Monday, January 10, 2011

Thanking God for...

{Gifts 15-34}
- Hair loss because it means my hormones are trying to get back to normal and, more importantly, it means that God gave me a baby
- Encouragement from my pastor to read through the Bible this year
- Honest telling of struggles
- Grace to do better the next minute; hope for change
- God's gracious, ever-ready, open embrace
- Grace to rise early
- Real friends (Jenelle!) who want to visit
- A satiated belly full of wholesome foods
- Having Elijah, the spit-up King, so I don't judge others with spit-up babies or feel the need to counsel them
- Not presently having a spit-up baby
- Friends who come over at the last minute (Charlotte!)
- Opportunities to practice sharing
- The smell of hazelnut creme coffee, used to stuff my stocking, brewing on a worn-out day
- Laughter from inside a tent
- Friends with whom to exercise (Laura! Ronda!)
- The truest of friends, Abigail, and celebrating another year of her life
- Bananagrams, pizza, & chocolate surrounded by talk, screams, cooing, and laughter (Elysia! Bobby! Rowan! Maria! Casey! Jonah! Eliana!)
- Jonah's absolutely wonderful behavior & his kindness to my little boy
- Snow, a sled, a tube, and watching a boy turn brave
- A life filled with these beautiful people...all made in the image of a beautiful God

3 comments:

Maggie said...

Lyd, you are so encouraging! Mike and I now have a list going on the door in our kitchen, we are on the 1000 things to be thankful road with you! Thanks for the amazing idea:) I can't believe how big your little ones are getting! Come to Boston, we'd love to have you all for a visit!

Amy said...

isn't Jonah(!) sweet? he and Joshua were SO great with my Elijah on New Year's Eve.

love your list.

Maria Lawrence said...

Lydia,
Thanks so much for that post. I need to be reminded often that Jonah is a great little boy how is sweet and tender-hearted and has the patience to play with kids that are much younger than him. I don't praise him enough for his kindnes and often look more at his faults. Thanks for having us over!! We had such a great time. I'm going to have to buy those games so I can get better at them and wip your tails!!