tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051718043374292322024-03-18T12:58:12.730-07:00Just following Jesus in my real life...elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comBlogger254813tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-80695786936359735882024-01-17T15:23:00.000-08:002024-01-17T15:26:12.845-08:00Weekly Gratitude Post-December 2023 Edition<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JlPelJQIXE52PmRa9gpyTRv8aSdOa9X2adALdfkhbw8M-Y8Gb3bre6W2KVGTQoUjeSlMJjSBiWLwHtFf6GTGgRYcfpw1hBRVeeS7Dbx7-XsaljCEkDKHhzIredDQYuxYSXkTdp9GZktyVtC0OiJNyg8Btt9BDut7II4Duup5u059SNSZjuUvTA-8/s4032/Psalm%20103%201-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JlPelJQIXE52PmRa9gpyTRv8aSdOa9X2adALdfkhbw8M-Y8Gb3bre6W2KVGTQoUjeSlMJjSBiWLwHtFf6GTGgRYcfpw1hBRVeeS7Dbx7-XsaljCEkDKHhzIredDQYuxYSXkTdp9GZktyVtC0OiJNyg8Btt9BDut7II4Duup5u059SNSZjuUvTA-8/w480-h640/Psalm%20103%201-4.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We are already halfway through January 2024 and I'm just now sitting down to post the last of 2023's gratitude journal posts. God is so good and so kind and so faithful-way beyond anything we could earn or deserve. There is no way I could thank Him enough for His watchful and affectionate and steadfast care for us, our family, our extended families and our church family. The discipline of writing down at least three things that I'm thankful for each day doesn't even scratch the surface of His many, many kindnesses and blessings to me, to us.</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This week some old blog posts of mine popped up on my Facebook memories. When I read some of my old writings I realized I am missing taking the time to sit down and write. I think that writing is my primary way of creative expression and my primary way of processing my thoughts as well, which is why I journal. I never intended this blog to become a place where I only post my gratitude journal entries, though it's the one thing I refuse to let go of. I want to not only be faithful to thank God privately as I write my thanksgiving down in my gratitude journal, but publicly as I repost here. I want others to see that there is always something to be thankful for. As for the other stuff I used to post, writing, photography, recipes, home decor, I still love all of those things. I'm not promising, but perhaps in 2024, I'll pop in here a bit more often, God willing. <br /></span><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">***************</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="text 1Sam-17-37" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/" style="color: #7a98c7; text-decoration: none;">Ann Voskamp</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> I continue to count my thanks, </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">piling up gratitude day by day in my journal.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 20px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">#17,657-#17,765</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">12-1-2023-</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-It's December!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-lunch with my sister and brother-in-law</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God realigning my mind and heart in my quiet time</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-2-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my oldest brother-today is his birthday!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a fun day of antiquing and </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">Christmas</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"> shopping with a friend</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a long </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">FaceTime</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"> chat with my 6 year old grandson</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-3-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a dear young mama </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">delivered</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"> her baby boy safely and unexpectedly at home</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a powerful word from the Lord</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-4-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a Christmas bouquet of foraged greens (see photo above)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a wonderful walk while listening to a </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">favorite</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"> podcast</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-writing November's gratitude post, (finally!), while my husband watches a ball game</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-5-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God hearing and </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">answering</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"> prayer</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my middle brother-today is his birthday!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-dinner with our school parents</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-6-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a clear word from the Lord about staying in the eye of the storm in the midst of the chaos on the earth</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God answering prayer re. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;">our yard and the county work going on</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my six year old grandson reading his book to us on facetime</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-dinner with my niece-in-law and the head of our school</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-7-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our nephew-today is his birthday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-baking bread</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-holding baby P for the first time</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-having a young couple from the church over for dinner</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-8-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-the descriptions of Jesus in Revelation 1</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a really good night's sleep</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a nice Friday date day together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-9-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my nephew and niece-in-law coming to my rescue when my knife magnet and all my knives fell off the wall and behind my stove! