1,000 Gifts

"Grace is not soft or trite — Grace is what saves and grace is what transforms. Grace isn’t the weakness of a Christian — grace is the completeness of a Christian. Grace isn’t ever a paltry thing — Grace is always the very power of God. The power of God to save and to stand, to give and forgive, to breathe and believe, to laugh and love and wring the last little bit of living out of all the days under the sky. Grace is what we need more than very air or water; grace is what is necessary for life: it’s His very grace that needs to be sufficient today, it is His very grace that makes today sustainable."

924. One last game of volleyball on a fine fall afternoon

925. A night of foosball

926. A sky ablaze with pink, orange, purple, and the setting sun

927. A package in the mail with Verity shirts form Lisa

928. Birds flying south above leafless trees
929. Last week's protection and grace...still so grateful

930. A pair of lovely afternoons 

931. Metro Women's center banquet
932. Your grace...it still amazes me

933. "Strength in the middle of struggle"
934. A day in Rochester with Mom
935. An afternoon ironing and listen to Eric Ludy
936. A photo shoot with one of my very favorite families
937. Dinner with Alyssa and Priscilla