- Blessing the handmade toys our children made in Sunday School during worship yesterday... blessing them with the children before we send them, by way of a missionary, to children in Kenya.
- Being able to worship God through playing my flute as part of accompanying the choir.
- The lovely transition that the choir provided, singing As The Deer, to help prepare our hearts for communion.
- The lovely edible fruit bouquet I received along with a thank-you from the Family Life Center for serving on their Board of Directors.
- Listening and responding to the Holy Spirit in the midst of preaching... and trimming the sermon to the essentials. Simplicity seemed to communicate so much more effectively yesterday.
- No neighborhood fireworks last night to keep me from falling asleep.
- My Boston Terrier who is such a bed hog - but too cute to kick out from under the covers.
- Spending the afternoon with my family at my mom's home: friends there from Alabama, yummy food to eat, and watching my kids (G & S, age 7) play there first game of Monopoly with two teen girls. The girls deserved "Awards of Merit" for their patience!
- Excitement about our newly-established worm farm! G & S just love burying table scraps in the bedding, and also finding worms to hold and watch wiggle around in their palms.
- My favorite Starbucks beverage: Grande, non-fat latte.
Okay... The exercise of making this gratitude list helped! I am truly grateful! How about you?