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a phone chat with my two California granddaughters</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a photo of my granddaughter all dressed up for her school's winter formal</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a wonderful Cozy Christmas gathering with all of the women from our church</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-10-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-texts from my oldest granddaughter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-powerful worship and word</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a Sunday afternoon nap</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-11-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-the county completed a retaining curb/wall between our side yard and the side walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful evening walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; 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letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a yummy bowl of chili </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my fourteen year old granddaughter's funny voicemail greeting</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-12-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-finishing all of the Christmas cards for our church family</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful, blue sky day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a lovely walk and talk with God</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-going to half price movie night together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-13-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a cozy fire in the fireplace</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-tea, good conversation and prayer </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God speaking to my heart in a powerful way on my walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-14-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-early morning prayer together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-baking cinnamon rolls for our school's silent auction</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our church family</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-facetiming with my daughter and grandkids</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">12-15-2023-</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-driving into, through, and up out of a huge fog bank on our way to the beach</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-using the last of a gift card from friend's on our lunch</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-a stunningly beautiful day for a long walk by the sea</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtICBqFCmZOW0Dj1cCa7N1HKD_pvesy3jUmHh8hWbaRLqnoLtOuaAGjNsx2jkve89SziKtYtvxMc_F79_hboLR_YQD5kmDyilhgqw5cKban7uSqvSZ1eNXcFPncXFYvsd_IeOpFl63_G-Qic5SVGEEwkFtUJqOslR_ppTlMWTQXSSTJN38ZDQLn4l/s2134/F010753B-EBDD-424F-81A1-D257D8288360_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtICBqFCmZOW0Dj1cCa7N1HKD_pvesy3jUmHh8hWbaRLqnoLtOuaAGjNsx2jkve89SziKtYtvxMc_F79_hboLR_YQD5kmDyilhgqw5cKban7uSqvSZ1eNXcFPncXFYvsd_IeOpFl63_G-Qic5SVGEEwkFtUJqOslR_ppTlMWTQXSSTJN38ZDQLn4l/w480-h640/F010753B-EBDD-424F-81A1-D257D8288360_1_201_a.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">12-16-2023-</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's help to accomplish what I needed to get done this morning</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a wonderful meal of homemade Puerto Rican food and fellowship with a dear couple from our church</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-this beautiful day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-17-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-watching my grandson sing in the kid's choir at his church via lifestream</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a fun outing to Pittock Mansion in Portland all decorated for Christmas</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-family and friends Christmas cards all finished!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-18-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's provision and blessing</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my Christmas cactus in blooming</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ40wb_cft6P8RIUUgNXHHiij5vbn9mQ21eZVGoR37IkKLeL0rEqJKB1m9rBujisu0C5UKIQef-SMUNegkdmYB3Dk-W_s91IpGqID0EAgGaXAA0qgCD8_uXf4n1WfmSjtgMEHdT9cal2sU1h4FK-Phxof2dg7-xXFsBF64b1UA8rt57-sg8Fa7U_Jt/s4032/42206EBE-AB2B-464B-9E1B-CDAD62EC2716.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ40wb_cft6P8RIUUgNXHHiij5vbn9mQ21eZVGoR37IkKLeL0rEqJKB1m9rBujisu0C5UKIQef-SMUNegkdmYB3Dk-W_s91IpGqID0EAgGaXAA0qgCD8_uXf4n1WfmSjtgMEHdT9cal2sU1h4FK-Phxof2dg7-xXFsBF64b1UA8rt57-sg8Fa7U_Jt/w480-h640/42206EBE-AB2B-464B-9E1B-CDAD62EC2716.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmUTgSsNZVxWx8dDshP7ufegeYRB5309Ih-em-wFHVFdhPUlstcxK2s5H2lcEII6Qq5hAX4rmRaziNVj0ykMbpZlAgY0jfTpp9mHy8A7dbq0j9j76sIcxWtLGCGZxxeddU9YgCaCT2h7GZ0k0em-V3JYj_3GZXlzRpoUlWnJ8tWI5SI3zaRQOdC8w/s838/32B60D73-CEB4-445F-A6E3-2A67BECA9A22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmUTgSsNZVxWx8dDshP7ufegeYRB5309Ih-em-wFHVFdhPUlstcxK2s5H2lcEII6Qq5hAX4rmRaziNVj0ykMbpZlAgY0jfTpp9mHy8A7dbq0j9j76sIcxWtLGCGZxxeddU9YgCaCT2h7GZ0k0em-V3JYj_3GZXlzRpoUlWnJ8tWI5SI3zaRQOdC8w/w636-h640/32B60D73-CEB4-445F-A6E3-2A67BECA9A22.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Chinese food and good conversation with a couple from church</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-19-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-texts with our oldest grandson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-tests and photos from our daughter who is on a cruise in Europe</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's protection from an accident on the freeway</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a phone call from my oldest brother</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-20-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful, sunny day in Kirkland/Bellevue on our little pre-Christmas getaway</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXAimEnXfHRczh49JWjKy0wqPl9nARxeQI0RjcvjvfWdyC5Q5G39cvwbKWzhUS_eS8P_-lcDKc5UIMm66PB4FcOoQ6Zm8HSoOFP-wsERRvHWQjcEhG1MShc4x3pGo8JXYWYWFCSO2MErXulyYltJWHLyNW2O8BdY35nKZizq_IEEc0LYDtZfQj_xm/s4032/IMG_1843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXAimEnXfHRczh49JWjKy0wqPl9nARxeQI0RjcvjvfWdyC5Q5G39cvwbKWzhUS_eS8P_-lcDKc5UIMm66PB4FcOoQ6Zm8HSoOFP-wsERRvHWQjcEhG1MShc4x3pGo8JXYWYWFCSO2MErXulyYltJWHLyNW2O8BdY35nKZizq_IEEc0LYDtZfQj_xm/w480-h640/IMG_1843.