Mondays Are For Thanking

Keeping step with September's Joy Dare, these are my praise offerings for the last week:

Sept. 9 - 3 Gifts Framed

*The 3 faces in our family that smile at me from above my desk

*My degree…I earned it only by Your grace & favor, Father

*A precious girl…one of Mommy's favorite gifts

Sept. 10 - 3 Gifts Moving

*Moving to PA

*Moving my body in the pool

*God moving me to draw closer to Him

Sept. 11 - 3 Hard Eucharisteo

*Thankful for heart-changes when marriage gets tough

*Thankful for learning to praise in the midst of falling apart

*Thankful for old rough patches that give me perspective today

Sept. 12 - 3 Gifts in His Word

*Reminders & requests for pleasing words and meditations to flow from me

*Praise unending throughout the Psalms

*Our earned wages are death; the gift of God through Jesus is eternal life--not by works but by grace; always His grace!

Sept. 13 - A Gift Scented, Scrawled, Started

*New Scentsy bar that makes home smell good

*Doodles & drawings from my little artist

*The gift of exercise begun!

Sept. 14 - 3 Gifts Drawn

*Drawing of Hayden's precious face, drawn by her Sunday School teacher while visiting Nanny in VA

*Rendering of our family done in dry-erase marker on the whiteboard

*Pictures found on all kinds of documents, showing me how she sees the world

Sept. 15 - 3 Gifts Paired

*A pair of really comfy flip-flops

*A pair of snuggly warm fleece socks

*A pair of bowling shoes rented during a delightful date

And a few of my own making:

*Another year of life for my Hubbs & a party with friends to celebrate it.

*5 miles of swimming; sore arms; accomplishing a goal

*Thick & heavy Life Group discussion on the Sovereignty of God--thank You that You have hidden these things from me; they are too great for me to understand! 

*School drop-offs are a breeze :)

Thank you for these. All of these. :)