joy *is* found in counting! {986-1000}

It started back in January like this: 1. A place to find joy amidst my sorrow. And I continued counting. In sorrow. In pain. In happy. In mundane. When I didn’t feel like it. When I was drained. It was in my little green notebook, I lessened the pain. It was true Joy I sought. Slowly. Surely. Eucharesteo revealed. Thanks … it’s in the giving….

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a sock monkey party for wynter!

So a few months ago, my girl became a bit obsessed with sock monkeys. Who knew? And then she asked if she could have a sock monkey themed party … and yeah … I was all over that one! Proof in the photos below! It’d also been a while since we’ve had an all-out party, and ahem, I still haven’t posted Hunter’s Fairytale Princess party…

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the miracle {969-985}

Eucharisteo always precedes the miracle ~ Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts 969. elf antics 970. new camera love 971. Christmas decorating 972. advent counting 973. birthday celebrating 974. lipstick staying power {it’s the little things} 975. present wrapping 976. friend gathering 977. 3,000 on my birthday 978. spa day with a friend 979. neutralizing and decluttering 980. breathing hope 981. birthday kisses 982. perspective 983….

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without trust, how can we fully believe? {948-968}

Without trust in the good news of Jesus, without trust in the good news of God’s saving work even in this moment, without an active, moment-by-moment trust in the good news of an all-sovereign, all-good God, how can we claim to fully believe? Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts, page 148 947. projects crossed off the to-do list 948. a movie with the teen 949. a…

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