ONE THOUSAND GIFTS in 2012
January Joy Dare–capturing these gifts and joining Ann Voskamp at A Holy Experience.
“Joy is always a function of gratitude — and gratitude is always a function of perspective. If we are going to change our lives, what we’re going to have to change is the way we see.”
January 15
one thing you wore — a scarf/shawl knitted for me by my daughter
one thing you gave away — fabric waiting to be made into a quilt, and a
daughter doing just that
one thing you share — my love of quilting
January 16
three ways you witnessed happiness
a little girl’s “Thank you, Grannie!”
a grandson’s telling a feat accomplished
a special young lady sharing the doll she’d made all by herself for a younger sister
January 17
one gift that made you laugh — a grandson’s grin
one gift that made you pray — a daughter far away and near again
one gift that made you quiet — acknowledging God’s all encompassing control of every situation
January 18
three gifts from God’s word
The gift of Salvation
The gift of Hope
The gift of an Unchanging God
January 19
a grace in the kitchen — the Farmer cleaning up after juicing
a grace in the weather — warm enough to let the doors be open to blow fresh air through the house
a grace that might never have been — a long life being lived after the doctor’s predicted less than a week to live
January 20
three gifts you saw only when you got close up
the beautiful quilting my daughter does on my quilts
dew drops on the poinsettias
color variations in last summer’s zinnias
January 21
one thing in the sky — a full rainbow
one thing in your memory — my daddy’s smile
one thing that’s ugly-beautiful — the gnarly oaks many years old
January 22
one grace wrinkled — a picture of the Farmer and me one week before we were married
one grace smooth — the way my knitting needles feel in my fingers
one grace unfolded — God’s word, it’s new every morning
Gifts 156-180
Thoughts of Grace 