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I love to see these quiet reminders;
wonderful grace,
unending hope,
authentic peace,
unfathomable love,
and
simple joy,
every time I use my new Grace Tray from DaySpring.
It’s good for serving dessert from…
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It helps me bring my scented candles along when I want to spend quiet time outside.
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I think this is my favorite way to enjoy my new Grace Tray,
while I enjoy coffee and mango cake,
and my Grandmother’s china.
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I am surprised at how lightweight this 14″ x 14″ hand-carved wooden serving tray is. You can enjoy a Grace Tray too! Hop over to (in)courage where they are on sale during the month of April! Normally $48, they are on sale 50% off! Go get one!
I am a DaySpring Affiliate. Any purchase you make through the above link benefits me at no cost to you. These are my own genuine opinions. I received the tray for free and YAY! I GET TO KEEP IT TOO!!
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681. living so close to Longwood Gardens
682. the vast varieties of plants and flowers, each a creation of God
683. God is creative and artistic, what a great truth to know
684. grasping that truth and the knowledge that I am made in His image. I am to use them for His honor and glory.
685. Pottery Barn outlet is so close by
686. my new duvet covered in a seashore theme
687. seashells and spiral patterns
688. brilliant green emerging on seemingly lifeless branches
689. weeping willow trees
690. branches frosted in various shades of pink
691. white dogwood petals edged with a blush of pink
692. orchids
693. bright colors
694. muted shades of seafoam mist and periwinkle and robin’s egg blue
695. she came to help me
696. violets about to open, strewn across the lawn
697. her plastic toy teacups sitting on the window sill, filled to overflowing with dandylions
698. light
699. Light
700. M. B.
701. J. H.
702. appointment is set
703. she has come with well loved doggie in her arms, thumb in mouth, sleep in her eyes…
704. … “I wan ta wok wit chu”, and I pull her onto my lap and bury my face in her hair and inhale deeply… aaaah. 🙂
705. Bright sunlit morning
706. the air is so clear, her bark is echoing off the house across the street
707. a lego-free floor
708. Pastor Philips
709. she sought me out in a crowd…
710. … wanting to know how I am doing
711. … prays for me daily
712. Eucharisteo always precedes the miracle
713. He still changes hearts and lives today
714. our children and their children enjoy each other so much
715. being reminded of the glories of heaven that await
716. organic cotton, the softness of it
717. women who pray with me and for me
718. listening to passionate fervent prayer with a Russian accent
719. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” ~James 5:16
720. kindred spirits
Linked up with Ann today. Consider keeping a gratitude list of your own…
I have been enjoying linking up to Saturday Morning Confessions at Melissa’s A Familiar Path.
1. I hope to keep linking up every Saturday with Melissa. I am enjoying it. A lot.
2. I will probably forget to do it sometimes. Like today… I forgot it was Saturday… ’cause we homeschool and we are having classes today.
3. My 6 year old is in the same boat as Melissa’s. But I’m sure they will figure it out before they go sailing off to college.
4. The floor in my kids rooms is visible for the first time in weeks.
5. The makers of Lego are not my friends, see #4 above.
6. My $8 rug arrived … now I have to find my floor.
7. My kids are eating sugar coated, unnaturally colored cereal while I sit here and type.
8. Flowers at Longwood Gardens can talk. They are currently calling my name.
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See ya next week for Saturday Morning Confessions. Join in and speak your mind and don’t forget to link up at Melissa’s!
I don’t think I have ever linked up to Darcy’s Sweet Shot Tuesday, at My 3 Boybarians, in the past. I thought I would jump this week. (To turn off the music; scroll to the bottom and click the pause button.)
Yesterday, I finally went somewhere people have been telling me to visit for over a year. My parents came and joined us for a family adventure. I am so glad we went and am kicking myself for not having gone sooner.
We discovered the beauty of Longwood Gardens. There is so much to see, you can’t view it all in just an afternoon. I am so looking forward to going back again and again. Each time we go we will see something different. It is constantly changing not to mention the seemingly endless variety of foliage and flowers.
I was not disappointed in my search for beautiful blooms to photograph, to build my photography portfolio and hopefully to use in future watercolor painting adventures. There stands in my house a piece of watercolor paper stretched to its limits and blank as can be. I’m determined to face my fear and put some color on it, hopefully in the form of brightly colored blossoms.
My offering for Sweet Shot Tuesday:
*edit* Apparently this is my third Sweet Shot Tuesday. My first is here, and my second is here.
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