"Thanksgiving is the evidence of our acceptance of whatever He gives. Thanksgiving is the manifestation of our “Yes!” to His grace.” - “One Thousand Gifts,” Ann Voskamp
and ultimately, I am back to the conclusion I made earlier this month, that the bravest things we do in life are not the grand gestures. It's not how we handle crisis. It's not the big stuff of saving lives, winning friends, influencing people. It's being willing to walk in faith, day by day, in the millions of little things with a heart of gratitude for His grace that gets us to the next moment.
I am learning that a lifetime of the "little" things is infinitely harder than a day or an hour is the really tough stuff. And one of the many things that gives us the strength for the next hours worth of little stuff is a heart that remembers the God who got us through the last hour.
So, I am ending my month of being brave by adding to the list of gifts for which I am thankful:
701. the reds, oranges, and yellows on my tree
702. bringing a thank you gift of Gigi's
703. great conversations at 2 story
704. having a pastor who truly shepherds his people ... an texts!
705. dinner with sweet friends last night
706. seeing little trick-or-treaters come to the door
707. crafting
708. the joy of hosting my parents in my home for the weekend
709. eating taco soup with my family and Gavin's family
710. pumpkins
711. hoodies
712. having only ONE lunch meeting to plan this week!
713. wifi and wireless
714. handwritten cards
715. mini-sized candy
716. fires in the fireplace
717. hearing Elissa sing with the worship band
718. baking cookies
719. dreaming about and planning for missions
720. friends all over the US
721. facebook birthday greetings
725. having both a home and a place to live in Augusta
726. a SUV to cart around my life
727. a new month
728. another birthday
729. making grown up decisions
730. Thanksgiving is only three weeks away
731. seeing students come to Faith in Practice
732. sweet response at annual meeting
733. being allowed to do what I am called to do
734. fresh apples ... right off the trees
735. comfy quilts
736. promises kept
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