Joy Dare: 1000 and counting

ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY FIVE....

Yep that's the number I ended on in my last post of the counting of the #1000gifts!! I think that makes it a pretty good year, especially considering there are a ton more gifts that I didn't actually write down or count but I know that my God was still gifting me, every single day!!

I've jumped back on the Joy Dare and am making a sincere effort to get them written down in my 1000 gifts journal. I am trying to share them on twitter every day and I want to finish out the year with you all here.

So I keep counting...

1086.  the quiet of libraries

• Frostys from Wendys
• Prayers of friends
• good sleep
• red barns decorating winter landscapes
• having a mentor and friend
• Dove Dark Chocolates wrapped in red
• Having my husband home again after 4 days away
• a new small camera
• some free write poetry in my last Five Minute Friday of 2012
• 3 deer meandering through my back field... always a treat to see

• Fridays!!!

JoyDare WHITE:

• snowflake ornaments
• ice cream for homemade eggnog
• Christmas lights;
  
  JoyDare BRIGHT:
• our new Christmas tree lights

• smiles on my kids' faces decorating the tree
• singing "Gloria, Emmanuel"
  
  JoyDare SHINING: 
• seeing heavy AM fog as birthday hug from God
• needing sunglasses later in the day
• my kids singing "Happy Birthday" to me
• pizza and wings for birthday dinner!!
• hugs from my kids... and everyday gift
• daily battle to crown Him as King of my life
• desire to craft cards
  
  JoyDare SILVER:
• tinsel on the tree
• hearing "Silver Bells"
  
  JoyDare SWEET: 
• kisses from my kids (and my husband)
• drinking Southern Pecan @AvodahCoffee
• Christmas cookies I want to make!
  
  JoyDare from SAVIOR
• redemption; 
• unconditional love; 
• new mercies every morning
  
• hung--handmade ornament wreath;

• held--frosted Christmas cookies and coffee mug; 
• heard--Christmas carols
  
  ugly beautiful: 
• cookies frosted by kids;

• crazy Christmas lines; 
• creative use of leftovers
  
  JoyDare Artwork Unframed:
• huge flock of birds against gray sky backdrop

• kids artwork on the fridge
• handmade card ideas stuck in my head

and now I'm at 1127... and I keep counting!!

 

what are you thankful for in this Christmas season?