Endless Gratitude.

I got away from this for a little while, and I want to come back to it.

51. The love that Kyle has for me, how I can see it with just a look in his eye.

52. The smell of clean babies fresh from the tub.

53.Thunder on an August morning.

54. Friendship that is comfortable, even in the silence.

55. The sound of the shutter on my camera, capturing a memory forever.

56. The sweet singing to our Savior echoing in the sanctuary.

57. A husband that makes me laugh all the time.

58. Closets getting cleaned out.

59. Beautiful roses given to me by Kyle for no other reason then love.

60. The good smelling soap at both my kitchen and bathroom sinks.

61. Birthday gifts that spur creativity.

62. Honesty from friends, even when it’s hard.

63. The site of fall just around the corner.

64. Remembering the birth of my second baby, one year ago this Friday.

65. The constant whisper of love from my Savior.

More Endless Gratitude.

More Endless Gratitude. :)

31. For a sister who always brightens my day and loves my babies well!

32. For sweet tea that comes in a jar.

33. For questions about life from my two-year-old.

34. For healthy babies.

35. For great old testament stories that have you on the edge of your seat while reading.

36. For a really great afternoon snack enjoyed in the silence of nap-time.

37. For days spent with my best friend Whitney and her two sweet babies.

38. For worship music pouring out of my kitchen.

39. For wonderful smelling hand soap.

40. For cool breezes flooding my home when the windows are wide open.

41. Watching a relationship bud.

42. Finding the perfect gift for someone.

43. For lunches out.

44. For traveling anywhere with my family.

45. Birds that sing me awake in the morning and sunlight that fills my room.

46. For long kisses in the morning before Kyle rushes out the door.

47. Daydreaming about the future with my husband.

48. Fat baby bottoms accompanied by rolly-polly thighs.

49. Finding real green chili deep in Tex-Mex country.

50. The cut flowers from my backyard that now fill my house.

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Endless Gratitude.

12. For being able to talk out my ideas with close friends.

13. For the encouragement from my Husband to continue the path laid before me.

14. This blog, for being a place to capture my thoughts.

15. For cartoons to hold my children's attention so that I can accomplish a task. (Please refrain from judgement)

16. For the sweet nature of this friend whom I love.

17. For the truthful, valuable conversations from this friend who the Lord has taught me so much.

18. For the salvation of my parents friends!

19. For beautiful blue bonnets lining the highways.

20. For a clean kitchen when I first wake up in the morning.

21. For the sweet smell of newborn skin.

22. For a house to call our own, that fits our needs right now.

23. For a husband with a mind that is always on.

24. For toothless grins from across the room.

25. For having great conversations with my two-year-old.

26. For the way Kyle's cologne lingers in the bathroom long after he's gone to work.

27. For phone calls from Kyle just to see how I am doing.

28. For long talks with my Dad about deep spiritual things.

29. For having an "on-call" doctor in my mom.

30. For the sweet bitterness of coffee in the morning.

Thousand Gifts

I LOVE reading this blog! It is the one that if I don't have time to read all of them, I read this one no matter what. I have been encouraged, convicted and spurred towards Christ through this blog. 
She has put together a project in which you count a Thousand Gifts in your life that you are thankful for, the things that the Lord gives us just because he loves us and his love is merciful. 
So, here I go, I am starting my list of 1000 things. Just note, these are in NO order, just how they randomly come out as I type:
1. My savior Jesus Christ and His wooing of my soul. 
2. The love that my husband gives me, even in the moments I don't give it in return. 
3. My children for speeding up the sanctification process. 
4. My parents for teaching me the true meaning of the gospel and live it out as an example. 5. My sister for loving me and my family the way she does. 
6. The family I married for accepting me for the person I am and not disowning me when my dirt shows. 
7. For Kyle's parents and the way they raised their son to love with his whole being. 
8. For baby laughs filling the hallway of my home.
9. For that "thorn in my side" that continues to drive me to the mercy seat of the Lord.
10. For the friends that the Lord placed in our life to grow us in depth and knowledge of Christ. 
11. For the way the bible is written and how I never regret the time I spend studying, it only makes me hunger for more. 
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