1,000 Gifts

"All the wickedness in the world begins with the act of forgetting — forgetting that God is enough, that what He gives is good enough, that there is always more than enough to give thanks for. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom — and the forgetting of the Lord is the beginning of all sin. Forget to give thanks — and Who you forget is God. In a thousand, infinite ways God turns His glory round for us to see, but we can shrug; we can turn a blind eye. And so He lets it come, what we want — and everything, us, it all goes black."

2173. {And like a flood His mercy rains, unending love, amazing grace}
2174. Looking through vacation memories
2175. The old, familiar sound of nerf gun wars in the basement
2176. Going back to work
2177. Lunch with mom, Whitney, and the Stromme ladies on Marie's birthday
2178. A cousin who has been such a good friend for nearly all of my life
2179. A pot of warm soup
2180. A little pirate in our kitchen
2181. Doodling
2182. Practicing Trio
2183. Talking late
2184. Eating dark chocolate and sipping Izzys
2185. Sleepover with the Hall girls
2186. Talking with dear friends about wedding plans
2187. Running errands with mom
2188. Sunshine
2189. {This sober reminder that Christians still die for their faith}
2190. Working in the kitchen with mom
2191. A night with my Johannsen Kiddos
2192. Holding a sleeping little girl in my lap