Welcome 2013!
Last year I read a book I highly recommend to everyone: 1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I was raised on the Christian mantra to "Count Your Blessings" - well this book reminds us how to do that - and not just the "easy" blessings... but EVERY blessings. Even the hard ones. This book changed my life last year, enough so that I am going to take the "Joy Dare" again this year. Counting my blessings keeps me humble and so thankful for the hard lessons and the little treasures that everyday God uses to bless my life. Without counting them, we can miss those moments. It is my prayer that I can in return be a blessing to others in my service to Him. So this will be a new project - and one I'm taking public. Or at least, anyone still reading this blog. Last year I counted blessings just as I found them and while the dare says to count 3 a day there were times when I didn't record anything only to count double or sometimes triple in the days to follow. This year, I'm following the Joy Dare plan and going to post my blessings here on this blog. I'm going to follow the list from www.aholyexperience.com if you are interested in also taking the Joy Dare. Be prepared though- it will change your life!
January 1: 3 Gifts Heard
1. a whisper of "I love you" from my husband
2. the children's laughter
3. worship music playing as the kids and I cleaned the house - as Ashleigh said "music to motivate"
It is my prayer that the music doesn't just motivate us to clean, but to draw us closer to our Savior this year- personally, and as a family.
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