One Thousand Gifts

There are so many things to thank God for every day but how many times do we complain instead? In my effort to get back into the habit of blogging, I thought I would try this weekly meme on gratitude. These are a few of the things I am thankful for:

1. the LORD who is my shepherd and watches over me
2. my Shepherd who is also the Shepherd of my children and loves them more than I do
3. Holly who is away at camp and quickly becoming a young woman
4. Gabriel and Hannah who are far away at college but ever so close to my heart
5. their summer jobs to help pay for college
   
6. my husband who works diligently and loves his job
7. for God's presence with each one of us no matter where we are
   
8. a home - a house with a front and back yard
9. air conditioning to keep us cool in this oppressive heat
10. an ice maker that we now have after nearly a decade of being without
11. a washer and dryer - side by side
    
12. music to soothe my soul
13. the opportunity, ability and desire to homeschool my children
14. a new school year that is about to begin
15. the privilege of going boldly to the throne of grace
    
16. answered prayer
17. the promises of God
18. a piano that survived a trip from Romania and four years in storage
19. forgiveness
20. God's mercies which are new every morning

What's on your list?