One Hundred Seventy through One Hundred Seventy Five

170.  French fries even when I shouldn't
171.  Yellow- bright and sunny
172.  Sound- on which I can still hear
173.  Sound of wind blowing through the trees- on which I can still hear
174.  Sound of music in the background- on which I can still hear
175.  Heartaches- that teach us and turn us to God

One Hundred Sixty Two through One Hundred Sixty Nine

162.  A Godly, loving, joyful mother
163.  A faithful steadfast father
164.  A set of parents who cannot be compared to
165.  The mouse that became the story of my day
166.  The husband who helped me laugh about the mouse
167.  Dogs who bark and play
168.  Orange Juice, sweet and cold
169.  Worship Music- that opens the heart and soul and floods the emotions and reminds me of the deepness that Salvation really goes

One Hundred Fifty Four through One Hundred Sixty One

154.  Honey smooth and sweet
155.  Naps that cure headaches
156.  Rain in September
157.  Doggy Boot Camp
158.  Numbers
159.  Salvation
160.  The faith of a child
161.  Crisp air of fall

One Hundred Fifty One through One Hundred Fifty Three

151.  Blog vacation
152.  Accomplishments
153.  Potato Chips

One Hundred One through One Hundred Fifty

101.  plane flights
102.  movies that make you laugh
103.  movie marathons
104.  clam chowder
105.  beautiful washington state beaches
106.  camp chairs to sit in
107.  memories to recall
108.  memories in the making
109.  looking for someone in a grocery store parking lot
110.  pineapple mango popsicles
111.  kittens
112.  worship
113.  prayer
114.  passion sweet tea
115.  pastrami sandwich
116.  ham sandwiches
117.  cheeto puffs
118.  turning up the music
119.  cars parked on the beach that make me laugh
120.  funny pictures from way back when, on the beach
121.  walking the "neighborhood"
122.  sitting on the porch
123.  cereal
124.  bonfire
125.  Jambalaya
126.  Lionel Richie
127.  trampoline
128.  grocery shopping with friends
129.  chocolate cake
130.  sushi i've never had before
131.  book stores where you find books ;-)
132.  conventions
133.  italian meatball subs
134.  mac and cheese with crab in it
135.  red velvet bread
136.  key lime pie bread
137.  mini donuts with the WHOLE FAMILY
138.  Erin's tunes and Erin's Hits
139.  Russian instructors that make me laugh
140.  body juggling, just learning that word!
141.  big beautiful trees, how can this world have so many different kinds!
142.  hoodie sweatshirts that I couldn't live without
143.  imagining celebrity dinners
144.  sugar in my coffee, with my cream
145.  "Starting"
146.  friends that you can read and can read you
147.  reading old yearbooks
148.  friends who keep bath and body works for decades
149.  a friend who'll eat the little animals for me
150.  For Kelli- who I was able to share numbers 101-149 and more!

Eighty-six through One Hundred

86.  Glasses that help me view the world more clearly
87.  Hugs
88.  Car for transportation
89.  Relaxing in the evening
90.  Hands to hold
91.  Laughing even when it hurts
92.  Honesty
93.  Love and all the hope it brings
94.  Contacts (if i'm thankful for glasses I'm even more thankful for contacts!)
95.  chocolate chips scattered on the counter
96.  Bubbles
97.  Sleep
98.  Baskets that hold so much
99.  Shoes
100.  Education

Seventy-six through Eighty-five

76.  Groceries stocked up
77.  Strawberries little seeds
78.  Laughter
79.  Bing Cherries
80.  Oversleeping on accident gives much needed rests
81.  Friendship from miles apart made easy at the end of the finger tips
82.  Determination
83.  Thoughts, God's thoughts, God's thinking
84.  Lunch breaks
85.  refrigerators that keep my sodas ice cold, yummy!

