Hello Friends and welcome to another week of sharing the many gifts and blessings, big and small, that God has given to us!. I know that November tends to be a month that we focus more on gratitude but may I challenge you to join me through the end of the year to really focus on all the things we have to be grateful for!
Day 12 – 3 gifts at noon
lunch
A much needed break
the kids being independent
Day 13 – 3 Gifts behind a door
my craft room
fabric stash
my bead
Day 14 – 3 Gifts silent
nights
early mornings
my craft room
Day 15- 3 Gifts Golden
the sunshine
glitter for Christmas presents
jewelry findings
Day 16- 3 Gifts Hard Eucharisteo
Letting Go
moving forward (taking next steps_
Holding on for dear life
Day 17- 3 gifts of laughter
4 kids
pets
hubby
Day 18- A gift made, shared, passed on
Made- Our girl making a gift for her brother
Shared- funny moments and memories
passed on- wisdom
How about you? What are you most grateful for this week? Please share in the comments below! How has God blessed you this last week? The last month? the last year?
I’m so glad you came by to say Hello and join in on the Joy Dare this week and I’m praying You all have a fabulous week full of gratitude and Joy!
And how about You what have you found joy in this week?
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To Check out The Joy Dare and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp click here.
Happy week 2 of November everyone. Our November is so crazy busy right now- full of so many exciting things! And we are counting our blessings. Big and little! I hope you all have a week full of joy!
Day 5 – 3 gifts acorn small
Faith- like a mustard seed
Tadpoles- remembered from a spring time adventure with friends
flakes of herbs and spices
Day 6 – 3 Gifts government
Freedoms- a gift not a right
Voting
Nationals parks monuments and museums set aside for us to enjoy and learn about our history and to be able to enjoy God’s creation
Day 7 – 3 Gifts from your window
Fall colors
A beautiful view
sunrises and sunsets
Day 8 – A gift sweet, salty, sipped
Sweet-Pumpkin cheesecake snickerdoodles (Yummy)
Salty- Kettle Chips with bacon and horseradish dip
Sipped Gingerbread coffee
Day 9- 3 Gifts Harvest
CSA boxes from a local farm
All the pumpkin-y things
All the Apple-y things
Day 10- 3 gifts found in Bible readig
Hope – John 3:16
Peace- Philippians 4:6
Rest- Matthew 11:28
Day 11- 3 Gifts of remembrance
Veterans- Past, present and future
memories of our kids and all of their antics
Childhood memories of cousins and grandparents
I’m so glad you came by to say Hello and join in on the Joy Dare this week and I’m praying You all have a fabulous week full of gratitude and Joy!
And how about You what have you found joy in this week?
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To Check out The Joy Dare and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp click here.
Hello Friends. Hello NOVEMBER!! Can you believe we are already to NOVEMBER. Well know I can’t. I am so glad to be back again. I know that I pretty much missed all of October but we are back with November and I look forward to sharing what we are thankful for again this month,
So Let’s jump into this weeks Joy Dare
Day 29- 3 Gifts on time
God His timing is always perfect
soccer practice
The end of soccer season
Day 30- 3 gifts overjoyed
A Place
A Purpose
A calling
Day 31- 3 Gifts Hallowed
The body of Christ
Time in God’s word
worship
Day 1- 3 Gifts Eaten
FOOD-HA_ Candy- Chocolate specifically
Peirogies, soft Pretzels, Ravioli
Whatever I wanted with gluten in it for a month
Day 2- 3 gifts warm
Sweatshirts
fuzzy Pajama pants
fuzzy socks
Day 3- 3 Gifts that start with “N”
Nature
Nachos
New Beginnings
Day – A gift gathered, given, and good
gathered- Friends for a game night
given-a Fun t-shirt to hubby
Good- a day at home together
I’m so glad you came by to say Hello and join in on the Joy Dare this week and I’m praying You all have a fabulous week full of gratitude and Joy!
And how about You what have you found joy in this week?
For more Joy Dare posts click here and for more Choosing Courage Posts click here.
To Check out The Joy Dare and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp click here.
