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Do you ever feel STUCK? In 2000, I began looking for answers to some tough questions in my life. I'd searched high & low and finally conceded to search the promises found in the Bible. Those promises have sustained & guided me through the loss of a parent, the struggle with anxiety & depression, the loss of a valued relationship and so much more! I've found joy amid the pain. And, I want to share it with you!
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01 March 2014

2014 February ONE THOUSAND GIFTS #JoyDare

FEBRUARY 2014 
One Thousand Gifts (by Ann Voskamp)
#1000Gifts #JoyDare


Buy book here...      

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

Today I find JOY in...

2/1/14 Sat
2265. 3am - waking up drenched in sweat
fever broke; then after 4 hours of sleep, I was feeling so much better than before
2266. an unexpected text showing me her works in progress...


You REALLY need to look at my #2252 to get the AWESOMENESS of this JoyDare!
2267. freshly laundered sheets & jammies tonight

2/2/14 Sun
2268. the LOML bringing me breakfast in bed
2269. writing my feelings
2270. loosing myself in a mystery

2/3/14 Mon
2271. burnt toast and laughing w/my daughter about how a certain grandma does that w/regularity
2272. singing songs
Singing to the Sesame Street theme song
2273. 21 degrees sounded warm
The jammies were exchanged for Cuddle Duds, sweats, etc...
and I was out the back door to take a look at "My Father's World"

 2/4/14 Tues
2274. a morning of reading & writing & feeling God
2275. snow falling & a tree full of junkos
2276. family safely home in the storm

 2/5/14 Wed
2277. a snow day with all of us home
2278. a little me time - WOAH, DO I NEED SOME
2279. the things you do when a baby takes over your heart
books gone 
books here
2/6/14 Thurs
2280. baby swirl-head hair

2281. a hurting heart -
only happens if we've allowed ourselves to love deeply
2282. ham, peas, corn & rice - family tradition/long story :)

2/7/14 Fri
2283. getting back on track

 2284. a Snow Bear breakfast

2285. preparing for a weekend experiment
how long will it stay clean?
meanwhile on another counter
 2/8/14 Sat
2286. perhaps a selfishly lazy morning
2287. turning my family into guinea pigs
Someone other than ME actually washed a few dishes!
2288. leftovers in the 'fridge so I don't have to cook!

 2/9/14 Sun
MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY 2-9-29 - You do the math
2289. open spaces

2290. messy rooms

2291. old people


2/10/14 Mon
2292. dressed before noon :)
2293. following the sun & following the Son
2294. delicious tuna casserole!
TOTALLY FORGOT TO PUT TUNA IN IT!

 2/11/14 Tues
2295. sitting by the fire w/A at 6am
(propane tank got filled yesterday, PTL!)
2296. lunch in the sun
Stinking cat stole my chair where I'd STARTED
to eat my lunch. #FellowSunWorshiper
2297. thanking God that J was okay after falling hard on the ice

2/12/14 Wed
2298. Bryan Duncan - wake up to an older recording he did (O Love That Will Not Let Me Go) & see his posts on Twitter daily - years of loving God 
2299. Christmas presents

2300. an artistic eye?
I curled up in a small ball at the foot
of the un-made bed to talk on the phone.
God's art in the sunset just outside my
window took my breath away!
2/13/14 Thurs
2301. waking up with a reminder of a great loss
& then an immediate reminder of promises KEPT by God!
Mourn Shall Tearless Be
2302. a clean great room - even if only for hours :)
2303. a smoked filled house
Dinner prep (don't ask) mandated
opening the front door & sun room door.
Big bunny tracks showed that
we'd missed a visitor
at some point today :/
2/14/14 Fri
2304. coffee, dark chocolate truffles & the perfect card
2305. sister-friends
2306. my "Go To" dish

2/15/14 Sat
2307. up early but... staying in the master bedroom until 1pm
2308. 40 minute phone conversations with my big sister - while sitting in my bathtub without water in it :)
2309. Christmas decorations which hang out around the house all year
Home Decor Tip: If you use gold tones, burgundy & sage green
in your home, some of your Christmas decorations can
hang out in plain sight all year long :)
OH, THIS PIC WAS TAKEN WHILE I WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE
IN MY BATHTUB - THAT WAS EMPTY OF WATER!
2/16/14 Sun
2310. praying for people who I see from a distance during church - wondering who might be praying for me in the same service :) God's FAMILY!!
2311. an afternoon writing, reading & resting... in bed :)
2312. fences being mended between two I love

2/17/14 Mon
2313. lavender lotion - love that smell
2314. experiment continuing
2315. fleece jammies -- brrrrrr, cold nights!

