

3040. coffee & pastries in bed

3041. lunch & shopping w/the LOML

3042. meeting up w/the girls

10/18/14 Sat

3043. staying in pj's almost ALL DAY LONG & writing about some emotional things:
Honoring the Memory of My Sister
Dealing with Sleepless Nights

3044. skipping out on Homecoming
TOO COLD... TOO RAINY... SORRY!!

3045. sit down family dinner - those get sweeter as the years go by

10/19/14 Sun

3046. celebrating a friend's birthday -- like she was in town with me :)

3047. friends at Cracker Barrel (whom I missed when I skipped Homecoming)

3048. lessons learned (skipping J&N's wedding)
I need to write a post of this... it's started... but...

10/20/14 Mon

remembering my Dad -- especially today

on the anniversary of his HEAVENLY HOMECOMING
A Kiss & A Goodbye

3049. NEW J-O-B FOR THE LOML!!!

"Someone" might or might not have just taken a picture of "someone else" as they were leaving for their first day of their new job. I can confidently say that "someone" would get killed by "someone else" if said picture was shared here... or anywhere else! OH HAPPY DAY!!

3050. having a dear friend visit my home for breakfast

3051. getting to run errands with Baby Max & his Mommy

10/21/14 Tues

3052. the street where I live...

sitting in a pile of leaves :)

3053. wandering at Mounds State Park

3054. fun with stickers

10/22/14 Wed

3055. praying over the ever-growing TO DO LIST
(resulted in a post on 10/23: Struggling To Do It All)

3056. afternoon walkabout & warm fall sun

3057. garden tomatoes in our black bean combo
(are we allowed to use the same #JoyDare
over & over & over & over again???)

10/23/14 Thurs

3058. reading my own words & getting a pop in the face :)

Living Fully & Letting Go of Expectations

3059. foggy mornings

3060. an open cement pond
I'm thankful that the LOML has not yet closed my cement pond even though
I busted the net getting leaves out. The LOML usually closes it on my birthday, 10-10!