One Thousand Gifts.....

Jumping back into the listing of blessings and counting of gifts has been *so* very good for me. Today has been a hard one, fraught with many pleas and prayers. (not to mention exasperation and tears) Life is never really one thing at a time, and I know that....it is just in the imaginary world that lives in my head, I like everything to be neat, tidy and perfectly seamless.

And in my head it is, yet my reality is that it isn't. ;)

#239 tween angst

#240 cousin visit

#241 vbs prep

#242 third house offer written

#243 the Lord's answer of "no" again

#244 hot, stinging tears

#245 a peace that only He can give

#246 An all boy sunday school class

#247 The forest in the garden of Gethsemane

#248 This is My body and this is My blood

#249 The motivational power of skittles

#250 Darling 6 yr old's first tooth out

#251 Fun family weekend

#252 Extended family vacation plans in the works

#253 Chevy suburbans

#254 House shopping in the dark for friends states away

#255 Laughing with my husband

#256 Instituting the five minute shower rule

#257 Drives in the country

#258 Sweet baby boys and their funny faces

#259 A continual, moment by moment surrender to His will and His Ways in His timing

#260 The Lord's work in the lives and hearts of people in a small KS town

#261 Doing our part

#262 Laughing out loud while grocery shopping

#263 Sweet friends who house sit on short notice

#264 Road trips

#264 Oklahoma humidity

#265 The blessing of new life for dear friends

#266 Dinner with family

#267 New friends

#268 Land to explore

#269 Fish to catch

#270 Overgrown grass

#271 Popcorn and Spades

#272 Laughter

#273 Swimming

#274 Golden Tan children

#275 Pillow needs

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. I Peter 6:10

There is a spiritual law of choosing, believing, abiding, and holding steady in our walk with God, which is essential to the working of the Holy Ghost either in our sanctification or healing. --Days of Heaven upon Earth