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a lovely sunset dinner at Anthony's on Lake Washington</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa71uj9o3qktXRuQWSv8JjvUROIhrFG7SAB0VwzCHuBbk_ffpAmH8neVbJIaPSwMhMhnwRWx30dwkP-Me8uwd7G2YUO-1ZX0sv3zA83SvZRlZ-CgPewyBMhQio_HPF33pcv_q8BkqzgwNhGLZNkfpPheiA1lKq4HPbOLAj1POn_q3SgjRENaY69RT/s4032/IMG_1852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa71uj9o3qktXRuQWSv8JjvUROIhrFG7SAB0VwzCHuBbk_ffpAmH8neVbJIaPSwMhMhnwRWx30dwkP-Me8uwd7G2YUO-1ZX0sv3zA83SvZRlZ-CgPewyBMhQio_HPF33pcv_q8BkqzgwNhGLZNkfpPheiA1lKq4HPbOLAj1POn_q3SgjRENaY69RT/w480-h640/IMG_1852.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-getting to see the Christmas boats as we ate</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-21-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a safe trip home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-receiving Christmas cards in the mail</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-the county is all done in our yard!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a winter solstice evening walk-Christmas lights glowing in the fog and the smell of wood burning fireplaces</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-22-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-being with my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-baking Cranberry Cinnamon bread</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdea4E9qohIB_bp7hOONAhgeJHzh1Vwqzd7fLYPulL7FCVmJ8lVYx1Y5r4yTJHwHYqgwTvJNAkwmnrMmOZNM4kebTdu8xUu6P0iAbC1htfyqZBg1g_hdYWiPVTB_u7SAx3M7qGvCkTkcBju_XEnwtQXkLEovww5SBgXSQgw9S1HIYtNHb79ftQGhW/s4032/339F86CA-BA86-46CD-96A1-2980AC7D5BF8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdea4E9qohIB_bp7hOONAhgeJHzh1Vwqzd7fLYPulL7FCVmJ8lVYx1Y5r4yTJHwHYqgwTvJNAkwmnrMmOZNM4kebTdu8xUu6P0iAbC1htfyqZBg1g_hdYWiPVTB_u7SAx3M7qGvCkTkcBju_XEnwtQXkLEovww5SBgXSQgw9S1HIYtNHb79ftQGhW/w480-h640/339F86CA-BA86-46CD-96A1-2980AC7D5BF8.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-"Christ is Born" sung to the tune of Nessun Dorma)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-23-2024-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a phone call with my youngest brother</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a phone call with my oldest sister</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-an amazing gift in the mail from my brother-a handmade wood bowl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrx8OyBhDVMFTRY5xcCG_xsFtq6SU4INZBkZrzrPd6yJQowl826teXPGALZvVQ-QS3ynSoToFwsx4yM3lagc37NclVKix0Libht2xdSfmlkn2IxjH2FpxcTtdPmYQLH23uLJEH-t34dU5Uak3THWpQ1qrNAFsjYenCGaXFmAcwQ61vnMtxb2YtUtu/s4032/DE8FD4E9-601F-4474-9B0D-F3F4F62E5698.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrx8OyBhDVMFTRY5xcCG_xsFtq6SU4INZBkZrzrPd6yJQowl826teXPGALZvVQ-QS3ynSoToFwsx4yM3lagc37NclVKix0Libht2xdSfmlkn2IxjH2FpxcTtdPmYQLH23uLJEH-t34dU5Uak3THWpQ1qrNAFsjYenCGaXFmAcwQ61vnMtxb2YtUtu/w480-h640/DE8FD4E9-601F-4474-9B0D-F3F4F62E5698.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a call to my guy from his best friend</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-24-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful Christmas Eve breakfast, devotions and communion with our church family</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a Christmas Eve walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a lovely dinner and great visit with my sister and brother-in-law</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-25-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Thank You, God, for sending Jesus! Thank You, Jesus, that You came!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-facetiming with our oldest daughter and </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">granddaughters</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-facetiming with our middle daughter and grandkids</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-cinnamon cranberry bread toasted and spread with marmalade</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-prime rib, roasted potatoes and caesar salad for Christmas dinner</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-picking up friends from the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">airport</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-26-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a gift from my guy that I love</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's care, provision and blessing</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God answering my prayer for a friend</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-27-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a nice walk before the rain began</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-tea and good conversation with my </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">friend from California</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God speaking to my heart </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">through our conversation</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-28-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-crepes for breakfast</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our cozy home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-this quiet week between Christmas and New Year's</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-29-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a relaxing Friday date day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-new running shoes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a refreshing evening walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-30-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-breakfast and deep heart conversation with friends</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-facetime calls form our three youngest grandkids</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a heart talk with my girl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-all of the Christmas decor is put away for another year</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpnnAgZK-XZu4Ln1OxQDsTz0GegfzQZ3Rdavq1Fze4YmWzpNRa2_JwED6uItw0gAaDJlvA337a6BIP1V7R8jXsOVnTX2GkXWa4c27mftKoLoyR1d9R2plyK6iV3sTM2EwvJ2TlbXVmZVkQEybocyjnTu47Z8pY7nS7lns8gFWby2Zo62pykXcJbqf/s4032/3D9A333B-44DF-4E3A-A9A7-D61A1112C50F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpnnAgZK-XZu4Ln1OxQDsTz0GegfzQZ3Rdavq1Fze4YmWzpNRa2_JwED6uItw0gAaDJlvA337a6BIP1V7R8jXsOVnTX2GkXWa4c27mftKoLoyR1d9R2plyK6iV3sTM2EwvJ2TlbXVmZVkQEybocyjnTu47Z8pY7nS7lns8gFWby2Zo62pykXcJbqf/w480-h640/3D9A333B-44DF-4E3A-A9A7-D61A1112C50F.