One Thousand Gifts (of mine)...

I used Grammarly to check this blog post, because I would rather be spending time with my family and garden, than checking the grammar of this blog post!**

 Back in September, I read  book called One Thousand Gifts. I have been thinking often lately about trying to do this exercise. I think it will be easy in the beginning...I think it will be difficult to come up with 1000 that do not repeat. So, I am going to try. Obviously, this will not be done all in one sitting...(Aren't you glad?)
  1. I am thankful for my YHWH. 
  2.  I am thankful for Christ.
  3.  I am thankful for the Holy Spirit
  4. I am thankful for James.
  5. I am thankful for Andrew.
  6. I am thankful for Charles.
  7. I am thankful for Cassie.
  8. I am thankful for YaYa.
  9. I am thankful for Stephanie.
  10. I am thankful for Aaden.
  11. I am thankful for my mother.
  12. I am thankful for my father.
  13. I am thankful for Joy.
  14. I am thankful for Wade.
  15. I am thankful for PJ.
  16. I am thankful for James Morgan.
  17. I am thankful for Grace.
  18. I am thankful for Joe.
  19. I am thankful for Nathan. 
  20. I am thankful for Arleen.
  21. I am thankful for Rick.
  22. I am thankful for Patch.
  23. I am thankful for MaMa.
  24. I am thankful for my PaPa.
  25. I am thankful for Gerald.
  26. I am thankful for Aaron.
  27. I am thankful for Analucia.
  28. I am thankful for the niece or nephew whom will arrive soon.
  29. I am thankful for a home.
  30. I am thankful for employment.
  31. I am thankful for income.
  32. I am thankful for transportation.
  33. I am thankful for grocery stores.
  34. I am thankful for internet.
  35. I am thankful for convenience.
  36. I am thankful for my garden.
  37. I am thankful for compost.
  38. I am thankful for chickens.
  39. I am thankful for co-op.
  40. I am thankful for clothing.
  41. I am thankful for rainbarrels.
  42. I am thankful for the lake.
  43. I am thankful for ocean.
  44. I am thankful for the mountains.
  45. I am thankful for sunshine.
  46. I am thankful for clouds.
  47. I am thankful for rain. 
  48. I am thankful for the moon.
  49. I am thankful for crows. 
Yes, I am taking pause here. People will wonder about that last one. I am thankful for crows that alert my roosters that there is a hawk nearby. I am thankful for crows who are so territorial that they protect my flock from other predatory birds. I am thankful for crows who do not try to make my chickens birds of prey. 
50. I am thankful for the ability to worship.
51. I am thankful to be able to praise Jesus. 
52. Oh....I am thankful for books.
53. I am thankful for the Bible.
54. I am thankful my great-great aunt taught me to crochet. 
55. I am thankful for eggs.
56. I am thankful for butterflies. 
57. I am thankful for birds. 
58. I am thankful for sand under my toes at the beach.
59. I am thankful for the wind. 
60. I am thankful for intellect.
61. I am thankful for heat.
62. I am thankful to the grandmother who taught me to milk a cow. 
63. I am thankful for socks.
64. I am thankful for shoes.
65. I am thankful for tents.
66. I am thankful for sleeping bags. 
67. I am thankful for scripture.
68. I am thankful for prayer partners. 
69. I am thankful for worship warriors. 
70. I am thankful for the sound of my grandson's cries. 
71. I am thankful for homeschooling.

So, these were the most obvious...they are the people and things that fill my daily life or that of my family. 


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