She decides to make him a pie for his birthday. It’s her first attempt at putting love in a dish. I shuffle through my recipes and put together the perfect combination of cookie crust goodness and sweet blackberry filling. Frozen not fresh, but still, he will smile and love it and she will beam. Learning early that blessing and love sometimes come as we mix,measure, and give of ourselves. He feels it with every last bite that he eats, right from the pie plate on Sunday morning after church.
Counting 1,000 Gifts…
#959 How they really get more excited than he does about his birthday.
#960 Handmade cards.
#961 Making pie and memories come flooding back – of picking berries with papaw.
#962 Settling in.
#963 The chance to cook in my kitchen again.
#964 A noisy house.
#965 That we have His name.
#966 Play Dates for kids and moms, too.
#967 A chance to encourage another with my story.
#968 How He thinks of us.
#969 What He thinks of us.
#970 That He even thinks of us at all!
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My journey began here, with Ann, at A Holy Experience. I am nearing my goal of 1,000 gifts and I am changed and humbled by the invitation she sweetly gives each week to join her at a her place. It is the closest you will get to having Sunday dinner on her Canadian farm. Please, won’t you join her and her multitude of gratitude chasers?
Yes it was! And she is now the official pie baker in our home…it was delicious! Happy Monday Jamie!
What a special thing! Such a beaudtuful gift, and what a gesture. Bless you, friend.
I am loving your list today. #968, 969 and 970 – so much to chew on here!
Come back by tomorrow, more on those thoughts and an announcement! 🙂
What a lovely list of gifts! To ponder the “How He thinks of us.” This is heavy on my mind today, thank you.
Continuing that thought in the days ahead! If you stop back by tomorrow I’ll explain it! So nice to see you here today!
A beautiful list … loved reading it! And congratulations on nearing #1000!
I know so close to #1000 and I’m wanting to slow down and make it last! Thanks for stopping by today!