I am on working on a habit of daily recognizing and counting my gifts after reading Ann Voskamp’s {affiliate link} One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are. Here are just a few gifts I’ve counted recently.
“What will a life magnify? The world’s stress cracks, the grubbiness of a day, all that is wholly wrong and terribly busted? Or God? ~Ann Voskamp, 1,000 Gifts
0091. sisters
0092. spring blowing in
0093. little helping hands
0094. girl time with my Little Miss
0095. cupcakes
0096. a basement’s shelter in the storm
0097. spring rain
0098. a misunderstanding forgiven
0099. sunshine after the rain
0100. cousins
0102. fresh fruit in season
0103. scales plunked on a piano
0104. spring break
0105. the first light of dawn
0106. lunch dates
0107. meeting new friends
0108. birds singing
0109. Spring in bloom
0110. the comfort of longtime friendships
0111. the colors of a sunset
0112. class field trips
0113. silliness with my Little Man
0114. a healthy body to work hard
0115. strength in my weakness
0116. grace in my failures
0117. dreams for the future
0118. playdates at the park
0119. a hard-working husband
120. home
Would you like to join me in The Joy Dare? You can link up at A Holy Experience or on Facebook.
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I love your list, what wonderful pictures and gifts!
Thanks, Ashley!
As I read your gratitude for a healthy body to work hard, I smiled for just last week I was talking to my mom about the privilege of being able to work. A chronic disease prevents me from working as hard as I want to, but as I often struggle with emotions of frustration. Yet, reading your list made me realise that I can be thankful even for these emotions for it is also a gift from our Father’s hand! Visiting via Laura’s.
Have a grace-filled week
I am a 2 1/2 year cancer survivor, and that makes me so much more grateful for my health. Thanks for reminding me to link to my cancer story in my list of gifts…I fixed it. You can read it here if you’d like: https://www.thereisgrace.com/my-story-cancer/ Thanks for stopping by Mia!
Beautiful List of Gifts and pictures. I have opened a LINKY today at Can I Joy Dare YOu? I would love you to add your post.
Many blessings,
Janis
I just linked up Janis! Thanks for letting me know. I also linked up an old “counting gifts” post from a couple of weeks ago. I hope that was alright. And if I had thought about it, I would have done them in order…oh well. 🙂
Nancy,
You linked to Wednesday’s Word – which is great. But I was talking about linking to Can I Joy Dare you on Monday. http://www.janiscox.com/can-i-joy-dare-you-weeks-14-and-15/
I only put up a linky once a month for the Joy Dare – but you could link as many as you want on that page too.
I am trying to find more “counters of gifts”. And I can’t find Ann’s link for this week – can you?
Blessings,
Janis
Janis, I thought I had linked to Can I Joy Dare You on Monday…sorry if I messed up!
Nancy,
Are you going to make another post of counting the gifts? I have opened a link for a month and would love you to join us. I am really trying to find people who are intentional in counting the gifts.
The link is here: http://www.janiscox.com/can-i-joy-dare-you-week-19/
Many blessings,
Janis
Thanks so much for letting me know, Janet. Yes, I’ll do another one…just not sure when. I don’t post them weekly. The plan is every other week or so. I’ll be sure to come over and link up when I get another one up!
Beautiful! My babies are 13 and 15 now…..aren’t kids just blessings at any stage?
Ann is one of my very top inspirations on perspective. Thanks for sharing this beautiful post. Found you at ARoyalDaughter:)
I’ve found it impossible to read someone’s joy gifts without being reminded of my own. Such a special list you have here–love that cousin’s picture.
Joyfully,
Pamela