Building....

"Thanks is what builds trust.....Count blessings and discover Who can be counted on."

~Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

Give thanks to the Lord of lords.

His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to Him who alone does mighty miracles.

His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to Him who made the heavens so skillfully.

His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to Him who placed the earth among the waters.

His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to Him who made the heavenly lights-

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 136:3-7

Building trust, with #121-130, and counting...

~Fuzzy chicks

~Smiley husband

~Bunk beds

~Dan and Matt playing nicely

~Bonfire and hot dogs after church

~Sharing popsicles with sick friends

~Walks and talks with Dee

~Uninterrupted moments in my garden

~Farming dreams

~Walking outside without a coat

Turning it around...

In chapter 6 of One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp says,

"The world I live in is loud and blurring and toilets plug and I get speeding tickets and the dog gets sick all over the back step and I forget everything and these six kids lean hard into me all day to teach and raise and lead and I fail hard and there are real souls that are at stake and how long do I really have to figure out how to live full of grace, full of joy--before these six beautiful children fly the coop and my mothering days fold up quiet?

How do you open the eyes to see how to take the daily, domestic, workday vortex and invert it into the dome of an everyday cathedral?

Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing."

Thanking God today for # 51-60

~Worship music

~Pics of my hardworking guys in FL

~Fractured twinkle of star in early morning window

~Sun peeping over the horizon

~Night of peace

~Washer and dryer

~Clean bedding

~Wonder on Matt's face as he raced from exhibit to exhibit at the NY State Museum

~Reconnecting with loved ones

~Honest conversation