1,000 Gifts {398-430}

* a warm robe

* bright sun streaming through the windows

* a hot, sweet cup of coffee that gets me going each day

* rearranging furniture

* birds chirping in the morning

* being able to see some grass again

* productive school days

* date night

* going to my fave restaurant

* trying salmon for the first time and liking it

* girls sleeping over at a friends house

* fantastic basketball coaches

* alone time with my love

*a friend lending me her camera - thanks Sandy!

* drying little girl tears and bringing comfort through snuggles and talking it out

* that He rescued me so I could be a child of God

* praise kids singing up on stage in the sanctuary

* My God is mighty to save!!

* the image of the cross while we sing about how Jesus conquered the grave

* John 10:27-30 ..."I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand."

* Amish fiction

* praying hard for a loved one

* meatball grinders

* the Book Barn

* being the one who talks to my daughter about the tough stuff {aka girly stuff!}

* letting her sleep in our room

* Grandpa teaching art lessons

* a day of sewing and crafting

* creating something new and loving the result

* back massages

* Ode to Joy - a newly learned song that she plays over and over on the piano and it sounds simply wonderful! -- thanks Jessica!!

* a 9 year old humming the Star Spangled Banner

* sitting in church next to my love - and he leans and whispers something that makes me smile

I hope to have my camera back soon and will begin adding photos again ... sorry for the wordy posts and no photos lately! =)