Thank You , Heavenly Father, for . . .

73. a new drawing student . . . who wants to learn to draw what I love to draw: people

74. the silhouettes of snow drifts in the morning

75. the green tips of an amaryllis bulb, sitting on the window sill

76. bunny tracks in the snow

77. a new scanner/printer

78. traditions of courtesy

79. history books written by those who acknowledge Your glorious power

80. “Institutes of Biblical Law” by Rushdoony

81. a pretty, well-lit room to call “my studio”

82. safe travels on icy roads

83. Sabbath visitors

84. paper dolls and the girls who like to play with them ;)

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Thank You , Heavenly Father, for . . .

61. old heat radiators and rice bags that keep us extra warm

62. keeping me from getting sick before and during the holidays

63. homemade bagels

64. all You are still teaching me from the SOS conference

65. the fellowship at the conference

66. my quote journal so I can collect bits of wisdom

67. all the time Momma put into our afghans

68. plenty of food

69. lots of new books to add to my list

70. a puppy, proud of his new sweater

71. the hope of heaven and that we need not (and can’t) trust the U.S. gov’t  to save us!

72. the Birth of Your Son and that He knows me!

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(Two days late but still thankful!)

Thank You , Father, for . . .

41. books on color theory

42. local shops

43. scarves

44. warm gloves

45. cough drops

46. The Mysterious Islands

47. yellow pencils with pink erasers

48. pencil sharpeners

49. calculators

50. light bulbs

51. growing enthusiasm for grocery shopping

52. twinkle lights

(who knew they were only $1.84 for a string of 100 little white lights at Wal-Mart?!)

53. embroidery

54. Christmas music

55. my two art students

56. waking up to a blanket of snow outside

57. little puppy paw prints in the snow

58. candle-lit lunch

59. reading Augustine’s Confessions, “sed qui fecit, reficit.” (”He who made us, remade us.”)

60. a conference to look forward to!

Thank you Heavenly Father for . . .

20. safe 7 hour bus ride

21. nearly butterfly-less performance

22. growing opportunities to minister through music

23. humbling realization that I must always lean on Jesus

24. God’s design for order found in beautiful music

25. fading fall colors

26. violet, frosty mornings

27. fog that clings to unharvested cornfields

28. Japanese maple by the Library

29. red berries

30. pressed leaves

31. time to read more

32. a warm home to clean

33. the God-given need to create, infuse life, and communicate

34. the black and white energy called Bentley that collapses into cuddly naps

35. the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave that we still fight for today

36. hearts of our forefathers that were wholly dedicated to the Lord

37. dangerous sea voyage and sacrifice of the Pilgrims

38. Providence of God in the forming of Plymouth plantation

39. . . . and Jamestown

40. . . . and our country

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I’m beginning a new journey of thankfulness, and I’d like to invite you to join me. Over the past few months I’ve made and effort to be more thankful for the little things, and I believe that writing them down will become an even greater blessing as I share them with you.

Some Mondays may have a theme, others may be inspired by what is happening in my life.

I look forward to reaching a thousand and then some.

Thank you, Father, for

1. the Life-Giving Word of God

2. Daddy’s voice every night as he reads form God’s Word

3. Mama who teaches

4. wise guidance and faithful prayers

5. laughter with kindred spirits

6. Douglas and Laura’s coming baby

7. neglected crock pots

8. homemade peanut butter fudge

9. knitting with bamboo needles

10. Arches watercolor paper

11. inspiration to glorify King Jesus

12. the hum of a sewing machine

13. high speed internet

14. tooth brushes

15. handy sketch book to capture fleeting thoughts

16. piano accompaniment opportunity on Thursday

17. beautiful music

18. anticipation of angelic voices

19. adventure with sister

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