Monday, March 19, 2012

gifts and giving... and a freebie for you!

It's late... but it's still Monday... still the day I have chosen to be my "counting day."  I join in with the gratitude community at Ann's to count the grace gifts that the Great Gifter bestows upon me... without prejudice to my failures, my unfaithfulness, my blemishes.


... and my forgetfulness.  My soul forgets much!  So often, I think "this, THIS is a gift!" only to forget in the next moment.  I forget and never remember again.... 


...so I list those I remember, lest I forget.


... for a friend who listens without judgement
... for accountability
... for "so, what are you going to do about it?"
... for open windows in an empty parking lot on March 19
... for the bugs that kept flying in the open windows


... for the color of new green
... for sunrises and sunsets
... for new friends who generously share their front row seat to the sun setting
... for following the signs of a bonfire and surprise visits
... for adventure


... for mid-morning texts "can I take you out to lunch today?"
... for a marriage that has weathered much
... for quiet conversations amid the noise of life
... for a man who knows what I don't say
... for the ways he answers without words


... for children who love me, who love him, who love each other
... for those who say "he's such a good kid!"
... for others who say, "she ministered to me today!"
... for the compliment of "I love that girl!" 
... for family laughs and family fun


... for the quiet whisper tonight "how long will you listen to his lies?"
... for the taste of freedom
... for redemption
... for resurrection
... and new life in HIM!


.... He is faithful and gifts and gives and gifts some more.  More than I could ever ask or imagine.  He is that good... all the time!






~*~


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2 comments:

  1. the taste of freedom! Yes! we are a ransomed people! hallelujah! lovely list! blessings from Uganda

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  2. I was late with my Multitudes on Mondays post, too, but got it in before midnight (my time).

    I absolutely loved all of these...
    ... for a marriage that has weathered much
    ... for quiet conversations amid the noise of life
    ... for a man who knows what I don't say
    ... for the ways he answers without words

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Thank you for your kind words!