One Thousand Gifts

421.  The convenience of email

422.  That the gas leak in the range was a quick fix

423.  Dinner and a concert with my husband

424.  Exploring the possibility of a new creative project

425.  Mud pie for dessert

426.  Getting paperwork filled out on time

427.  Getting the kids and their friends together for one last play date before their friends moved away.

428.  Working on a decorating project with my Mom

429.  Staying up late and talking with my Mom

430.  My parents!

431.  Celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary

432.  Seeing God's hand move in so many details to make a beautiful day

433.  The joy on my son's face when my Dad let him drive the riding mower for the first time

434.  Sitting in a greenhouse and listening to the deafening roar of a sudden hail storm

435.  Having so many friends and family who volunteered to help make the celebration a joyous occasion

One Thousand Gifts

406.  Watching the children play beautifully at their piano recital

407.  Celebrating her ninth birthday

408.  The house filled with her sweet, giggling friends

409.  Birthday sleepovers

410.  Fresh fruit smoothies

411.  Writing notes of encouragement

412.  Successful fundraisers

413.  Finding cute shoes on sale

414.  How excited my son is to be part of the ministry team for the July 4th outreach

415.  Watching him learn how to make balloon animals

416.  Reconnecting with an old friend

417.  Finding out that my friend moved back to Oregon (the last time we spoke, she was living in Louisiana!)

418.  Having time to clean my desk

419.  That my son wants to practice the piano during the summer

420.  The sound of lawn sprinklers on a warm spring evening

One Thousand Gifts

391.  Making a big pot of turkey noodle soup

392.  Bright orange flowers in the backyard

393.  Watching him act in a leading role of the school play

394.  Graduation ceremonies that honor God

395.  Hills carpeted in stately evergreens

396.  Roads lined with brilliant golden scotchbroom

397.  The smell of fresh cut grass

398.  Garage sale treasures

399.  Fourteen geese in a row, gliding with the current

400.  How her golden hair flows when she dances

401.  Seeing the fog roll in

402.  Peaches and cream taffy

403.  A successful experience taking her first State test for homeschool

404.  A picnic on the beach

405.  Watching her hunt for seashells