Hello October! As we enter into fall I want to encourage you to really focus on the simple gifts that really do lay all around us! We just need to choose to see them!
Day 1- 3 Gifts orange
pumpkins
flowers
sunsets
Day 2- 3 gifts falling
leaves
blessings encouragement
temps (This is not my favorite thing but I see it as a gift because certain things can now be accomplished)
Day 3- A Gift caught, Let Go, and Midway
Caught- A glimpse of the sun (its been very gray lately)
Let Go- A frog the boys caught under the camper (I LOVE FROGS) and then we let it go in the frog pond
Midway-I’m in the middle of a bunch of books and enjoying them.
Day 4- 3 Gifts Reaped
Pouring into people- watching them grow leaps and bounds (Time and love were sown)
Friendships reborn after a difficult season )Patience was sown)
A Blogging habit (Perseverance was sown)
Day 5- 3 gifts returned
Purpose- it was lost for a while
Fall- as much as I love spring and summer I enjoy fall too
Our owl- he only visits for a short time every fall
Day 6- 3 Gifts redeemed
A bunch of glass IBC rooter bottles Oh do we have plans for those. Can’t wait to show you!
Time- Used differently for a cool purpose
My heart/life- Thank you Jesus!
Day 7- A gift baked, stirred and eaten
Baked- brownies
StirredSoup
Eaten- food provided by God.
I’m so glad you came by for the Joy Dare this week and I’m praying You all have a fabulous week full of gratitude and Joy!
And how about You what have you found joy in this week?
For more Joy Dare posts click here and for more Choosing Courage Posts click here.
To Check out The Joy Dare and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp click here.
Happy Thursday Everyone! It seems as though each week there is one hard day in this challenge where I am left sitting thinking about that one gratefulness prompt for that day. This week I think everyday was hard- or maybe almost every day. I’m not really sure why it was like this, but sometimes even if it is difficult we need to still choose gratitude.
Day 24- 3 Gifts funny
The kids- their antics and laughter fill our house with joy!
Hubby- He always keeps me on my toes
Animal videos and our animals too
Day 25- 3 gifts finished
For the record this is probably the hardest one for the week- We are in a season of new beginnings- We are “just starting” many new things
It is Finished- the final words of Jesus – The atonement for my sins made complete
Journals and sketchbooks
Summer- as much as I hate seeing it go it is time to move forward
Day 26- 3 gifts Flourishing
The petunia outside- We were given this gift as we left our church in the spring. That poor plant has been so much! We hung it on our hanging basket hook outside. It has been blown off twice- the pot is cracked ( for what its worth we have hung other things up there and they have never blown off). It has been overwatered- not by us but it had been caught in NUMEROUS torrential downpours. The leaves are almost non-existent. And a week ago I thought the plant was finished flowering for the season and was ready to dispose of it. The day I went out to do so I noticed a bud ready to bloom…upon closer investigation there were 4 buds and so I let the poor plant go. By the end of the week that poor sickly plant had 9 flowers open. So despite all of its circumstances it was still blooming!
my heart as I seek to grow in my relationship with Jesus
friendships
Day 27- a Gift unexpected, Uneven and Unpopular
Unexpected- a Gift of thanks (a sincere one)
Uneven- Playing field. watching the kids play soccer watching them overcome
Unpopular- being different
Day 28- 3 gifts Shy
a little boy stepping outside of his comfort zone making new friends
Shy friends who show they care
A little dog who hides behind my legs when new people comets visit
Day 29- 3 Gifts Shelved
Books
We have had to “Shelve” some normal life routines as we are in a new but temporary season of life.
Homeschool Curriculum
Day 30- 3 gifts Shining
The Sun – we have had much more sun over the last week!
Stars- I love stars!
Testimonies- like little bright lights pointing the way to Jesus in a dark World
And that my friends wraps up the month of September for Our Joy Dare posts.
I’m so glad you came by for the Joy Dare this week and I’m praying You all have a fabulous week full of gratitude and Joy!
And how about You what have you found joy in this week?
For more Joy Dare posts click here and for more Choosing Courage Posts click here.
To Check out The Joy Dare and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp click here.
