2016 March 2of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MARCH 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. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

March 2016 - 2 of 3

Fri 3-11
4477 remember the bounty of blessings in the past few weeks
4478 pruning, pruning & more pruning
(and some lazy hens)

4479 the feeling of being worn out after you worked a hard day

2016 March 1of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MARCH 2016  4447-4539

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. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

March 2016 - 1 of 3

Tues 3-1

4447 rest stops & a snoring LOML in the seat beside me
4448 friends that feel like family - where you can take a 3-hour nap in the afternoon after driving through the night
4449 Bob & Diane's Baby :) So very thankful for great, great friends!

Wed 3-2

4450 morning coffee & GMA with a sister-friend in her new home
4451 safe travels back to the land of

Creating an Emotional Connection

I began writing at a very young age - mostly in the form of journal entries or short stories. My writing was often based on an emotional experience or feeling. I've always been a very emotional person. I think that many people would see me as being too emotional. I wrote about my emotions for various reasons:
   * to analyze my feelings.
   * to document an event or happening in my life & the effect it had on me
   * to remember how the emotions felt & affected my actions
   * to learn from what I experienced

But, often I wrote about

Thinking and STEPPING OUT OF THE BOX

I daily have to say to myself...

Don't just "think outside of the box." Be willing to "step out of the box."

Those of you who know me... and I mean really know me... know that I am not comfortable in most social settings. Large groups of people in one place - especially in crowded areas - make me want to hide. There were many times in the small foyer area of our former church building that I would freeze up & sneak away. The move to our new facility, with a large Commons area, really helped. But, I still have some "crazy" moments

Listen, Trust and Obey

Today, and in this season of my life, I am focusing on three words:

• Listen
• Trust
• Obey

I am repeating them to myself frequently... in that order. And, I'm reviewing what

2016 February 3of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: FEBRUARY 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. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

February 2016 - 3 of 3

Sun 2-21
4420 wiggly snuggles with the Little (Mommy isn't feeling well today; we are praying & believing she'll be better soon)
4421 taking good care of things - 2nd generation play on this cute blanket

4422 sharing my Valentine's present & going on a family walkabout

Just ONE of My Obsessions

Posting today with my #survivorsisterhood family

I am obsessed with capturing beautiful and/or unique things, places and people in a picture. I'm completely picky about the angle of the photo, the lighting, the composition & balance of the photo... and the list goes on. If I ask you to take a picture with me in it, get ready to hear

The Choice Belongs to YOU!

Writing today with the Tuesday at Ten group on the prompt word... CHOICE

Are there any other parents out there who feel like they said this a thousand times to their children... "LIFE IS NOT FAIR!" When one child complained that it wasn't fair that the other got to attend a special concert that they couldn't... we tried to explain that things in life can't seem "EVEN" and often don't seem "FAIR". When one child got on a team or into a group that the other didn't... we had to try to help them see that sometimes things happen in a way that we totally do not expect.  We told both, "We must take what happens in our life and make the best of our life."  We don't always get

2016 February 2of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: FEBRUARY 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. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

February 2016 - 2 of 3

Thurs 2-11
4390 lunch/brunch 

4391 walkabout way 14 degrees - pleasant with full sun & little to no wind

4392 sharing my

I am... KNOWN

Writing prompt for Tuesday at Ten (week of 3/1 - 3/7/16) is "I am..."

This post is based upon my #JoyDare No. 4400 from February 14th of 2016.

The LOML & I have been friends for nearly