I saw Meredith's 1000 Gifts Post and thought I would join The Holy Experience's 1000 Gifts and The Gratitude Community.
"Begin giving thanks for the daily washing in His fountain of Gifts--just on a scrap piece of paper or in a journal. Notice and write down from the obvious to little. And begin to feel more joy, less stress, better health, more connected in your relationships, and more delight in your everyday life. Praise is what we are made for!"
- the harvest moon streaming through my window as I type
- pine siskens and chickadees at our window feeder
- girls excited to sing for the first time at the cathedral's mass tomorrow
- beautiful evergreen trees everywhere I look
- completed hand & foot prints of the last 3 girls
- hissing steam cleaners
- anticipation of hunting weekend
- flickering candles
- crisp cool evenings
- squirrels happily flitting about the yard
- my new black skirt
- neighbors who bring me a glass of wine at 4 pm
- small girls playing mass and singing hymns
- haydn's string quartets
- graces from the sacrament of marriage
- night time prayers in the dark
- squeals over winter jammies
- bookshelves next to my bed with lots of messy stacks
- 6-year-old writing: "jesus is my luving bruthr, mary is mi hevenle muther. god is olwaz with me.
- polish pottery mug filled with coffee
- autumn poetry
- elderly men at burger king who make the baby laugh and giggle
- overflowing coat hooks and shoe bins
- a completed storage shed
- very large shoulders on a certain husband
- the smell of bread baking
- the humming of my appliances
- nude tushies running down the hall
- containers of rocks everywhere
- lots of blankets to dress up like the blessed virgin mary
