Winter is drawing to a close. We’re getting some of those 70 degree days already here in NC. Different birds like gray titmouses and blue birds are starting to check out the bird house nailed to the tree right outside our sun room. I”e been trimming back the flower bushes and my husband is fertilizing the yard. As new life and resurrection are right around the corner, I don’t want to leave winter without thanking God for the gifts and joys He blessed me with at the start of 2016.
#2764 The cloud display on the drive home from the hospital from visiting my dad
#2765 Able to go to the hospital to see my dad
#2766 Dad’s text message
#2767 Great news his bladder is now longer the size of a pea but the size of a small orange
#2768 chemo seems to be working
#2769 special talk with dad about how he’s doing
#2770 husband and kids manage just fine without me
#2771 encouraging emails from fiends
#2772 heated seats in the car
#2773 working on Summer 2015 vacation picture book
#2774 laughing hard with a friend on the phone especially when it was really needed
#2775 thank yous
#2776 new rice cooker
#2777 a snow on Sunday morning
#2778 ledding!
#2779 Winter scenes
#2780 celebrating husband’s birthday
#2781 celebrating my mom’s 70th birthday
#2782 joy on mom’s face as she opens her birthday gift about her grandchildren
#2783 celebrating niece and nephew’s birthdays
#2784 serving communion at women’s brunch
#2785 dreaming about going to Europe with our family
#2786 fire in the fireplace on a cold winter night
#2787 dad feeling better and went and did some work and his woodworking
#2788 son still having fun on the basketball team even though they haven’t won a game
#2789 women praying for me. Friends and Bible study. And I didn’t ask. They just told me.
#2790 Manager at Food Lion donating drinks and food for IF
#2791 Abbey taking over the Bible study so I can focus on IF
#2792 Praying for friend to be healed
#2793 The Love God Greatly bible study “Growing Through Prayer”
#2794 the letter from my mom
#2795 special talk about how she’s doing
#2796 Edmund who shows up to pray for her just when she needed it.
#2797 hearing dad is going to meeting he hasn’t been to in a year
#2798 when I felt God’s Spirit with me on my walk as the sun shined in my eyes when I had felt burdened
#2799 the women who always just “shows up” when I feel attacked and prays for me
#2800 photocopy machines
#2801 Rena and Tyler’s help again with IF printing
#2802 Daughter helping sort cards
#2803 son having first job interview
#2804 son being hired for his first “real” job at our small-town ice cream shop
#2805 IF:Gathering 2016
#2806 The women who came to IF:Alamance
#2807 artist who painted while we worshiped at IF
#2808 Almost 1 million women around the world watching IF and worshiping God at the same time February 5-6
#2809 The speakers who spoke Truth
#2810 The IF:Alamance leadership team I was able to work with
#2811 All the women who volunteered to help
#2812 Local church who allowed us to use their space and resources
#2813 Pastor’s wife at Trinity who was so helpful
#2814 Maria with her patience with me from all of the roster emails I sent her
#2815 no technology problems with IF live stream
#2816 The song Great Are You Lord at church the day after IF. I felt the weight of God’s glory while it played.
#2817 50 teenagers gave their lives to Christ at Walking Wisely Weekend
#2818 making breakfast for 12 guys on a Sunday morning
#2819 My husband who cleans and cooks and does our taxes
#2820 friend who picks up our daughter and take her to school each morning
#2821 fun with friends at a Super Bowl party
#2822 Funny taste dares
#2823 Valentine candy – the cinnamon heart gumdrops
#2824 Our dog didn’t get sick after eating 16 pieces of chocolate
#2825 husband taking me to Maxie B’s for Valentines cake
#2826 seeing God work through a couple of girls who are students at Elon who want to serve God by starting FCA back on campus.
#2827 FCA’s first meeting on campus in years
#2828 over 60 student athletes showed up for first meeting
#2829 mom and dad took a little trip to come visit us for the afternoon and evening
#2830 walking on campus together
#2831 friends came to church we’d been praying for a long time
#2832 Girls Beach Weekend
#2833 our husbands who encourage us to go
#2834 laughing all weekend long
#2835 early morning talks with friend while looking at the beach
#2836 friend able to go
#2837 full moon over the ocean
#2838 Getting on the beach at just the right time to see the sun rise over the ocean
#2839 watching hundreds of seagulls
#2840 toes in the sand in February
#2841 journaling on the beach
#2842 able to serve God by taking pictures for church to use to promote non-profits in our community
#2843 taking pictures of volunteers
#2844 buying our daughter a ukulele
#2845 friend and her baby son healthy delivery
#2846 holding a 1 week old baby so close
#2847 Young Life staff and volunteers
#2848 Seeing birds checking out our bird house
#2849 flowers starting to bloom
#2851 Call from Dad that Dr. had a good report and plan! Less chemo and improvement!
#2852 time with sister through Christ who has the same last (maiden) name as me. Sharing where God is directing us and we have similarities in relation to our families
#2853 walk on a spring-like day with another Christ-follower and while sharing challenges, dreams and possibilities
#2854 taking 16 year old son to the university to work out – hard eucharisteo
#2855 taking daughter to first ukulele lesson and she left with a smile
#2856 going to Elon University’s FCA meeting – whose chapter started 3 weeks ago.
#2857 hearing student’s testimonies
#2858 memories when I was involved with FCA when I was a student at Elon years ago
#2859 sharing my testimony with area FCA “coach” of when I gave my life to Christ at n FCA meeting in 1993
#2860 Wednesday morning talk and prayer with friend and learned yet a couple more ways we’re SO much alike
#2861 Got I Believe in the mail!
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