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>12-31-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-such a beautiful time of worship</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">a convicting word from the Lord</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-lunch with two dear to us couples</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a really fun New Year's Eve gathering</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">faithful care for us through 2023</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">still following,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSpS2vsQ3F3G-JjIIwCrPg-wXTkBNPzo_RpBJBg4ZzIRS_SqkcsPspFddyGY7SuQ7qscTbnNbTp2nO0UjKYzWOufZfsD22fWJumFFty-t7ifNCh1L3qQZ0KYyhB-vyZB3BjK8zw0U9K0wxhgn80-GNfDK4UL36tzVyoA59EQs0MLdOOgI7ZsKnDtJ/s250/signature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-27829407239154920802023-12-04T20:05:00.000-08:002024-01-17T12:29:15.808-08:00Weekly Gratitude Post<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7Lakm9BzM9ExFKu4xQ6mP6_fjJ6IRJ70O3nmTRP2xB8xwdtVGe0jAVWJmT2tai_-gk2j_jsBH01_vzuJgBaYWeMnkfb_PVng3f9mL3zwjnlLp9Nans2qQHtrof5UZsvp5MTZhECauvNd6xxCDDc_srZ6eJYyp4pW89s7U7iYxJGEfjgyOQuADOHi/s4032/Bonhoeffer%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7Lakm9BzM9ExFKu4xQ6mP6_fjJ6IRJ70O3nmTRP2xB8xwdtVGe0jAVWJmT2tai_-gk2j_jsBH01_vzuJgBaYWeMnkfb_PVng3f9mL3zwjnlLp9Nans2qQHtrof5UZsvp5MTZhECauvNd6xxCDDc_srZ6eJYyp4pW89s7U7iYxJGEfjgyOQuADOHi/w480-h640/Bonhoeffer%20quote.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I should change the title of these gratitude posts from Weekly Gratitude Post to Monthly Gratitude Post. How in the world did I ever used to post on my blog not just every week but several times a week?</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">November zoomed by. We were blessed to be able to spend time with all three of our daughters and all of our grandchildren, (Technically, I didn't get to spend time with our oldest grandson, but my husband was able to make a quick trip to watch him play in one of his college football games.) Anyway, I'm especially thankful for the time we had with our family. We won't be with family during the Christmas season 😢, but we have a calendar full of church activities and are surrounded by a wonderful church family. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Well, I have a whole month of things to be thankful for so hang on for a long post!<br /></span><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">***************</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="text 1Sam-17-37" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/" style="color: #7a98c7; text-decoration: none;">Ann Voskamp</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> I continue to count my thanks, </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">piling up gratitude day by day in my journal.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 20px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">#17,560-#17,756</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">11-1-2023-</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-It's November!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a full refund on a chair that didn't work for my husband and the company told me just to keep the chair! (So I was able to bless a friend that it did work for!)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God at </span></span></span><span style="color: #5d564b; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">work even in and through hard things</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-2-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-getting my list of to-dos done</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a meeting that went well</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Bible study on endurance</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-3-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a sweet Friday date day with my guy</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-tulip bulbs for 50% off</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a text from my granddaughter who is excited that we are coming to see her</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-4-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a prodigal spiritual daughter who has come back to the Lord</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-turning the clock back=an extra hour of sleep!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-5-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's good and trustworthy leadership in our lives</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-an evening of prep work for organizing a dear one's kitchen </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-going to bed early so we can get up early to catch our flight</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-6-2025-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a safe trip to Kansas City</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-big hugs from our grandsons at the airport</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-spending the evening with our middle daughter, oldest granddaughter, our nine year old grandson and three year old grandson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-an encouraging text from our oldest </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">grandson </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-reading a favorite book to my youngest grandson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-7-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-going to the WWI museum in downtown K.C.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-this time with our daughter, granddaughter and grandsons</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a stuffed dinosaur named Rex for our youngest grandson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-hugs and kisses goodbye </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a safe trip home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-11-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God speaking to me through His Word</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-all of the women who made D's nesting party a big success</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">(we cleaned and organized her kitchen and other house chores instead of a traditional baby shower)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-homemade soup and bread made by two of the women for the nesting party</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-12-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's provision and care for us</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-reading a book to our two Florida grandkids on FaceTime</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God never gives up on us!