Counting My Gifts {68-104}

I love carting around my little leather journal around with me so that I can record my gifts as I go. Then, I get the enjoy them all over again when I type them out every week. It's such a blessing to see how faithful God has been in the last week.

68. A precious 45 minutes alone in the house to straighten up
69. Having a clean house,
70. Reading for pleasure,
71. And still getting to bed early
72. Getting a book in the mail
73. Lipstick lips on Button's cheek
74. Little Buddy learning to express his emotions in a positive way
75. A successful potty trip
76. Ghiradelli chocolate
77. My husband's 2-year anniversary at his job
78. Waking up to the birds singing
79. Button singing in his crib when he wakes up for the day
80. Reading poetry
81. And actually enjoying it
82. Little Buddy finally showing readiness for potty-training
83. The Good Friday service at church
84. Little Buddy's face lighting up when they played Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
85. Watching his excitement because he could sing along
86. Him blurting out "I love Jesus" loudly in the middle of the song
87. Button's anticipation of seeing giraffes at the zoo

88. Little Buddy wanting Button to join him in all the activities at the zoo
89. Wearing a t-shirt outside
90. Admiring a Giant Sequoia

91. 1/2 lb. burgers courtesy of my husband
92. Holding a baby
93.The anticipation of Easter
94. The whole family sleeping in on Easter morning
95. Finishing up our Resurrection Eggs
96. Watching the boy's excitement at opening their Easter baskets

97. Our first Easter at our new church
98. Jesus dying on the cross for my sins
99. "I am the resurrection and the life."
100. Celebrating my 23rd anniversary of being a Christian
101. Loving Jesus more now than I ever have before
102. Visiting with family we haven't seen in a while for Easter
103. A fantastic Easter feast
104. Finishing The King's Cross in time for Easter

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