Monday, December 31, 2012

One Thousand Gifts

751.  Making Christmas goodies with my daughter

752.  The sound of gently falling snow

753.  The fresh air that snow brings

754.  The excitement that snow brings

755.  Watching her make a snowman in her flannel pj's and winter coat

756.  Cinnamon crumb cake

757.  Breakfast with a friend

758.  A beautiful new necklace

759.  Success after multiple failed attempts

760.  The whole team together on one stage

761.  The joy that making music brings

762.  Cookie cutters

763.  The sweet smell of sugar cookies

764.  Step stools

765.  Velvet Christmas dresses with pretty bows

Monday, December 17, 2012

One Thousand Gifts

736.  My son on tiptoes, able to reach the top of the tree for the first time

737.  A gently placed star

738.  Live chamber music...

739.  ...performed in a candlelit church

740.  Classical music

741.  Warm marionberry pie a la mode

742.  How light she is on her feet

743.  Little feet in pink ballet slippers...

744.  ...up on tiptoes

745.  Live gospel music in the mall

746.  Cable knit sweaters

747.  Christmas musicals

748.  Sweet little angel costumes

749.  Hot wassail

750.  Blustery nights

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

One Thousand Gifts

721.  A lost dog that was found!

722.  Free dental work

723.  A new piano for the church

724.  Volunteering in the classroom

725.  Christmas Light parades

726.  Ear muffs

727.  That the rain started after the parade

728.  That the ink stain came out of my favorite jeans

729.  Hunting for the perfect tree

730.  Jingle bells on trotting horses

731.  Singing carols in a barn

732.  Bleating sheep

733.  Seeing a live nativity scene

734.  How well she sang her two solos at the Christmas concert

735.  Her sweet voice, strong and clear

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

One Thousand Gifts

706.  Playing "Slug Bug" with the kids

707.  Wool coats

708.  Fresh insight into an ongoing struggle

709.  Fleece

710.  Moonlit trees

711.  Two new friends

712.  Visiting a bakery I've always been curious about

713.  Christmas shopping in a barn

714.  Pumpkin Pie Blizzards

715.  Receiving an explanation for an answer that was given over a year ago

716.  Successful fundraisers

717.  Two homemade dinners from my mom so I don't have to cook much this week

718.  Listening to the kids decide where the Christmas decor should go

719.  My husband stringing lights

720.  First Sunday in the new sanctuary