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-13-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's help with notes for tomorrow's meeting</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's divine help and wisdom</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful autumn day for a brisk walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-14-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-smoke coming from the neighbors chimney on a frosty cold morning</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-freshly mowed grass</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a wonderful monthly meeting with the women of Truelife</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-15-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's gracious work and mercy in my life</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a quiet day at home </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">together since my husband is home sick</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-getting to watch a livestream of our six year old grandson singing in the kid's choir at their church</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-16-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-praying together </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful time of prayer on my walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-getting the house all decorated for Christmas before going out of town for Thanksgiving</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-17-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-the yummiest </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">oat bran pancakes with Maine maple syrup</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my husband's new chair is getting delivered tomorrow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-planting a whole lot of tulip bulbs with my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-18-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-forgiveness</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my husband loves his new chair!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-exciting grandkids Facetiming me to tell me it's only two sleeps until we see each other!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-19-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's anointing on my husband as he preached today</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a nice lunch together </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-all packed and ready to head to Nor.Cal. for Thanksgiving week!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-20-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-safe and uneventful flights to California for us and for our Florida daughter and grandkids</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-being with family</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-beautiful, sunny Nor.Cal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-hot tub time under starry skies</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUMQEd76e_VaAOfl0rK3xQCi_-pj5Gam2Vd3y-mkfZkmEicZpU6TbsIrsRIMDPLk87q-xy0PsZ9w7L3FwD_3vEVCltjqpOpSHvKhIAVPL9V31r_FQDDD5R8Fm2yswBnuWwJrLSBBd4JTAAlG6ZZbBEPtRfEm5FSVisMahxqOmSU6m-3do09ZLCfRk/s4032/615DB91D-8508-4F25-9ADC-FE6DFB612BE5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUMQEd76e_VaAOfl0rK3xQCi_-pj5Gam2Vd3y-mkfZkmEicZpU6TbsIrsRIMDPLk87q-xy0PsZ9w7L3FwD_3vEVCltjqpOpSHvKhIAVPL9V31r_FQDDD5R8Fm2yswBnuWwJrLSBBd4JTAAlG6ZZbBEPtRfEm5FSVisMahxqOmSU6m-3do09ZLCfRk/w480-h640/615DB91D-8508-4F25-9ADC-FE6DFB612BE5.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>11-21-2023-</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-our six year old grandson and four year old granddaughter climbing into bed with us in the wee hours</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-Papa taking the older grands to SBux and Barnes and Noble while our daughters and I take the littles to the park</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-an afternoon nap for all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-beautiful sunset</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25lnYjJeMNghnezoDx-4UZ8D54Hd3UJ6cKOIyENmSxw8afFAQyuiw0XWLANEmN8mids2At81MXWOxjfst55_Jn-wku5mZtnaxtcA894ywDh20LI74iHPdhpwTOLS6FikcoxmxB7Xl8780WR27ztAS6KPndh18GY2F8UcheozBl-sZIgGW30v_Sevd/s4032/8BE3ACBD-BF6D-4090-AACD-58526EFA6744.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25lnYjJeMNghnezoDx-4UZ8D54Hd3UJ6cKOIyENmSxw8afFAQyuiw0XWLANEmN8mids2At81MXWOxjfst55_Jn-wku5mZtnaxtcA894ywDh20LI74iHPdhpwTOLS6FikcoxmxB7Xl8780WR27ztAS6KPndh18GY2F8UcheozBl-sZIgGW30v_Sevd/w480-h640/8BE3ACBD-BF6D-4090-AACD-58526EFA6744.heic" width="480" /></a><span style="color: #5d564b;"><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-22-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Thanksgiving prep and baking with my girls</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my husband and our freshman granddaughter and first grade grandson taking a drive to see my husband’s grandma's old house in Roseville</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-the cousins laughing and playing together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-23-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-spending Thanksgiving day with family</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-texts from our middle daughter that she misses us, (and we miss her!)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's abundant blessings</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>11-24-2023-</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-going to Apple Hill to get a Christmas tree</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #5d564b; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-qECp2ZYeFPubuoO5ehyphenhyphenLyuUy-2rsnyfn8ZbHRwXfyhXUl86XvrUjgwCYzhPDonqT0mr0hUGHziQY8RFCgN6U2-FlBJ6OqfUxJiBIo7r4epf1ByDQJHN4a0n1RJoN_1dbvbjFMYvQGt0Wfr0ETtHpUI5pMEnfYWrDxk2QBM8ZXPbaAR5cOk5JZNx/s4032/58F50E21-4CA3-4DF1-8D1D-896AFC72618E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-qECp2ZYeFPubuoO5ehyphenhyphenLyuUy-2rsnyfn8ZbHRwXfyhXUl86XvrUjgwCYzhPDonqT0mr0hUGHziQY8RFCgN6U2-FlBJ6OqfUxJiBIo7r4epf1ByDQJHN4a0n1RJoN_1dbvbjFMYvQGt0Wfr0ETtHpUI5pMEnfYWrDxk2QBM8ZXPbaAR5cOk5JZNx/w480-h640/58F50E21-4CA3-4DF1-8D1D-896AFC72618E.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfn0ACJ3NQlKPZeCRP5hr_kWYpP7UGTozwI6aNDOMaNCANSj400BATb0pGk5s6P-bG9-3QnPtAEJNte5yiuCCaDXcSjn8Prr_15bxFllsCRGXh_-HgLP8CP0i2BEu2D8RdyjhyEWytO-cZnPQS4_csJlBpDIUifZiHg-NUoSxu_op_ZugRR4iQum6/s4032/DABE9B90-D7F1-4093-8587-237CE1228E65.