February 13th: "Three Gifts Found Behind A Door Today"

#129  A Preschool Valentine Party

#130  A Quiet, Empty Sanctuary

#131 Home, Sweet Home..

February 12th: "Three Hard Eucharisteos"

"As long as thanks is possible, then joy is always possible.  Joy is always possible."

Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

#126  Daily battles....

#127  Mundane chores...

#128  "Having" with the knowledge that multitudes don't...

"...give thanks in all circumstances...."

                                     I Thessalonians 5:18

February 11th: "Three Gifts Found In Working"

I will be using as a backdrop for the topic for today my sweet nephew's third birthday party....
Happy Birthday, you sweet little cotton-headed cherub.

#124  Togetherness and teamwork

#125 Appreciation for a job well done

#126  A sense of accomplishment

February 10th: "Three Times You Heard Laughter Today"

#121 Library Story Time---especially the Kermit & Miss Piggy puppet show...

#122   School Program---especially when the 3/4 year-olds performed...

#123 Watching family videos at home---especially the ones they've seen over and over...

February 9th: "Three Gifts That Were Surprises---Unexpected Graces

#118  The boy putting on his own socks

#119 Time and space to explore with the girls

#120 Rediscovering the library of my Alma Mater and the lovely smell of old paper....

February 8th: "A Gift Broken, A Gift Fixed, A Gift Thrifted"

Today's was hard.  I admit, sometimes I get more focused on finding the "thing" and lose sight of being thankful, or that I'm supposed to see it as a Gift.  Today's helped remind me of that.

#115  The Cracked Vase...an opening through which the Spirit & Grace flow

#116  Favorite OLD books...ready for more.

#117   The Doctor Lucy Costume for community helper day at school....from my shirt, a headband, and earphones...she loved it!

(bonus gift:  I get to share one of Lucy's favorite things---cutting little tiny pictures from magazines and taping them to her "gallery" on the wall behind them...)

February 7th: "3 Gifts Red"

#112 Strawberries for lunch

#113  Valentine's Decorations...memories from years past

#114 Craft time!  (Playdoh and hummingbird feeders)