Since I last blogged, I've been counting... my blessings!  Many of you have read "One Thousand Gifts:  A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are," by Ann Voskamp.  If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it!  I recently started the book, and I'm learning to take time and notice God's blessings all around me,... and thank Him for them!

I'm thankful for the bird that sings to me every morning, when I rise before the rest of the family!

I'm thankful for yellow trees! (They have a name... guayacán... but I like to call them "yellow trees"!)

I'm thankful for the tornado-less thunderstorms I witness coming down the mountain!

I'm thankful for oxygen!

I'm thankful for the bread and wine, for the body and blood, for brokenness and forgiveness, for healing and victory.  (God showed me that one at last week's communion service.  No, we don't use wine at our church!  Rather, referencing Christ's words.)

I'm thankful for hugs and kisses I receive every morning when my two favorite men leave the house and every afternoon when they return safely home!

At this stage in our lives, I'm thanking God for every pastor who accepts my request and invites us to share in their church in our upcoming itineration!

I'm thankful for those of you who faithfully give your faith promises!

I'm thankful for those of you who faithfully lift us up in prayer!

Everywhere around me, there is something to be thankful for!  Even when our water goes out for two days due to damage in the line, I can be thankful that I have a home with clean, running water!

Count your many blessings, name them one by one!