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfn0ACJ3NQlKPZeCRP5hr_kWYpP7UGTozwI6aNDOMaNCANSj400BATb0pGk5s6P-bG9-3QnPtAEJNte5yiuCCaDXcSjn8Prr_15bxFllsCRGXh_-HgLP8CP0i2BEu2D8RdyjhyEWytO-cZnPQS4_csJlBpDIUifZiHg-NUoSxu_op_ZugRR4iQum6/w480-h640/DABE9B90-D7F1-4093-8587-237CE1228E65.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-fresh, warm apple cider donuts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-hottubbing with my girls</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-another gorgeous sunset</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-25-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-my oldest daughter making banana bread with chocolate chips with our youngest daughter's little ones</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-a safe trip back home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-a sweet text from my/our oldest grandson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-26-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-our church family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-feasting together at our post-Thanksgiving potluck</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-God's faithful and abundant provision</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-27-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-frosty mornings</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-a huge harvest moon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-feasting, fellowship, sharing, praying-growth group night at my house</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-28-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-our third granddaughter is twelve today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-good reports from the growth groups</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-our youngest daughter and her kids made it safely back to Florida from our oldest daughter's in California</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-cheesy Christmas movies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-29-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-an especially sweet time of worship and prayer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-a phone call with my oldest grandson and texting with my oldest granddaughter </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-a cozy day at home baking and making soup</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11-30-2023-</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-praying together with friends</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-not feeling well so taking a day of rest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-yummy leftover soup</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">still following,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszeP10d3AdepechmVAcz77bsSiYxNrjstPKjpahPbvIC1ZedkHF-oCVDPw63LIkF3ULW3ahUGssQ_zeQoSLvM49ED1P1zv-SZ75Av6q5BQZgB_FwEXWYUT99UlOSAZ-aNexEX7anqDs5-G2rX8W9Ckb3IOOQ9T5tQtYv1k5SmvaQYkNojvkAaZcr5/s250/signature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="250" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszeP10d3AdepechmVAcz77bsSiYxNrjstPKjpahPbvIC1ZedkHF-oCVDPw63LIkF3ULW3ahUGssQ_zeQoSLvM49ED1P1zv-SZ75Av6q5BQZgB_FwEXWYUT99UlOSAZ-aNexEX7anqDs5-G2rX8W9Ckb3IOOQ9T5tQtYv1k5SmvaQYkNojvkAaZcr5/w200-h80/signature.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-4190251380878825732023-11-02T15:01:00.000-07:002023-11-02T15:01:11.965-07:00Weekly Gratitude Post<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbPMQ8Ybltx5e3cYWQefw5OHMMFBuJuBpweyvL28SDp3ZQnXMQH3A-IAUQ5K4Hx_jN5xtwUA9aPXYIyim7pDSEN-PJA6XV5GpqreLA-JsEifmxnC21Z518HoMikTm1zCSf1N8R5r-lQ36X7g8Li-Qtm05Z1B34yF713o7t3-EF-fIRMcoVbpfL9Jp/s4032/Colossians%203%2015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbPMQ8Ybltx5e3cYWQefw5OHMMFBuJuBpweyvL28SDp3ZQnXMQH3A-IAUQ5K4Hx_jN5xtwUA9aPXYIyim7pDSEN-PJA6XV5GpqreLA-JsEifmxnC21Z518HoMikTm1zCSf1N8R5r-lQ36X7g8Li-Qtm05Z1B34yF713o7t3-EF-fIRMcoVbpfL9Jp/w480-h640/Colossians%203%2015.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>It's November, the month of Thanksgiving! I love the Thanksgiving holiday and the way that it reminds us to express our </span>gratitude<span>. However, gratitude is an attitude that should be fostered as a lifestyle. We should express gratitude to the people God has placed in our life but above all we should be mindful to give thanks to God,<i><b> "</b></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">For of Him and through Him and to Him </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">are</span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">all</span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">things</span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">, to whom </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">be</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;"> glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:36 </b>I'm posting all the rest of </span>October's gratitude journal entries today. This month I will be giving thanks every day of the month, not just on Thanksgiving day, because every single day there is always something to be thankful for! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">***************</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="text 1Sam-17-37" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/" style="color: #7a98c7; text-decoration: none;">Ann Voskamp</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> I continue to count my thanks, </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); clear: both; color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">piling up gratitude day by day in my journal.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="line-height: 20px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">#17,466-#17,559</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">10-5-2023-</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-early morning prayer with some of the women from church</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); color: #5d564b; letter-spacing: 0.13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-the perfect color of TV stand/credenza for our living room refurbishing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Thursday night Bible study that is so good!