Gratitude List - Week 4

Our group is collectively writing a list of things we are grateful for as we work our way through the study One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp. The list will be numbered from the bottom to the top, with the most recent additions added to the top. We're excited to watch the list grow as we work our way through the study for the next few months!

Morning Blend Gratitude List:

146. a working washing machine

145. a hot dryer

144. a drying rack

143. soft cloth

142. color
141. Sweaters that don't itch

140. White blouses

139. Ceiling fan

138. Board books

137. A good read

136. Solid deep sleep

135. A full belly

134. Happiness in matters of my mom's estate

133. Iditarod videos

132. Warm mukluks

131. Giving cute haircuts

130. Catching up on blog posts

129. A french press to-go

128. Surprisingly good soup

127. A cozy bed to sleep in
126. Teddy bears
125. Games
124. Puzzles
123. Good naps
122. Sleep
121. Cute baby hats
120. Warm feet
119. Sharp knives
118. Friends to play with
117. Green things - grapes, celery, lettuce
116. Warm slippers
115. Shoveled sidewalks and corners
114. A child's glove perched on a fence looking for its owner
113. My cat, Willow - healthy, cuddly
112. Over-sized, worn-out, warm, non-skid slippers
111. Mittens made by my mom
110. Answered prayer when I asked for wisdom
109. The beautiful wedding dress I wore in October
108. My friend's cancer-free biopsy!
107. Fresh snow that makes the inside of the house bright
106. Vanilla Ice Cream
105. For new and promising opportunities
104. Interesting conversations with people while waiting for the bus
103. Hot Showers
102. Cake
101. Although small, financial income
100. For Healing
99. For restoration and grace
98. For the Lord's constant provision
97. Tortilla chips

96. Cooked onions
95. Netflix
94. Internet
93. Blog posts by friends

92. The warm feeling in your lungs when I am doing physical work
91. the way Brayon looks at me when he says "I love you Mom"
90. feeding ducks
89. the song of a Cardinal
88. they squirrels look when they are eating
87. soft rock from the 70's
86. blackberries
85. Listening to Mikayla talk about something she is excited about
84. hugs
83. encouragement from unlikely people (if that makes since)
82. time to myself
81. chatting with friends
80. Touch of a baby's head against my cheek.
79. Hug from husband
78. Cardinal's call on a still winter's day
77. Safe, comfy, warm bed to cuddle in at the end of a long day
76. Monthly tea time with a friend
75. The Bible studies we have done
74. The Women's ministry at Park
73. People with singing ability
72. Swimming
71. Clouds that look beautiful
70. Text messages from my son-in-law
69. Favorite coffee mugs
68. Cold press coffee
67. Google video chat
66. Sunshine on the snow
65. Snow Day off from school!
64. Snow--beauty on the lilac tree.
63. Snow---able to bless the girls that shovel for us
62. For God sending us the girls to shovel for us
61. Double stick tape
60. Paper cutter
59. Adjustable 3 hole paper punch
58. Mini Payday candy bars
57. Valentines

56. Roses

55. African Skies tea from Tea Source

54. The ability to communicate via text

53. The excitement of a long awaited outing

52. Stories of athletes who overcome

51. Baby long underwear

50. Experiencing the beauty of frozen Lake Superior on a sunny winter day

49. A car with over 200,000 miles that still runs

48. Beautiful sunrises

47. Chocolate covered strawberries

46. A lovely dinner with former housemates

45. Friends who remain in my life even with times of little communication

44. Ability to be content with little

43. The memories the sock monkey evoked

42. Thankful for God's presence wherever I go and becoming aware of it in the moments I notice

41. The love and acceptance I experience in this group

40. The color purple this season

39. The gift of dancing

38.  I enjoy the quiet moments

37. My easel

36. Yarn and things you can make with it

35. Colors

34. Women who are my friends

33. The ability to walk and get around

32. My Job

31. My GOD -heart Family

30. My blood related Family

29. My Dear Sister Friends

28. Enjoying the Listening

27. Growing in understanding

26. Snuggling under my down comforter

25. Watching snow fall out the window

24. baby laughs

23. Warm slippers

22. Massage
21.Momma
20. Kindle
19. Pom-poms, scissors, construction paper, ribbon and glue
18. Momma's teething necklace
17. Ice cream and popcorn and the Olympics 
16. Heat in winter
15. Freshly fallen snow blanketing the earth while I sleep
14. Axel finally stopping his crying jag and smiling
13. The French press
12. Birds darting through shrubs next to the train station on a 5º day
11. Bright Moon in the clear sky at night
10. Getting up early enough to see it again out my west window in the morning
9. Ability to Read
8. Books to read
7. Ability to financially Share this gift with other
6.  Birds on the windowsill
5. People I love this Valentine's Day!
4.  Houseplants
3. Grapefruit
2. Nadia Bolz-Weber's book Pastrix
1. Ceola's horse shirt