2015 July ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 2 of 3

Three Gifts A Day: JULY 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp), I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS... Are YOU counting your blessings?

July 2015... 2 of 3
Sat 7/11 
3744. cool, calm and collected - oblivious to the pressures for tomorrow's reception

3745. pictures, pictures and more pictures for the reception tomorrow

3746. bonfire and late night conversations

Sun 7/12 
3747. Depression/Anxiety and "God timing" - I need to write a post about this
3748. celebrating young love

Friday Follow-up Foto #061915

Here's #061915 Friday Follow-Up Foto for the week.

If you read the post on Wednesday of this week, Broken Things -- All Around, you learned of our classy patio fencing and my desire to, as Elsa sings, LET IT GO!

Well, today that chicken wire fence is looking even better :) The day lilies are flourishing!! The lesson in that? Time often makes things better!!

Writing the post earlier this week was so freeing that I might just have to write about how wonderful last Saturday was when the LOML mowed & weeded the entire gravel driveway!! (Yep! You read that right!)

A DAY IN THE LIFE... 07-22-14

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.. (YES! Who can wait for Thursday when there's such a great #tbt on a Wednesday)... I woke up to this sight - just below me on the bottom of our trundle bed. We were staying in our tiny "treehouse" apartment at CHQ (2 rooms & a tiny bathroom, 5 stories above the ground!). My daughter had already left to paint the sunrise. We would catch up to her later in the day painting in a lovely wooded ravine area. I'd woken up BEFORE the Little that day - early enough to get some "me time". I remember being so blessed by that sight of our sleeping

2015 July ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 1 of 3

Three Gifts A Day: JULY 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare

I accepted the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Wed 7/1

3714. pictures + words = a stuckinindiana pairing

3715. playing catch-up on my blogging 

3716. planning for 7/12 reception for our newlyweds

Thurs 7/2

3717. the pilgrimage to the pines

3718. red haired girls

3719. bonfire & cool pics

Lessons from a Child - 4th of July

Oh, trust me... it's been a season of blessings. But, it has also been a season of crazy schedules & planning & travel... and sometimes of stress. On a good day, I'm a home body. And, on the crazy days, it's even more magnified. 

I love family time and celebrating special days with family. However,

Our Chautauqua Adventure - Journal Entry July 8

Posting this from a journal entry written the summer of 2014.... because I FIND JOY IN... looking back on tough times & seeing God's faithfulness through the entire experience...

A day in the life of our Chautauqua Adventure - Summer of 2014 - July 8  (all pics from 7-8-14)

There are openings here in CHQ throughout the remainder of the summer -- EXCEPT that one week. Ken Burns will be here that week. If you can come any other time than Week 7 there should be no problem finding housing :) We are just in the beginning of Week 4.

2015 June ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 3 of 3

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Sun 6/21

3684. books are fine for her 24/7

3685. mulching... a LOT!!

3686. no power ALL DAY practically - but, we made the most of it!

Mon 6/22

3687. getting to help out my neighbor & friend... when her water wasn't working

3688. sitting in the pine grove with the ladies

3689. having our son home before his wedding!!!

2015 June ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 2 of 3

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

2015 June ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 2 of 3

Thurs 6/11 
3654. double sun dogs on the early morning walkabout

3655. wildflowers along the side of the road

3656. animal friends & childhood memories

2015 June ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 1 of 3

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

2015 June ONE THOUSAND GIFTS 1 of 3

Mon 6/1

3624. coffee w/GnJ before they headed out

3625. first outdoor pets

3626. early to bed for me - hooray :D

Tues 6/2
3627. country sunrises

3628. catching up on things around the house
3629. tons of laundry done -- feels good!!