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“The emotion of feeling grateful doesn’t happen naturally. It is a result of the deliberate choice of demonstrating gratitude.” In other words, you don’t show gratitude because you feel grateful, you feel grateful because you show gratitude.
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.
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
2639. sunshine
2640. new opportunities – acting Youth Pastor 2015 @ The River
2641. new opportunities – Life Coaching Course 2015
2642. #liveyourlist
2643. the best housegroup in the world
2644. delicious fresh bread
2645. fault in our stars
2646. generous friends
2647. the best church in the world
2648. my sweet girl – she is delightful
2649. my spunky son – nearly taller than me, growing in wisdom
2650. new babies
2651. christmas trees
2652. dreamers and builders
2653. frozen
2654. new dining room table and chairs… and the east auckland grapevine to give away our old ones (and quickly too, posted it and boom, gone and picked up!)
2655. good conversation
2656. safe travels
2657. weddings, births and engagements
2658. fringe times with antonio
2679. mumstime
2680. lovely cards from my bible in schools class
2681. leading and loving it connectLIVE
2682. upholstery cleaner
2683. fly spray
2684. navy
2685. early nights
2686. spotify
“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
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.
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
2618. spring weather
2619. the grace and love of God, no matter what
2620. encouraging conversations
2621. new faces
2622. my faith – filled hubby
2623. dreamers and builders
2624. the incredible miracle – being completely healed from all my food allergies (and there was a lot!)
2625. fringe season 4 and quality time with antonio
2626. the best housegroup in the world
2627. living stones
2628. cheese scones, donuts, banana cake
2629. good hair days
2630. letters from grandma
2631. love is in the air (3 weddings in 3 months!)
2632. SAS
2634. butterfly creek
2635. family time watching The Block NZ
2636. tactileness
2637. leading and loving it connectLIVE
2638. fresh worship
“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
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.
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
2589. the meaning of Easter – grace, love, hope, power, change
2590. easter food – chocolate and roasts
2591. besties
2592. sunshine and rain
2593. teacher only days
2594. #liveyourlist – awesome podcast with ryan eller and jarred murr – and they do a shout out to me on episode #30
2595. new people at church
2596. the best housegroup in the world – movie night!
2597. ug boots and cooler days
2598. elevation church – steven furtick – crash the chatterbox – great series we’ve been using in our mumstime
2599. school holidays
2600. gluten free sponge cake – with jam between layers – nom nom – and fantastically, i didnt have to make it myself!
2601. leading and loving it JustONE virtual conferences
2602. overseas mail
2603. youversion
2605. my son’s eyebrows
2606. screwed up heroes and grace
2608. easter camp memories
2609. SAS
2610. new books for SAS – Start by Jon Acuff
2611. familyish photos
2612. Good Friday @ The River
2613. finally an appointment!
2614. fresh worship
2615. iron man 3
2616. family road trips and reunions
2617. the lego movie – so much fun. though i think i’ll have its theme song stuck in my head forever
“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
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.
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
2562. new things
2563. new babies and cuddles through worship so mummy could worship
2564. princess sofia the first
2565. 5amclub
2566. SAS
2567. Botany Community Day – and people that met us there and came to church on the sunday #win
2568. first round of assessments received and marked – well done my SAS students! another assessment due today!
2569. guest speakers
2570. school fundraising
2571. HKC Youth @ @the River
2572. Allergywise toast. i cant stop raving.
2573. grace
2574. one way love
2575. mumstime
2576. bacon
2577. mentoring
2578. compliments and encouragement
2579. 30 days of hustle
2580. new friends
2581. leading and loving it – ConnectLIVE group! amazing women of God!
2582. #fivethings
2583. snuggles and story time with my girl
2584. interesting homework
1585. chatting with my son via computers. in the same house. or from school. loving it.
2586. less hypersensitivity – means i’m trying some new fruits
2587. tides live
2588. change
“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…
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.