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-6-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Friday date day with my guy</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a very summer-like autumn day</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-new chairs, art and pillows for our living room</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">a perfect half "day moon" in the cloudless blue autumn sky</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-7-2023-</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my nephew and niece in-law's help putting the TV stand together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-help with our yard from two young men from our church</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my husband's care for me</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-8-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a powerful and challenging message</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a delicious lunch with my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a safe flight to California-my daughter and granddaughter's greeting me at baggage claim</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-9-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-stunningly beautiful morning sunrise</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcdyseFzzYMXiCjud_nSSLZCyvz42BNUBzB7k9_lg3WiGpC9FY2Od0a_U9dPT1Qh90KC_yCaa2YZU2gabn6WmtV_NEElP2E6PBNpz4OS6i0Bn48rpWECNBqtmLl3BuK4hro_oZcIBCLYpYldStg1UQ7SjjhVw7C07hqZ4xyelZO6uWDiHM7kgSR1f/s4032/8BA21540-80E9-41A3-82E7-DDD4FCE1A2EF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcdyseFzzYMXiCjud_nSSLZCyvz42BNUBzB7k9_lg3WiGpC9FY2Od0a_U9dPT1Qh90KC_yCaa2YZU2gabn6WmtV_NEElP2E6PBNpz4OS6i0Bn48rpWECNBqtmLl3BuK4hro_oZcIBCLYpYldStg1UQ7SjjhVw7C07hqZ4xyelZO6uWDiHM7kgSR1f/w480-h640/8BA21540-80E9-41A3-82E7-DDD4FCE1A2EF.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-BP3eSHfUermvfJQs__-cc2S24V-re5_8y_iV0xFe45ipZQwnOX59aujsGQd6cbtjKPDQmLHRd1fE4XNiJKK_FHC1lj-bqArBGe-TdraJFo4aRyayQ1TeeUrPxNzVmEf1n3aduSxN41IebeV0C1J7ObC4UX2nJ-pkcAaRKV_d__3UqSfuNkAy2Nm/w480-h640/E3098575-70D1-44FF-9C2C-D8DE2633E71F.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-baking for my loved ones (banana bread and french bread)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a lovely afternoon walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-watching the sunset with my son-in-law, daughter and granddaughters</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhxApYqZu4-XqzQi_Gj5LNGkWb_HGJORhRgWDy1tvsDqkSIlvq0KJyIchN0TNn2b1qOvluv1P1EpOD70Hxz_CkafJJrkYkQoTs-0QM9yVhHzD_K9a20PKivxWRVCZBtE1gbOFLvtoagy5yAlb9rVAvctpnPzdrcJoNqmA5-NeqHb7fvVsOaIFdNLY/s4032/BF56612D-8A3C-4095-83A9-9DC80191749F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhxApYqZu4-XqzQi_Gj5LNGkWb_HGJORhRgWDy1tvsDqkSIlvq0KJyIchN0TNn2b1qOvluv1P1EpOD70Hxz_CkafJJrkYkQoTs-0QM9yVhHzD_K9a20PKivxWRVCZBtE1gbOFLvtoagy5yAlb9rVAvctpnPzdrcJoNqmA5-NeqHb7fvVsOaIFdNLY/w480-h640/BF56612D-8A3C-4095-83A9-9DC80191749F.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-10-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-giant pinecones</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my family singing along to worship songs on the drive to Roseville</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-shopping with my granddaughter for her homecoming dress</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-11-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-watching a silly Hallmark moving with my granddaughters</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-cooking dinner with my daughter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-good talks with my girl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-12-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-praying the same prayer points today as all of the women at our church at home are praying even though I'm in California</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-getting to see my son-in-law and daughter's new church, (they are pastors), and meet some of the staff</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-giant cups of Dole pineapple whip</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p7KJlRl4geFkc4uGyrLG2mJe3tIzQ4e0h50si2NH128EJpZKxsFPhOJqDXmVn1sT2g6uUUlBSWOAZWzoW-apfmYXzx4cyPnGJnjAxpazUkPcZLFYvU1eADuFlDWzQQ22DAVI9reU9JofOfpxkx7ESBpd4DtqIaQqevMy1nWOsyXM3lKPZ_GVyJdL/s4032/26CF3D1E-983B-4D0E-BC49-DDDA5F54BA35.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p7KJlRl4geFkc4uGyrLG2mJe3tIzQ4e0h50si2NH128EJpZKxsFPhOJqDXmVn1sT2g6uUUlBSWOAZWzoW-apfmYXzx4cyPnGJnjAxpazUkPcZLFYvU1eADuFlDWzQQ22DAVI9reU9JofOfpxkx7ESBpd4DtqIaQqevMy1nWOsyXM3lKPZ_GVyJdL/w480-h640/26CF3D1E-983B-4D0E-BC49-DDDA5F54BA35.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHXN4YZgFfKetEkOsOD61q18RjAjJ3RnliSw9PRCBSCeBT25WB8bCbTEIXYENGf2appE7c6a-2RmxVJedHMO9Da2u1ixsUS6FqJCAdecnJxsE_ec1zsgMXtuqlUDJkLQASMR8GHg1nYHEYzwthNlweg3hsAV4mrABtexqOpvz4Ces2vd-kNt1j-GS/w480-h640/88E0F33D-56F6-44A7-97C8-894E2E6121E0.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-hills covered with </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">vineyards, orchards and Christmas trees</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Mexican food for dinner</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-this great day with my oldest girl and her family</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihst3gSzJDVqHEazUvQkYwpri-Kci7rKFgN6SIJQp7Po6z32cpckoMHQpoMicDNRpTO681MF062HkDvg0HwXd1mi-uFx7d3b3KCh6LOHji9_H2hG3d7jsIqROIbBTF3N6xeX5u66OlOBtsCfthsZx2zP8W84KGSLgwm4tHUp2ST59v9F05MDhT9z4T/s2833/860670AE-554A-4B53-9404-3B0FD989B324_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="2833" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihst3gSzJDVqHEazUvQkYwpri-Kci7rKFgN6SIJQp7Po6z32cpckoMHQpoMicDNRpTO681MF062HkDvg0HwXd1mi-uFx7d3b3KCh6LOHji9_H2hG3d7jsIqROIbBTF3N6xeX5u66OlOBtsCfthsZx2zP8W84KGSLgwm4tHUp2ST59v9F05MDhT9z4T/w640-h634/860670AE-554A-4B53-9404-3B0FD989B324_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><b>10-14-2023-</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-giving my granddaughter a mani/pedi in prep for her first homecoming</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-getting to watch her and her friends get photos taken</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG6Z7FCuPMlhxASKt5LhZ2bVN9HuzDOFL6yjrg-DpXx9x9d3s4U8La1LWTLXWbtsCMT3W6bgid1tJFC2zpIdmDohVSh-Aa7jaOrjfCyYlVggHbSllyPNQFlUcH8MWes_1jDx9OHHYy_FkyJxk9NxZXeKoYIRVW3QQ45GYRhCvyR0Q3wLF2GYcqUAK/s788/D52289B7-1A0B-421C-9D30-D2C3163405A5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG6Z7FCuPMlhxASKt5LhZ2bVN9HuzDOFL6yjrg-DpXx9x9d3s4U8La1LWTLXWbtsCMT3W6bgid1tJFC2zpIdmDohVSh-Aa7jaOrjfCyYlVggHbSllyPNQFlUcH8MWes_1jDx9OHHYy_FkyJxk9NxZXeKoYIRVW3QQ45GYRhCvyR0Q3wLF2GYcqUAK/w390-h640/D52289B7-1A0B-421C-9D30-D2C3163405A5.jpg" width="390" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-hugs goodbye</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-a safe trip home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>10-15-2023-</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-God's work in and through my husband</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-God's beautiful work in a new believer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-more