Last night I visited the blogs of folks who are joining the Gratitude Community (see blogroll in sidebar), reading through their own 1000 Endless Gifts lists.
Can I tell you: I couldn't stop smiling! People deeply seeing, seeing the small for what it is: wondrously magnificent gifts from His Hand. Giving me eyes to see. Brought tears. Wanted to grab somebody and dance in praise to Father!
When we pay attention to the daily gifts, we live aware, joining the poets and saints. When we vocalize a running stream of praise, naming the blessings, it is like living a prayer.
The world is an unspeakably beautiful place. When we attend to it, give Him thanks for it, the joy is more than a heart can hold.
Today, I burst.
~~Notes that found their way to the inbox:
- Last night as I was tucking my youngest in, I noticed a freckle on his bare shoulder. I felt an urge to take a picture of that beautiful mark! But I just kissed it instead. The picture may still yet be forthcoming! Thank you for helping God to give me new eyes of wonder! ~Laura Boggess
- I shared my starting of this gift list with the moms in a ministry I am involved in at my church. I have had so many non-blogging moms come to me & tell me how writing a gift list has changed their life...focusing on their gifts not on their burdens. ~LivingStones4Moms
- ...My own 1000 gifts list has really changed my life. ~Healed of Depression
- For Christmas 2007 I gave my husband, children, parents, and a few treasured friends handmade "Gratitude Journals." This project was inspired by [the 1000 Gifts] and the Lord put all the pieces together for me.
It was such a blessing to me to pour myself into these creations for the people I love the most! After the holiday as I was praying for the people I had given journals too, I was driven with pure curiosity and inspiration to create a blog of my own with multiple authorship for my family and friends to not only list their 1000 Gifts in their journals, but to also share some of their Gifts with the rest of us on "our " blog! It has been such a blessing to pull up my blog and read encouragements from friends as far as France, and as close as my darling husband!
The uniqueness of what we each find as "little blessings" is random and beautiful. ~ Jessica Morlan
May today you live the eucharisitic life: Grace! Gratitue! Joy!
(And if you have a moment, check out the blogs in the Gratitude Community -- I'd love to dance in praise with you!)
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