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One Thousand Gifts

I'm jumping on the bandwagon.  I've been reading lists on some blogs that I read of their One Thousand Gifts.  Based off the book, these people have been sharing 1,000 things that they are thankful for.  While I haven't yet(!) read the book, I love the thought behind this discipline and thought it would be fun to join in.

So here goes...

  1. Morning hugs from Little Buddy
  2. Good-bye kisses from my husband as he leaves for work
  3. The twinkle in Little Buddy's eyes when he's excited about something
  4. Button playing with his belly button
  5. Hummingbirds
  6. Comfy Couches
  7. New opportunities to use my spiritual gifts at church
  8. Button's sweet "yeah"s
  9. Sleeping through the night regularly for the first time in over three years
  10. Dinosaur pajamas
  11. Long phone conversations with my mom
  12. Fresh haircuts for all my boys
  13. A cuddly three-year old
  14. Button singing the tune to "Twinkle, Twinkle"
  15. Painted toenails
  16. Sore muscles the day after a good workout
  17. Forty Days of Prayer for Lent at our church
  18. Reading King's Cross aloud with my husband in the evening
  19. Getting on the floor to play with my boys
  20. Automatic brew timer on my coffee pot
  21. The smell of freshly mowed grass
  22. A working lawnmower
  23. Spontaneous lunch picnic
  24. Bare feet outside
  25. Tree blossoms in our backyard
  26. Side fences
  27. Homemade playdough
  28. Writing my 1,000 gifts in the journal I bought in Italy ten years ago and never used
  29. Practicing my cursive
  30. A magnet-littered kitchen floor
  31. Nap/Quiet Time
  32. Shoes lined up in a row
  33. Marbles and Cookie Sheets
  34. Bubbles
  35. Tea Time
  36. A fifteen step commute for my husband
  37. Birds chirping in our chimney
  38. The King County Library System
  39. Being able to have dental care
  40. A gentle dental hygienist
  41. Learning to knit
  42. Finding a bunch of yarn at a yard sale
  43. A level bed
  44. Clean front gutters
  45. A new haircut
  46. An unexpected salmon lesson
  47. A beautiful walk with my husband and sons at Carkeek
  48. Learning the names of NW birds with my kids

More to come...

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