“Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

I have these verses framed in my kitchen as a constant reminder, and I think “give thanks in everything” means “give thanks in everything,” so I want to be more intentional about thankfulness. After all, gratitude is a form of worship. I keep seeing this on several of the blogs I read, and finally decided to participate as well. So I’m planning to post at least twenty-five of my “one-thousand gifts” every week. I’m a day late this week, but I wanted to go ahead and get started. If you’d like to join in, click that button above.

Of course, these are in totally random order:

1. God’s mercy and grace
2. the ability to read
3. my five senses
4. a Bible-teaching church
5. worship music
6. the experience of being pregnant & giving birth
7. the experience of adopting
8. our Africa trip
9. clean drinking water
10. electricity
11. indoor running water
12. hot showers
13. flowers
14. faithful friends
15. healthy children
16. freedom to worship
17. freedom to homeschool
18. a house to live in
19. no risk of starvation
20. decent medical care
21. a loving, Christ-serving husband
22. my electric tea kettle
23. cameras
24. books
25. the unconditional love of dogs (like Lacy the WonderDog)

Jamie

Wife, mom, J-ma. Introvert who enjoys good books, sunshine, and authentic conversation. Often seen with a steaming mug of tea in hand – unless it’s lost yet again in the microwave. Read more »