1,000 Gifts

“A life contemplating the blessings of Christ becomes a life acting the love of Christ.”
― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

“Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.” 
― Ellen Hopkins, Glass

I read Ann’s book last year and half hardheartedly started a list of 1,000 things to be thankful for. But its been on my mind again recently and I thought what better time than to start again today and make a point to share my little thankful moments with you each Monday, because lets be honest, no matter where in the world you are, no one likes Mondays.

So without further ado, the first installment:

1. This sign waiting for me at my desk this morning:

2. The hug waiting for me in C Ward last night

3. A phone call with my lovely sister and getting to hear my nieces coo and cry

4. Lisa sending me a new book for my Kindle

5. The container finally arrived and I got my long awaited for Emergen-C

6. Real Italian food and a glass of Chianti at Brenda’s bachelorette party

7. Diet Coke and Peanut Butter M&M’s…

8. … And Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Swedish Fish… again, the Container finally made it!

9. Hanging out with miss Zoe for an evening

10. Watching the moonrise…

   

11. …and waking up to a beautiful sunrise the next day

12. Ghurkas

 

13. Ally Jones leading worship at Community Meeting last night

14. A timely hug from Krissy Close when I was feeling quite homesick

15. Filtered water

16. Church service in the middle of a power outage

17. A reminder of my beautiful friend and the little baby we both love

18. Celebrating a bride to be

19. Apples with peanut butter

20. Francis Chan’s “Forgotten God”  and my Wednesday night small group

21. Memory foam mattress top and a down comforter

22. Shawarmas on the beach

23. My fantastic and amazing and positive Reception team

24. Ravette getting her casts off

25. Reading to some of the kids during Story Time