2/18/14 Tues
2316. pairing photos I've taken w/quotes & scriptures
"How beautiful it is to do nothing,
and then to rest afterwards."
~ Spanish Proverb
2317. surprise lunch with a dear, dear friend
2318. the LOML deciding to cook dinner for us

 2/19/14 Wed
2319. a brilliant, sunny day with temps above freezing!
2320. laundry - lots of laundry
2321. hand-me-down clothes for A.

2/20/14 Thurs
2322. joy in SO MANY things

2323. rolling fog

2324. cheap chicken tetrazzini & the nieces over for the evening

2/21/14 Fri
2325. quiet morning of reading, writing & talking to God
and a warm cat :)
2326. loving one's self

2327. having my face rubbed by a palm the size of a walnut & with the feel of velvet

 2/22/14 Sat
2328. hiding under the covers until my devotions are done :) 
2329. party & gallery opening for A & her Mommy
2330. a chaise from North Carolina for J & a squeaky rocking chair for the baby and me

 2/23/14 Sun
2331. great sermon!!!
2332. a friend living in sobriety :)
2333. PapaBear's love for our little one

 2/24/14 Mon
2334. safe flight for the LOML
2335. lunch with my girls
2337. adding truth to pics I've taken

2/25/14 Tues
(today began with me being violently sick in the night - flu or food poisoning, I don't know... but, it was not good!)
2338. ginger ale & oyster crackers
2339. ginger ale & oyster crackers
2340. ginger ale & oyster crackers

 OKAY... let's try for something better
2338. prayers of friends
2339. a constant companion

2340. ginger ale & oyster crackers :)

 2/26/14 Wed
2341. Cheerwine - instead of coffee - to kill the caffeine headache
2342. an unusually CONTENT baby this morning while DeeDee was feeling very puny!
2343. nieces who love on my girls :)

2/27/14 Thurs
I am IN IT to END IT - Are you?
2344. Clorox wipes; a washer and dryer
2345. documenting something important with a future generation girl
2346. clean sheets, clean towels, clean... almost everything
just in time for the LOML to return from 3-day business trip!

 2/28/14 Fri
2347. first cup of coffee since Monday morning :)
2348. a present for A from PapaBear's business trip

2349. farm fresh eggs :)


FEBRUARY 2014 #1000Gifts #JoyDare


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02 February 2014

2014 January ONE THOUSAND GIFTS #JoyDare

JANUARY 2014 
One Thousand Gifts (by Ann Voskamp)
#1000Gifts #JoyDare


Buy book here...      

I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for 2012...
and done with 2013 & on to 2014 
GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

Today I find JOY in...

 1/1/14 Wed
2173. When Harry Met Sally - a tradition w/the LOML AFTER the clock strikes midnight! Started it around 1:45am & watched it in entirety by a sleeping LOML
2174. a baby falling asleep in my arms
Does it get any better
than this?
2175. blessings of a family I believe God placed in my life

1/2/14 Thurs
2176. big master bedroom window - right beside my bed!

 2177. text from my neighbor doggie (well, her owner)
Koko LOVES the snow
2178. keeping Christmas lights up... longer


1/3/14 Fri
2179. doing something different with her hair today

2180. the look on A's face when I put my plate of food on her high chair tray


 2181. keeping a table set - just for the "pretty"

 1/4/14 Sat 
24 years old - not MY daughter!?!?!?!
2182. a father helping his daughter move forward - emptying the apartment
2183. daddy daughter date for her birthday
2184. safe travels from Atlanta for T&K and homemade chicken soup on a cold night!

1/5/14 Sun
2185. not having to go to the laundry mat to get laundry done!
2186. safe - yet very scary - drive to/from Cinci to drop T&K to UC-CCM

2187. being welcomed home by J & A - hugs & kisses

 1/6/14 Mon
2187b - oops. waking up to about 13 inches of snow & everyone staying home!

2188. I still crack myself up! my Facebook status today... 
So far today I've fed finches, junkos, cardinals, huge blue jays, titmouses (yes, that's the plural), sparrows, starlings, chickadees and a partridge in a pear tree!

 2189. J's work closing again - thank goodness!

 1/7/14 Tues
2190. a second day knowing that my family is safe at home


2191. Johnny Jump Ups!

 2192. overeating... ?
I was a little concerned about how many Kix she ate AFTER her full breakfast...
until her Mommy got her out of the high chair & she had Kixs all over her back side  
1/8/14 Wed
2193. beginnings - starting another 7-day challenge w/my daughter
2194. 3 hours of shoveling & cleaning off cars - thankful that I am physically able to do things like that!
2195. showered & jammies on by 4:30pm!

