I’ve been counting my blessings more and more often. I do wish I had more time to write them down, but they are little treasures I hold on to in the moment and replace each day as a new and beautiful blessing arrives….
for they are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness!
Contentment sweeps over me as I learn gratitude. I thank my good Father and dearest husband for providing a beautiful life for me and I pray more and more often that I not squander what I’ve been given. What I wish for most often is silence and solitude- and a little more time to be still. Motionless. Meditative.
I’ve been deeply touched by friendship and love and I see how far I’ve come. The journey twists and turns, often plummeting but even in darkness I am not alone. And I would be missed and a search party would be launched to find me behind vacant eyes. But the light shines brightly just now and I my senses are heightened. Emotions are sharp as I consider the loss of a friend, the redemption of a brother, the arms of a lover. My eyes are wide open to the beauty of my world and love of my children, my many gifts, laid out daily upon this life.
So today I count again and write them down, little witnesses to the joys of today when sorrows draw near tomorrow.
- 206. Peacock feathers, iridescent and each unique, flutter on my mantle
- 207. Shrimp Serviche for lunch
- 208. a neighbor I call a friend
- 209. noisy chickens to wake me in the morning
- 210. a neighborhood pool to splash away an afternoon
- 211. floaties
- 212. tadpoles swimming in a fishbowl
- 213. long talks with my husband
- 214. new curriculum arriving in the mail
- 215. favorite summer skirt worn for the first time this year
- 216. Little Women and the lessons learned
- 217. a breezy porch
- 218. coffee in my red chairs
- 219. zinnias peeking out
- 220. mexican sunflowers, hearty enough to be transplanted
- 221. tomatoes on the vine
- 222. fluffy beach towels that always smell like sunscreen
- 223. little people in swimming suits
- 224. surgeons with skill
- 225. laughter of my mother-in-law
- 226. storm shelters
- 227. doggie play dates
- 228. ice cream cones for dripping down chins
- 229. tillers for borrowing
- 230. strawberries for eating with cake and whipping cream
- 231. my beautiful bicycle
- 232. old friends and long talks
- 233. Colossians
- 234. swift and happy breeze through open windows
- 235. tank tops
- 236. people who are willing to listen to God and follow
- 237. prayers requested
- 238. hearts changed
- 239. twins
- 240. grandmother’s green eyes