Thankfulness

This post is a little different than what I planned. I’m sitting here after a crazy day, listening to gorgeous music and contemplating. I had planned for this to be a picture post, but since I’ve realized how grateful I am for being able to think, and my imagination, it’s going to be mostly words.

I'm thankful for:

being a big sister – making muffins while helping my little sister with her math problems

Silver linnings in clouds

Beautiful voices

Snow

Close friends

Family that cares so much about me

My parents

The twins

Sunrises with friends

Traveling

Love

Change

Stars

The ocean

The journey

Grace

Tears

Rest

Health

Hands

Body

Sight

Sounds

Thoughts

Words

Breath

Joy

Worship

And the most important in my life:

Christ. And How He Loves Us.  It’s the most gorgeous thing that I’ve ever experienced, the most awesome thing that has happened and is happening to me. Thank you Jesus for life. Thank you for Your life, and for Your glory and Your everlasting love.

Happy Thoughts

This little man........

always makes me happy. Which reminds me of a lots of other happy thoughts:

Him, and *11* other siblings to make my day.

Washing my own car with those siblings :-)

Carmel Apple Chocolate Cake for my birthday. mmmm

The fact that the Lord *always* provides, even when we don't have the faith to believe that.

How very very much He loves me.

His grace that covers me.

The sunshine *and* the rain. 

The flowers that are blooming, even in April!

A Mint Condition at Caribou with......

A network of fabulous friends who are there for you..... even when you're crabby.

eating candy with my friend, Ange. 

Prayer.

Doing P90x with the bestest friends ever!

Baseball. 

And baseball photos.

and watching brothers play baseball.

which reminds me.... I haven't posted any baseball images yet. hmmm =D

Thank You Cards

“Every blessing you pour out, I’ll turn back to praise // and when the darkness closes in // Still I will say // blessed be the Name of the Lord. ~ Matt Redmond

Tonight while playing this song on my guitar I began to really think about these words. Every blessing. Watching my three littlest siblings, two of whom just turned one, singing this song, I contemplated how many of my blessings I actually turn into praises to my God. Sixty percent? Fifty Percent? ummm, 25 percent? maybe?

I look at the huge blessings in my life, such as the twins and my nine other siblings, but so many things pass me by every day, unnoticed. When we receive a gift, say for a birthday, we will usually write a thank you to the person who remembered us on our day. But God remembers us every day of every year, yet how many times do we stop to write Him a thank you card?

Although Thanksgiving has come and gone, let’s still remember the blessings God has poured down on us, and not only remember them, but turn them into praise!

“Let the high praises of the Lord be in their mouth.” Psalm 149:6

“Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His Holy name.” Psalm 97:12