new faces at church</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>10-16-2023-</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-tickets to go to our daughter's for Thanksgiving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-God speaking to my heart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-phone calls from my daughter and grandkids</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-a freshly bathed pup</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-homemade chicken </span><span style="font-size: medium;">soup on a rainy day</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>10-17-2023-</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-foggy, fall mornings </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-fun plans for Thanksgiving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-texts with my oldest granddaughter</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-homemade chicken parmesan for dinner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">-spending the evening with J and D<br /><span style="color: #5d564b;"><br /><b>10-18-2023-</b><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #5d564b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-this </span></span></span><span style="color: #5d564b; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">beautiful sunny, warm autumn day</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-fish tacos and a little mid-week outing with my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-new curtain rods and curtains</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-19-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-praying with the women from our church on Thursday mornings</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our whole church family praying together for a dear one facing some health issues</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's loving correction in my life</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-20-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a safe trip for my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a peace-filled productive day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's provision</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-21-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a rare slow relaxing Saturday morning</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a fun day spent with a dear friend</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a face time call with my oldest grandson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-22-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-beautiful worship</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-powerful word from DFC</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a new chair for my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-23-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-strength to get ready for tonight's growth group in spite of a migraine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-God's provision</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-an encouraging night with growth group</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-24-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-good </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">reports</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a cozy, rainy day at home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-autumn colored orange-y nail polish</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a sweet time in the Word and prayer</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-25-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-my guy safely hone</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">- a refreshing early morning walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a cozy, quiet evening at home together</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-26-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-early morning prayer with friends</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a full refund on the chair that didn't work for my guy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful autumn afternoon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a much needed nap after two nights of little sleep</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-27-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-Friday date day!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a great Harvest party at church and all of our wonderful volunteers who made it happen</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our old living room furniture being put to good use by someone else</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-28-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-another new chair ordered!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-new mercies every day and joy that comes in the morning</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-praying together with my guy in the mornings</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-29-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-powerful, profound </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">message</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-lunch with friends</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a beautiful autumn walk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-30-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-an early morning phone call from my daughter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-C coming to the Lord!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-our 6 year old grandson memorizing scripture (20 verses!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><b>10-31-2023-</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a good night's sleep</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">-a new recipe for lemon biscotti</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF8w8y-o2UaEv0ljDyqcq72D5M5NjSncPl53WKnt61Fdeys5LoZ-yOBWRBptTC-lQ2QgN7XyglHvEkkEUgmAx8SubtHSIRdkQGfIctdG_bOcA9FuAOdv4iQqAkIQxAsezd2-lBX8cmK6FA_kUCVvuj1xUoqNzbNmdhV16uCxUmTgJ0WcN8Y1Pnxii/s3086/61E8E357-DF29-4BC9-AEC8-4D1EDEA9ADD8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 86, 75); letter-spacing: 0.13px;">still following,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5d564b; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi829-qiy0ZqTGXz9IxvxOxS3bo27oxD7X4lMMN_yNdyQBBg9bzEIpFWbSVHO2HBlgOkPjZHvkeFOPv04mLCGMOgy5Nh1dwzwQlfvWiSGKI-YbR-oCcKyGYvvG_365YhJH9uLHhYvrbv1bINyuxTCghq2ivx_KBloFXmCyBebhaUVwt0aWfNGaWYp0H/s250/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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