Celebrate!

Celebrating so many things!

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”  Nehemiah 8:10

Celebrating...

• Great time with family counting our blessings
• the sense of achievement at a thorough house cleaning
• kindred sisters in God's family
• a reassuring hug after a morning of battle
• remembering that praise warriors are on the front line
• fresh baked cookies
• the way the house smells when good food is cookin'
• football... football... football and some more football!  Good games, too!
• 1st win at home for the Jags!
• giggles from tickle time
• fun at the park 
• days with blue skies, no clouds and a breeze and chill in the air
• fleece pj's
• socks
• park explores
• meeting new friends (the graciousness of Mr. Jack and his dog Tanner for answering all kinds of questions from my boys)
• sweet little boy snuggles
• bedtime talks with my elder boy love
• realizing that my elder boy love's birthday will be on the last perfect date of this century.  Pretty cool!
• fish sitting for a neighbor
• Anticipation of where God is leading for 2013!  Digging in to see more!

Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed.  I seem to use this word too often these days.  More often than not, I'm describing my schedule, my busyness and any of the other excuses I use to not be real, not be obedient, not let God mold me and teach me.

So now I return to the beauty of the multitude of gratitude humbly.  I remember how important it is to leave these pebbles of memories and thanks to keep my perspective.  My perspective isn't on the pebbles, but on the rock that gave them and made them:  My magnificent, amazing, indescribable, infinite Savior.  The list is simply to give God glory for more than the moment of the gift I've enjoyed, but to share it with others, for me to remember and ultimately to give Him glory continuously.

Christianity isn’t about growing good, it’s about growing grace-filled.  --Ann Voskamp

Continuing to count...

• texts from sisters that speak truth to me
• the sweetness of my boys.
• my elder boy love's election involvement:  "If I were President, I would cut taxes from $100 to 1 cent."
• my wee one love's snuggles
• my wee one love's potty victories and facing his fears
• my elder boy love's competitive spirit
• my husband's thoughtfulness 
• my husband's determination for us to enjoy a night away
• how God met me during that night away
• "He is with you" by Mandissa
• an acceptable 1st mammagram
• seeing the Jags fight in yet another OT
• watching a sweet couple worshipping together, while they know that his days on this earth are few
• cooler weather
• blog posts that impacted me:  www.aholyexperience.com - 11/13/12 post and 11/16/12 post; http://angiesmithonline.com/2012/11/open
• Worshipping at the Aaron Shust and Big Daddy Weave concert
• 2 Chron 20:17 "You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves...go out to FACE them." Not fighting it doesn't = not facing it.