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
2576. that i am home. from the hospital. after what seems a surreal 48 hours. started with major pain on thursday night, and passing out and feeling really terrible i had some other stuff go on early friday morning which sent me to the hospital a&e and our kids to a friends house. i was admitted straight in, bypassing the waiting room and then began that lovely process of discovering what was up and what was causing the pain and bleeding. it was a hard number of hours and at about 1am i was admitted to a ward for the night and had a drip hooked up. they were intending to some some other tests saturday morning but i’ll have them as an outpatient to rule out serious causes of what was going on. so thankful to be home, and in my own bed, and a hot shower!
2577. angels by my bedside
2578. my ever supporting husband
2579. my ever resilient happy children, who prayed for a miracle and high fived when one happened and i was allowed home
2580. my ever gracious friends who took the kids and made it an adventure for them
2581. my ever loving family who were ready to drop anything and help and texted me lots of love
2582. my ever praying mumstime group who made me smile and feel loved
2583. my ever amazing housegroupies who prayed
2584. my ever wonderful friends who prayed and loved
2585. food! though that was a bit of a drama in itself. being gluten/diary/egg/nut/fish/seafood/raw fruit is kinda a challenge for the foodies there. yay for tony who did an emergency food dash for me and dropped it in so i could eat and poop and go home. and after no food or drink for 40 hours, man food is good.
2586. nurses and drs. wow they are wonderful.
2586. jesus is near
2587. a good book
2588. ipod and new worship. so good to drown out the beeps and sounds of people in my room, and across the hall, snoring and sleep talking
2589. my own bed!
2590. The River
2591. twitter and fb
2592. movie nights – me and antonio love the holidays for movie nights – we’ve watched captain america, jack reacher, and and and something else i cant remember! but its great to snuggle up and watch decent things!
2593. board games. the kids and i have been having fun these holidays with board games… esp when its either too hot or like today, rainy. we’ve done monopoly, settlers, guess who (star wars) and various card games
2594. words beginning with R
2595. oceans by hillsong
2596. His Presence
2597. #30 Days of Hustle
2598. podcasts
2599. good friends, new years, grapetize, settlers, man of steel #welcome2014
2560. star wars VI – return of the jedi – snuggling with evangeline and loving the ewoks
2561. new things
“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…
Here in New Zealand we don’t celebrate thanksgiving, but its always good to be intentional about having a lifestyle of thanksgiving and gratitude!
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.
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
2549. The RIver
2550. The Weekender – young adults retreat – a weekend away with each other and God. life changing
2551. last day of bible in schools – special christmas assembly – my class danced to SUPERHERO by Hillsong Kids. it went awesome, better than expected!
2552. strawberries
2553. meaningful conversations
2554. resources
2555. laugh your way to a better marriage – laughing with our mums group about life and marriage and parenting, laughing and going deep and making steps forward into a better way and a better tomorrow
2556. HKC youth
2557. fast mechanics
2558. finding my makeup at the shop! on sale!
2559. sunshine
2560. down time
2561. seasons preparations
2562. rescuing friends
2563. advent calendar
2564. safe travels (despite the breakdown) to and from the Weekender for everyone
2565. beautiful sunshine at The Weekender despite the weather forecast of rain and thunder!
2566. stepping forward
2567. zoinks
2568. bryan and katie torwalt KINGDOM COME
2569. antibiotics and recovery
2570. Leading and Loving It – continual encouragement and inspiration as we serve God together in our communities and churches
2571. family near and far
2572. friends, esp those who you can call on a bad day
2573. antonio, the most amazing man that God so graciously partnered me with – who makes me laugh, who gives me more grace than i deserve, who gives lovely backrubs, who likes star trek and works hard, who is calm in a crisis and wise with his words, who loves jesus and His ways and is a great dad
2574. caleb and evangeline, my heart, my joy
2575. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14
“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… and joining up also to The Grateful Project over at GreatFun4Kids
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.
