Kentucky Sky

I got to stay home from work tonight. I could have missed this evening.

But I did't.

Farmboy decided to make a fire outside while I cooked dinner and he called me out to witness this beautiful sky.





I don't think I have ever seen such a completely pink and blue sky before.
 It looked like a drawing out of a children's book.

It fascinates me that Our Creator gives us these things to bring moments of joy to our lives.

What other reason can you think of for making the atmosphere reflect light in such a way?

Psalm 8: 1, 3, 4

                                                 ¹ LORD, our Lord,
                                                   how majestic is your name in all the earth!

                                                  You have set your glory
                                                   in the heavens.

                                               ³ When I consider your heavens,
                                                  the work of your fingers,
                                                  the moon and the stars,
                                                  which you have set in place,
                                               ⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
                                                  human beings that you care for them?

One week in. . .

So, a week has gone by in my world and I am on #20 in my list of one thousand gifts.

I am not just sitting down and writing every single thing I can think of that I am thankful for, I am writing things down as they happen. . .that is the key. . . to be in the moment. As I looked back over this week it occurred to me that I have started a journal of sorts. Most of the things there are things that I would have forgotten as soon as the moment passed, but yet, as I read over them my smile returns just as bright as when I penned the words.

I won't sit here and claim to be changed. I think it is (and will be) an ongoing process. . .one that may never be fully completed, but here I am. . .

Enjoying each moment as it comes!

I Am Ashamed. . .

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      As I stand on the cusp of living the life I have prayed for for the past 7 years, I am frustrated by my humanity. I have so much. . .so much more than I could have ever dreamed, yet each day I am able to find something to complain about. . .some disappointment to dwell on.


      Perhaps it is because I am still in transition, but I am beginning to wonder if this whining has become a habit for me. I have really been feeling convicted about my attitude. . .it seems that this time of year smacks me in the face with it. . .stuff, stuff and more stuff. . .the quest for more, bigger, better that we American's are known for. . .Santa first on my kid's minds. . . The Nativity an afterthought. . .OUCH!


      A friend had posted on facebook about a Jesse Tree and as I was looking into doing this for my own family I stumbled onto a website and in a late night web surfing impulse immediately bought the e-book and started reading. . .it is simple, but heavy stuff. . . Thankfulness. . .Living life fully because you are aware each moment of the gifts God has given you. . .true thankfulness. . .for the little things.

http://onethousandgifts.com/

She started writing a list of 1000 gifts and it changed her perspective and her life. I am only on chapter 4, but I am already excited at how God is going to use this to change my heart.

 My One Thousand Gifts

1. My son's eyes.
2. My daughter's gap toothed smile.
3. Sunlight shadows on my houseplant.
4. The dark and rich smell of coffee.
5. Kittens wrestling.
6. . .