2016 August 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: AUGUST 2016
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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Mon 8-1
4906 playing house - aka - making the new apt seem more like home

4907 meeting new people at UPike

4908 deer sightings at the new apartment

Tues 8-2
4909 getting familiar with new places

4910 buying myself a happy ("glam gloves") for the new apartment

4911 liking my spouse - you know a lot of people don't :O

Wed 8-3

4912 shopping in jammies - well, covered up with a long sundress

4913 reminders of the Little

PBS kids on TV

4914 sneaking up onto the apartment roof for a quick the view

Thurs 8-4
4915 early morning deer outside the window
4916 lunch with new girlfriends

4917 cool color blends for the apartment

Fri 8-5

4918 mountain air in the morning
4919 historical registry places

 

4920 pretty scenery along the road of life

Sat 8-6
4921 a happy helper for the household chores

4922 picking up the slack

4923 feeding green tomato-plant-eating demon-caterpillars to the hens

Sun 8-7
4924 the color of blue - sky, pool, etc.
4925 pool time with the Little

4926 summer free-style dinners

Mon 8-8 - school day off for the Little
4927 running errands with the Little
4928 visiting Great Grandma and Great Grandpa

4929 visiting a Great Uncle and Great Aunt

Tues 8-9

4930 a few hours of quietness
4931 some things never change (cat on the fireplace mantle!)

4932 evening cuddles

Wed 8-10

4933 a new vacuum cleaner that doesn't weigh 2 tons
(there's something to be said for inexpensive K-Mart appliances - ha ha!)
4934 gorgeous sunsets played out on the eastern sky at our stuckinindiana home

4935 the blessing of having a view and a cement pond here in stuckinindiana

2016 AUGUST 1of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

There are more blessings to come! GOD IS FULL OF THEM! Search for other daily blessings from us by searching for the blog labels of: #1000Gifts #JoyDare #1KGiftsJoyDare

2016 July 3 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JULY 2016
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... and 2015. Getting super close to 5,000!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Thurs 7-21

4873 dropping off the LOML at work and then shopping for 3 hours in jammies at WalMart - ha ha ha... kinda
4874 jotting down ideas on how to make the apartment feel more like "home"
4875 Indiana home in time to see the Little before bed time

Fri 7-22
4876 cuddle time and Greek yogurt in bed with the Little

2016 July 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JULY 2016

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... and 2015. Getting super close to 5,000!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Mon 7-11 A New Chapter Begins... the LOML's FIRST DAY at UPike
4843 being rather organized with someone else in my world isn't quite so - ha ha!!
4844 my helper posing on bales of hay

4845 out working the light of day aka hours & hours of weeding the garden = a sense of accomplishment

2016 July 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JULY 2016
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... and 2015. Getting super close to 5,000!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Fri 7-1

4813 Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark - SO COOL!

4814 Royal Arch w/our Colorado kids

4815 Psyched on Netflix when you are too tired to move from climbing mountains

#JoyDare No. 5000. WHEN TIME STANDS STILL

Do you ever have those days when you look back and say... "HOW IN THE WORLD DID I GET ALL THAT DONE TODAY!!!"? 

I think everyone has them from time to time. But, for me, they don't seem to compete with the days I look back and wonder what in the world I did with all my time (insert sad face).

But today... TODAY WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS! 

Today I looked my my cellphone (what has now become my watch) and was shocked at what the time was & what I'd accomplished since checking it last (sometimes in the past 45 minutes; other time in an hour or more).

Not once, not twice, not 3 times or 4... probably 7-8 times between waking up around 6am and hoping in the car with the girls (theMommy & theLittle) to head to Kentucky at 6pm, I marveled at the time which had passed and what I'd accomplished. There were even quite a few times when I told myself, "Don't start that project. You don't have enough time!" 

This season of our lives

• with one foot in Indiana and one foot in Kentucky
• trying to figure out our calendars (family, work, social, medical, etc.)
• having to get many things accomplished in a short amount of time
• constantly adjusting our schedules to accomodate things that pop up
• feeling worn out from all the uncertainty and changes

This season of our lives has been crazy.  But, on September 1, 2016, God gave me a day when time stands still. I accomplished far more than what I knew I could on that day. And, it reminded me of God's faithfulness... but, more of God's love for me -- for EACH of His children! And, I was reminded of the scripture Ephesians 3:20:

#JoyDare No. 5000 on my list of #1000gifts will be remembered as:

Other possible titles for this post could have been a few song titles:

1. Do You Believe in Magic
2. I Believe in Miracles (couldn't find a great video... but... the words!!!)
3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is

2016 September 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: SEPTEMBER 2016
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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Thurs 9-1
4999 garden work, pool work, sunflowers & chickens, weeds, lost contacts, pruning, laundry, packing, Tractor Supply Company, etc. 

5000 when time stands still!! 

5001 an excited Little at our new Kentucky apartment 

Fri 9-2
5002 introducing the Little to the President at UPike

2016 June 3 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Tues 6-21
4783 a quiet home and getting some cleaning done while the cat naps

4784 taking a power nap in the afternoon
4785 the ability to see COLORS!

Wed 6-22
4786 wondering why all 5 hens often use the same laying box

2016 June 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Sat 6-11

4753 getting out of the sun

4754 lilies from the previous owner

4755 date night with R&K at Bonge's -- then a long drive home

Sun 6-12

4756 my favorite co-worker

4757 wedding plans for a family member

#JoyDare No. 4763 a Coop with a View

There are so many "chores" in life that seem unpleasant. Cleaning out a chicken coop would be one of those! And yet, even in the unpleasant things of life, we can find beauty. As I was shoveling "dirty" pine shavings into a box to carry to the compost pile the other day, I thought how most people would NOT want that chore. It's no fun to shovel then dump... shovel then dump... shovel then dump

2016 June 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: JUNE 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Wed 6-1

4723 a green bean tree in Indiana... hmmmm?

4724 taking the long way home from Bonge's & being able to watch our local river otter family working on Barb's Brook

2016 May 3 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MAY 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Sat 5-21
4690 perennials on the property

4691 hard work - digging out concrete!

2016 May 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MAY 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Wed 5-11
4660 tall flowers & short people

4661 reflections

4662 a great day to work in the yard

Thurs 5-12
4663 old barns

2016 May 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MAY 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Sun 5-1 - glad to be back home
4630 lunch courtesy of our daughter (however, the LOML was not a fan & chose to eat something else - ha ha!)

4631 discovering a tiny baby toad in the grass

4632 chubby little legs & a silly straw sippy cup - blessings from The Little :)

2016 April 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: APRIL 2016

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... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Mon 4-11

4570 eating "chocolate coffee grinds" - per the Little

4571 de-cluttering the closets

4572 country sunsets

Tues 4-12

4573 Father Gregory has more "pretty little yellow flowers" than we do :)

4574 some of my favorite lichens :)