In an effort to save money, I decided to “hunt” my own house for items to use in this new home office/craft room. Check out my finds and help me choose my wall color.
day 29: i am the gift
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I am still an amateur, still a blasphemer, and indeed I am changed, and this week I’m realizing that I am the gift. I can be the blessing.
day 28: take action
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what a month.
we have had some tough-to-read posts, encouragement posts, thought-provoking posts, change posts… a month focused on being thankful. does being thankful end when thanksgiving is over? the pie is finished. turkey soup is gone.
or do we aim to make it a part of our lives?
Day 27: Through the Eyes of a Child
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I’m one of the lucky ones. I have a “day” job that fuels my gratitude. I teach a pre-K class at a Baptist preschool. It’s one of the most exhausting and exhilarating things I’ve ever done. I’m in my fifth year of teaching. No two days are ever the same. I strive to impart knowledge [...]
day 26: blessings this week
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day 23: isaac
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I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with my last baby and first baby boy. I have two wonderful girls, one is almost 7 and the other is 3 and a half. When we decided to try again it was with the hope we would be able to add one more, healthy child to our family. Sure we were hopeful for a boy, but we would have been happy with another girl. I have enjoyed raising my girls so much. We had decided that no matter what this would be our last child, so boy or girl, we would be done. We had tried for a boy with our last girl, well obviously that didn’t happen, but I was so glad in the end that she was a girl, because she has been so wonderful ~ not to mention we already had all the girl stuff!
day 22: I am changed
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I’m still an amateur {day 1}. I’m still a blasphemer {day 8}…but I am changed. Changed by this book by Ann Voskamp. Changed by this 30 days. Changed by eucharisteo. Changed by giving thanks. Changed as my pen hits paper and my list of gifts grows each day. “I know it well after a day smattered with [...]
day 21: i have a “competition” problem.
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i have this issue. i’m competitive. not just a little bit but A LOT!
{having children has brought the notch down some – but it’s still there}
a natural, built-in desire to want to win at everything.
how do i win at giving thanks? so silly, right?
{Day 20} How the List Heals
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My journey of 1000 Gifts began last spring. After devouring Ann’s book during a bout with the flu, I decided my Lenten discipline would be to list my 1000 Gifts in 40 days. Little did I know that on Ash Wednesday we would be mourning a teenage friend. From my blog post that day: *** “…remember [...]
day 19: finding thankfulness in a nursing home
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