1/9/14 Thurs
2196. morning smiles & hugs from this little one

 2197. good neighbors
I love being a "country girl" ... I walked over to the neighbors to thank them for plowing our drive yesterday
and she greeted me with a dozen farm fresh eggs!!
2198. winter walk-abouts

 1/10/14 Fri
2199. finally writing a little today - such a blessing
2200. determination to feel (and look better) this winter
2201. comfort food for a cold night

1/11/14 Sat
2202. lots of home projects
2203. out of the house for the 1st time since 1/5
2204. got A all ready for a Colts Superbowl - but, it's not gonna happen - still gonna dress her up

1/12/14 Sun
2205. humming with an almost-1yr old before she falls asleep for nap
2206. stopping along the road to catch a pic of God's art

2207. girls shopping trip (A., her Mommy & her DeeDee)

1/13/14 Mon
2208. a much more relaxed, quiet morning than the weekend
2210. sharing a friend's new business
Andrew W, Lyon Travel
http://vimeo.com/82928949 

1/14/14 Tues
2211. day 7 of 7-day challenge
2212. being "tuckered out" from playing hard

2213. laying in the sun... by the pool on a sunny winter day
granted... the pool is covered with ice & snow!
1/15/14 Wed
2214. change of plans:
new semester schedule = morning cuddle bug :)

2215. opportunities at Anderson University - serving our community with their time & talents
AU Art+Design Students Make Bowls for Local Fundraiser
pic used in the article... and our first born on the left :)
2216. seeing that "a baby changes everything"

1/16/14 Thurs
FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR OUR LITTLE LADY!
2217. remembering what we were doing a year ago today
2218. the love of books

2219. repairmen who are willing to work until 7pm on a night when they, themselves, are having problems at their home!)

1/17/14 Fri
2221. dressing for a potential rescue
I'm wearing this shirt today
so that rescue personnel can easily find me
if I freeze to death
2222. two gas fireplaces!

1/18/14 Sat
2223. tag teaming my To Do List
2224. things I saved for 20+ years

1/19/14 Sun
2226. A. communicating with a sweet little autistic child at church today
2227. the BEST PARTY EVERRRRRRRR!

2228. the gift of hospitality from my sister


1/20/14 Mon
2229. love on a little sleep :) getting up after a short night to drive south to Cinci to get 3 kids to drive north to Wright State University for their Horn & Trombone Competition 
2230. celebrating our kids - T&J

2231. safe drive home to a HEATED house - PTL!

1/21/14 Tues
2232. shower before 1pm - ah the memories of being a young mommy & the new reality of being a g'mommy who watches her g'baby a few mornings a week
2233. experiment w/the LOML
Hint: Getting to the root of all evil :)

When will he notice I'm slowly & surely going GINGER?
2234. blurry pics
now that's she's mobile, it's tough to get focused pics
1/22/14 Wed
2235. new Wednesday morning routine
2236. -4 outside before the windchill - thankful for my furnace!
2237. a naked kitty cat...
Long story cut short... now that the furnace is fixed, Solomon keeps trying to nap on the registers & we keep seeing him running around the house WITHOUT A COLLAR & finding his "break-away" collar stuck to some warm register
1/23/14 Thurs
2238. sunrise & SUN DOGS!

2239. 3rd generation using the same night light

2240. braving the cold for a great sunset photo

1/24/14 Fri
wrote a little somethin', somethin' about it
2242. sparrows... grrrrr!
possibly an example of the ugly beautiful?
2243. old TV shows w/the LOML on a relaxed Friday evening at home

1/25/14 Sat
2244. a handyman & a professional for a hubby :)

2245. A personal favorite...
Jammie Mornings in the MBR... Ayla sleeping in her swing... JB&me on our laptops watching Leverage on Netflix :D
2246. Bonge's dinner w/the LOML - love the friends we have there!


1/26/14 Sun
2247. being vulnerably human in front of those watching me - this is my prayer
2248. homemade pop corn - regardless of all those calories
2249. power & water off from 7:14pm to 9:45pm - hmmmm :/
thankful that it came back on before sub-zero temps complicated matters!

1/27/14 Mon
2250. overwhelming times of feeling God's presence - so humbling
2251. repurposing... again
dried out & dropped evergreen needles become mulch for the rhododendron
2252. winter drive & pics
1/28/14 Tues
2253. a snow delay of 1.5 hrs for J's job & AU classes cancelled :)
2254. snow day for little A - jammies all day!
2255. Every good gift comes from God --
and a lot of times through your "southern" family members!!

1/29/14 Wed
2256. 10 minutes of sitting in the sun in the quiet before hitting the To Do List

2258. our other son for dinner & Idol

1/30/14 Thurs
2259. standing in the balcony praying
 
2260. a blue heron & snow pics
 
2261. 3 hour nap for A... and a 2-hr nap for me :)

1/31/14 Fri
2262. fervent prayers
2263. horrible stomach flu -
which didn't allow me to sleep but allowed me to pray a LOT!
2264. Ginger Ale & oyster crackers

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