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
2534. sweet talking with my hubby
2535. gluten free toast
2536. family time watching The Block
2537. listing christmas wishes
2538. MIL safe home after a week in hospital
2539. happy kids after an epic athletics day
2540. the potential of 2014
2541. straight talking
2542. grace talking
2543. night time snuggles with Evangeline
2544. morning wake ups with Caleb
2545. laugh your way to a better marriage
2546. a new dishwasher and no floods in the kitchen and the patience and ingenuity of antonio
2547. spontaneous fish and chip nights with friends
2548. ConnectLIVE
“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… and joining up also to The Grateful Project over at GreatFun4Kids
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.
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
2511. the amazing wonderful grace of God
2512. sitting in the sun with a friend, talking about life and good things
2513. special feelings talks
2514. bonding over mindcraft
2515. new books!
2516. giving away books!
2517. antibiotics
2518. blackcurrant and honey at columbus coffee… mmmm
2519. unexpected quiet time
2520. prophetic words
2521. holiday memories
2522. deep and meaningful conversations
2523. new season of survivor (okay i really do like this programme… my son wants to grow up and build and test the challenge courses…)
2524. Leading and Loving It
2525. Light Party preparations – 10, 000 lollies!
2526. New Zealand Christian Mum
2527. library books
2528. love with words and actions
2529. side by side, washing dishes… though i mourn the death of our dishwasher its fun getting the kids to learn new skills and work together as a family… good time to stop and talk
2530. random amazing conversations with people about Jesus
2531. sending mail overseas
2532. ConnectLIVE – i love talking with these amazing women about God, ministry, life, family…
2533. sweet talking with my hubby
“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… and joining up also to The Grateful Project over at GreatFun4Kids
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.
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
2481. person of interest
2482. a pot belly fire on a freezing cold day
2483. happy early morning phone calls with my sister
2484. bible in schools
2485. what happens when women say yes to God
2485. leading and loving it
2486. leading and loving it ConnectLIVE – starting Monday 8.30pmEST (my tuesday 12.30pm)
2487. spotify
2488. bumping into a friend two days in a row
2489. random conversations with people about Jesus
2490. the best housegroup in the world
2491. new seasons
2492. friendship reminder bracelets in Room 7 today
2493. HIS PRESENCE CONFERENCE – in just two weeks at church – excited much!
2494. returning travellers
2495. opportunity
2496. a new stripy top
2497. encouragement at just the right time
2498. encouragement from God
2499. applications sent and received!
2500. hearing someone give their testimony and realising, jaw down, that you were part of their journey with God
2501. books that answer life questions and say everything you’ve been thinking – START
2502. And this hope is an anchor for my soul, Our God will stand, Unshakeable
2503. finishing one year of the bible plan and beginning a new one
2504. i love my church
2505. the things my boys (hubby and son) love
2506. hot water bottles
2507. growing pains. the tv series, not the growth pain itself… just to clarify
2508. the promises of God
2509. answered prayer
2510. leading and loving it ConnectLIVE – have i mentioned that already… lol, i’m so grateful and thankful for our group and cant wait to face to face them on my tuesday!
“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… and joining up for the first time to The Grateful Project over at GreatFun4Kids
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.
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
2354. family bible and prayers, and all the funny theological questions we wrangle with
2455. leadership opportunities for my son at school (so proud of him!)
2456. parent open nights
2457. hot water bottles
2458. spotify (aka new worship!)
2459. my slow cooker – esp on rugby practice days!
2460. fresh encounters with our amazing God
2461. friends
2462. wise leadership
2463. hellers gluten free cheerioes
2464. good books and a great library we can online order from!
2465. brave conversations
2466. raylene
2467. les miserables and the incredible grace of God
2468. time to watch les miserables with a friend during school hours!
2469. bible in schools and great bible in schools teachers
2470. God’s perfect timing
2471. compliments about my hair
2472. my sons passion for learning
2473. unexpected green tea with a friend
2474. falling slowly – i love this song – and love watching my girl and her ballet class practice their end of year performance dance to it
2475. tall bald happy men
2476. oceans by hillsong
2477. approaching school holidays
2478. leading and loving it
2479. better sleep
2480. person of interest
“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…
