3 times you heard laughter today

1. Boss laughing at my sarcasm

2. Hannah, Grace and Char skyping

3. Mark and I laughing about the difference in long distance calls when we were 8, 11 and 12!

A gift broken, fixed, thrifted

1. Overwhelmed, thankful that my brokenness is healed by grace.

2. Understanding from Mark fixes many things

3. Sharing Char's new dress provides opportunity to show love

A gift at 11:30a, 2:30p, 6:30p

1. Resolution

2. Call from my Mama

3. Dad and daughter preparing to dance. Lots of love and then House to myself.

3 gifts found outside

1. Sunshine! So thankful for sunshine with all of this winter weather.

2. Snow. Fun to play in, when it isn't bitter cold.

3. The American flag outside my wind. Thankful she is still there!

A gift stitched, hammered, broken

1. Stitch in time saves nine. Thankful for lessons in urgency that have helped me develop in sales and service.

2. Hammered. Thankful for a husband who is good at fixing things.

3. Broken. Thankful for broken hearts and broken lives that force dependence on a God who loves us with immeasurable grace.

3 gifts found went bent down

1. Grace

2. Forgiveness

3. New perspective

3 gifts found in writing

1. Honesty

2. Patterns that yield to deeper insight

3. Reminders of God's grace

3 gifts on paper

1. The Bible. God's Word to us, His beloved.

2. My journal. I love to re-read the pages, reminders of grace.

3. Old Christmas cards. I often think I should throw them away, but then when I go through them, they remind me of friends and family.

Matthew 16:13-18 (NIV)

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”


They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

3 gifts red

1. Blood of Christ. Thankful that the Son of God, the Messiah, died for me.

2. My favorite coffee cup. :)

3. My favorite redhead, my niece, Grace. I love that she is getting old enough to text. Looking forward to more sweet messages from my Gracie girl!