December 9th: "Three Gifts Ugly-Beautiful"

Author's Note:  Today is the day.  I meet my goal of 1000 gifts in one year.  Though, strangely, I have developed a habit of seeking his gifts, and I don't think I can stop.  So, while I celebrate the meeting of a goal in counting to 1000, I celebrate the infinite gifts He has waiting for me as I progress to 1001....and so on....

#999  Origami Crane from newspaper ad...

#1000  Dying leaves

(yes, that's my 1000th gift...dying leaves.  the crunch...the feeling of fall...the bare branches)

#1001  Dormant flowers on a Sunday afternoon hike