Multitude Monday

by | Jan 16, 2011 | Multitude Monday, Thankful | 15 comments

I’m learning that gratitude is … the way the heart freezes a moment, holds it in a frame, paints life in the most beautiful colors, and lives big and bold and now. Counting 1,000 Gifts…. #622 Girl all curled up reading about rocks for hours. #623...

Multitude Monday

by | Jan 9, 2011 | Multitude Monday, Thankful | 14 comments

All God makes is good. Can it be that, that which seems to oppose the will of God actually is used of Him to accomplish the will of God? That which seems evil only seems so because of perspective, the way the eyes see the shadows.  Above the clouds, light never stops...

Multitude Monday

by | Jan 3, 2011 | Multitude Monday, Thankful | 5 comments

The house is quiet. My Starbucks cup is full and hot. The tree comes down tomorrow. And I’m counting 1,000 gifts… #602 Time to breathe. #603 Sleeping in. #604 First steps by my 1 year old. #605 Extra cups of coffee. #606 My mom who visits and manages to...

Multitude Monday

by | Dec 27, 2010 | Multitude Monday, Thankful |

Counting 1,000 Gifts… Giving thanks for 1,000 gifts is ultimately an invitation to slow down time with the weight of full attention. Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts, p 69 #591 The invitation to use a gift. #592 Loudly rehearsing behind bedroom doors. #593 Song...

Multitude Monday

by | Dec 12, 2010 | Multitude Monday, Thankful | 4 comments

Last night I found myself fearful and emotional.  I came here, to this counting place and I remembered… His gifts. The overwhelming grace. The simple ones. God moments. Each one – nearly 600 of them. And I came face to face with the One who can do all...