"'And you've quite given [writing] up?' asked Christine.
'Not altogether...but I'm writing living epistles now,' said Anne, thinking of Jem and Co."
- Anne of Ingleside, L.M. Montgomery


1.30.2012

Seeing the Glory


And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18

In giving thanks, what are we doing but stopping to see the glory of God that is evidenced all around us.  As we stop to notice the work of God around us and to offer up our thankgiving and wonder doesn't he transform us? Our gift of thanks to him, his gift of new life to us.

Thank you, God, for...
113.  first seeds sprouting.
114.  Cap talking to his baby sister - tickling my tummy as he talks through me.
115.  holey-kneed jeans - the evidence of hard play.
116.  provision for new jeans when we need them.
117.  food in the cabinets and that my family's cries of hunger are always met.
118.  the gift of all we need and more.
119.  Skid falling asleep in his great-grandma's lap.
120.  the boys riding on my Grandpa's lap, making circles in the wheel-chair.
121.  memories of riding on my Uncle's lap in his wheel-chair.
122.  that growly voice Skid uses when he makes his toys talk.
123.  all that time to pray for her while I sort and fold and paint for her.
124.  the way they play together.
125.  that he gets to build for her just like he built for them.
126.  Cap so eager to help his Daddy build.
127.  that all we have to do is "cry out to Jesus"
128.  lessons in story-form - parables and children's books.
129.  getting lost in 2 Corinthians and reading longer than I realized.
130.  snoozing little boy.
131.  crazy baby gymnastics - even when they prevent sleep.
132.  freedom from worry about how he will learn.
133.  confidence and, finally, a decision.
134.  the way Skid says "too-mon-oh" instead of tomorrow.
135.  extra time with my adorable nephew.
136.  the delightful wonder of blanket forts.
137.  the joy of listening to scripture as we drive.
138.  beautiful, spring-like days at the end of January.
139.  more peace when there is normally stress.
140.  cuddling up and reading.
141.  them running to grab more and more books.
142.  the priviledge of having time to learn to read.
143.  finding long-lost library books.

1 comment:

  1. Love #122 - My toddler has started using his voice when playing with his toys and it cracks me up and blesses my heart all at the same time. :)

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