Seventy-One through Seventy-five

71.  tired puppies that snore
72.  internet communication with long distance friends
73.  fake flowers that I can't kill
74.  yellow
75.  sneezing

Sixty-three through Seventy

63.  100 Dollar Bills- though I rarely see them :-)
64.  Heaven
65.  People chattering
66.  jewelry that fits
67.  summer time
68.  a morning greeting in my inbox
69.  pizza
70.  lip gloss, smooth, shiny and a bit tasty

Fifty-two through Sixty-two

52.  Chocolate pudding
53.  Walking two dogs, a huge success
54.  Muscles that hurt reminding me I can still use them
55.  Friends that remind me dirty socks mean others are present in our lives
56.  Successfully clipping two toe-nails on a wiggly chocolate lab
57.  Prayer- silent we may be but our minds rush on with cares, concerns, praises
58.  photographs that capture time and memories
59.  cancer- a hard eucharisteo but one that I think about, ponder about as a friend struggles
60.  Forgiveness which makes a new beginning
61.  Microwave pizza that feeds the hungry husban
62.  warm pj's that tell me i'm home

Forty-seven through Fifty-one

47.  Hard eucharisteo- people failing you that you had trust in.  God never fails.
48.  Doggies in the middle of a hard day
49.  Hope for new possibilities
50.  Love of family
51.  Prayer, communion with God- oh how I often make prayer a fleeting moment

Forty-three through Forty-six

43.  For smells that remind you of times past, the mulch today reminded me of Japan
44.  For the ability to crawl under a Japanese maple
45.  For watermelon a warm summer evening
46.  For long summer lights that remind you of camping in the backyard as a kid

Thirty-eight through Forty-two

38.  For laundry that when running through the dryer smells like comfort
39.  For pink, because it is my favorite color
40.  For promises from God's Word that make me stop and reflect
41.  For candles because they warm up the home
42.  For fuzzy blankets that keep me warm

Thirty-one through Thirty-seven

31.  For music that changes the way you feel
32.  For dirty socks on the floor
33.  For paint that combined just the right way makes a painting  of beauty
34.  For frito paws
35.  For tears that flow to offer relief of pain
36.  For books that take you to another country, another time
37.  For letters of black ink that allow me to communicate to others

Twenty-eight through Thirty

28.  For music in the car that reminds you to praise and to worship Him
29.  For calendars that remind you of what's ahead and tells you of what's behind
30.  For the color blue

Twenty-two through Twenty-seven

22.  For squeaky toy monsters that puppies find and squeak at MY bedtime
23.  For nightlights that take a darkened room and offer light
24.  For noise machines that somehow drown out the world's sounds as I lay my head to rest each night
25.  For promises given and brought to memory to be reminded of God's care
26.  For tv night with hubby where we laugh at the same moments and say the same things
27.  For cuddling, just the word brings warmth to my soul 

Twelve through Twenty-One

12. That even in my innermost thoughts, I am not alone
13. For a lab who jumps puddles and splashes in happiness
14. For a walk in the cool of the evening after a storm has passes- it reminds me of the benefit of after the storm
15. For weeds to be pulled and mulch to be spread
16. For flower pots that take black dirt and seeds and create splendid color
17. For old friends that want to know if I want my tea hot or cold when I visit
18. For loved ones who pray me through my day
19. For the husband who seeks to hear my voice and feel my touch before I leave so early in the morning
20. For family that finds entertainment in sending a white ball around acres of land
21. For love of a lab that greets me at the end of each work day, sloppy kisses,chocolate hair, constant reminder of sit

Nine through Eleven

9. sunlight filtering through the leaves
10. Mondays, new beginnings
11. warmth of the sunshine on my skin through the office window

Four through Eight

4.  Twilight

5.  Twinkling lights that light the pathway

6.  The stubborn black lab who won't stay out of the flower bed

7.  Spring evening, cool and dry

8.  Peaceful evening when the sounds around you are those of God and not ipods, tv, radios...



One through Three

Today, I express gratitude for small things.  Today is the end of a week full of disappointments and discouragement.  The Ugly Blessings.  So today, Friday, I think of a few things this week that are enough to make me smile.

1.  The greeness of spring after a long hard winter
2.  A puppy's head curled up over my feet, keep them warm. 
3.  The laughter of friends when  you appear to be attacked by bugs

Eucharisteo....

Beginning of the Journey

I have been dared to live fully right where I am.  Who dared me?  Was it the friend who suggested the book? Was it the author behind the words of the book?  Or was it the challenge of the Holy Spirit working within me, nudging me, remindng me that I CAN live life to the fullest.  And, What is life to the fullest?  Is it blessings or is it recognition of blessings?