When we’re living our lives with intentional gratitude we’re fixing our eyes upon Jesus and agreeing YES He is good and YES He is faithful and YES He is Lord and YES He is the one who loves us!  Gratitude is an expression of faith.

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Be joyful: Intentionally look around for measures of joy each day. There is joy in simply being alive and in being redeemed by God. Remember, joy is a choice we make, not a feeling we hope to get from our circumstances. It’s good to look for the good, to celebrate it even in small ways. Doing so is a moment of victory.  Lysa TerKeurst

 

 

 

2023.  salvation / grace / mercy / redemption

 

2024.  burgen GF white toast with ham, in the george forman grill

 

2025.  a wonderful encouraging church who nodded and smiled and then came and shared their hearts with me after i preached on sunday

 

2026.  i didnt need to take my shoes off at the start of my preach, because i was shaking too much (i was so nervous before i started, which i normally kinda am, but yay, after 2 mins, totally forgot to shake and was so having fun)

 

2027.  even though my son has 3 stitches, it could of been worse

 

2028.  he was with granny

 

2029.  how something like an injury can stir up great tangible love (okay and tears, and that desperate mother need to hold onto our kids when they get home from the a&e)

 

2030.  school holiday sleep ins and snuggles

 

2031.  the fearless experiment 

 

2032.  $1 cute as denim jacket for my daughter from TM

 

2033.  holly furtick’s message at elevation church on WAITING ROOM: if i have to wait i’m gonna work

 

2034.  skype

 

2035.  had a great time praying for and with our young adults on wednesday night, some had prophetic words for the first time and all stepped up and prayed out loud, was awesome

 

2036.  new people at housegroup

 

2037.  God’s not dead – Newsboys

 

2038.  God is my healer and my Strength

 

2039.  4 weeks wheat free

 

2040.  family time snuggling watching Puss in Boots

 

2041.  kidnapping the kids to go to the Lorax

 

2042.  engagements

 

2043.  encouragements

 

2044.  expectations

 

2045.  easter chocolate

 

2046.  seeing a 5 at the start of a number

 

2047.  school goes back next week

 

2048. matt chandlers preaching rocks.  and still feeling blest by the fact we won the dvds. watched session 1 with our housegroupies a week or so ago and had such a good discussion about how God is committed to reaching people around us (and even us!)

 

2049.  the amount of resources and ideas and support for allergy stuff and GF on fb

 

2050.  God’s protection in my health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Too often I miss Him, oblivious, blind. I don’t see all the good things that He is giving me, gracing me with, brushing my life with. True, He is everywhere, always. Before I thought of Him as further off, not so close. When I started to see all the things that I love bestowed upon me, I started to see Him as near, present, everywhere, showering me with good things. Seeing the things I love all around me gives me eyes to see that I am loved, that He loves me.” Ann Voskamp

 

 

 

so there we go.  venturing on in life to 3000 things that i am grateful for…