Ann Voskamp, creator of this site, A Holy Experience, and author of One Thousand Gifts is one of my favorite bloggers. I first discovered her site years ago and followed along with her simple yet meaningful accounting of God gifts throughout her day living on the farm in middle America and started linking to her site counting my own blessings under this banner.
For some unknown reason I cant find any of those posts... as I remember I was well into the hundreds in my own counting... and now that it is lost in cyberspace I can only hope that God can use my blessings to stir someones heart closer to Him...
All things are possible with God... at any rate, Ann used her idea of recounting blessings to springboard to her wonderful book.
When I first started reading I purchased a new journal to record my blessings.... one of the greatest impacts this practice has made on my life... is the closeness it has brought me to my Lord, and my God... because once yous tart looking for the blessings in the smallest details of life with thanksgiving in your heart,,, it opens up heaven about and around you in an almost tangible way.... If you haven't read Ann's book, you must...oh, the glory she can see in a sink full of soap bubbles.... her writing and descriptions are sublime, and bring out the very nature of our loving Father..... you can get a glimpse of her writing though here on her blog,
Every MOnday she is hosting this wonderful theme whereby we join in counting the blessings of our lives online, so with that I begin anew!
1. rosy hues of eastern horizons
2. rustle of Lynn's early morning newspaper...so glad he is finally retired
3. the roaring night winds through the trees
4. my Mother's returning fighting spirit
5. helpful nurses
6. husbands comforting words
7. granola on morning yogurt
8. steam rising form morning coffee
9. Holy Spirit promptings
10. compassionate caring therapists
11. relief from my surgical pain
12. wonderful encouraging and convicting Words from scripture
13. life together here at home...sharing and loving
14. caring family and friends at church
15. the savory aroma of sausage frying
16. hope expressed in the psalms
17. God's provision of all things
18. cheerful attitude in mom's voice.... such a relief in the midst of her pain struggle
19. good news regarding Amanda's job
20. glorious rhythm of rain on the window
21. precious Sonlight that takes away the darkness of the world
22. a tender word of blessing from a friend
23. glory tones of worship
24. enraptured faces at worship
25. handsome husband sitting beside me
26. little by little improvement from surgery
27. caring moments shared from our shepherd from our church
28. Godly counsel from friends
29. Contrition and forgiveness
30. Holy Spirit small still voice and the will to heed
31. cooling breezes
32. phone calls bearing good news
33. freedoms we have in this country... may then never be taken away
34. miracles seen and unseen
35.Omnipresence of God
It is good to try to play catch up.... more next Monday
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Your comments are a huge blessing and encouragement to me~ I am so happy to have my return comments to you restored!