Monday, June 28, 2010

Starting my Gratitude List

For a few weeks I have been reading some of my favorite bloggers Gratitude posts on Mondays. After I read their lists I pause and try to remember all of the many blessings that I receive. After reading a few more today I decided that I really need to join Ann Voskamp's Gratitude Community.

Every day God leaves His fingerprints on my life from beautiful sunrises to a little girl that looks at me with her great big brown eyes and says, "I love you my favorite mommy".


holy experience

I am going to start this week with ten things that I am praising God for today.

#1 Selling our house to a mother that can use the front porch like I did to pray for her family.

#2 Making memories living in Grammy & Grandpa's house for the summer.

#3 Three sisters that know they will always have each other, even though they fight sometimes.




#4 A husband that works hard to provide for his family.

#5 Waking up in the morning to see my mom reading in her Bible.

#6 A sister who will only live a few blocks away instead 200 miles.

#7 A beautiful new Bible to journal in for my daughter.

#8 Mothers of Daughters that know exactly how I am feeling on the days that are filled with drama.

#9 Watching small town fireworks and parade with my family.

#10 Riding bike with my girls to the same places that I rode my bike as a little girl.

What are you giving thanks for today?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

so many great blessings amy!! LOVE that you sold your house to a mother like you!

Sarah said...

I have to say I feel a twinge of envy reading your list and seeing the picture.... of "my" park. :) I grew up thinking it WAS my park since it was literally in my back yard. ;) Of course, being that it was in your FRONT yard, as was the pool, I guess that makes it YOUR park (and pool) too. Oh, the pool...how I miss the pool. Congratulations on selling the house, and good luck with the transition. Moving is never fun, but you're certainly blessed to be going somewhere familiar.

Gidget Girl Reading said...

for having a wonderful day with my 2 girls and a great lunch at BK where we talked and laughed lots!

Stef said...

yeah!! I love #5 - how awesome is that legacy? So beautiful! You are GREATLY blessed!!

Stacey said...

Welcome to the Gratitude Community Amy! You will love counting your gifts one by one.

It's about being intentional, right?

:)stacey