1000 Gifts and Counting...

Like Ann Voskamp, I continue to scribble my gratitude list and click my camera at things that make me see God's love and grace-filled gifts in my life...  These past few weeks there have been just too many to count or capture in pixels, but here are a few:

One single blossom on a tree that otherwise looked lifeless,

a sign to never lose hope,

a sign that all things are possible with God.

Pushing this sweet boy in the swing,

listening to him giggle as I give him under-dogs, under-cats, under-hippos, under-cows... :)

This boys' freckled face melts my heart whether he's smiling or serious

Our tree covered with ladybugs...

hours of entertainment for my little boys...poor ladybugs!  :}

Watching these hands work diligently---

seeing Paul's passion at fixing things

and doing outdoorsy things like conquering a mountain on a bike

Bubble-making boys in the backyard...

Like mother like son... :)

Daddy and baby wrestling on the bed

Watching my husband play ball with his baseball-loving boys

Boys immersed in Grandma's storytelling

Crisscrossed paws and a bundle of fur blending in with our  new bedspread

Dominic the tree-climber with his massive mop of hair...

how I love his massive loving heart!

Signs of new life and hope everywhere I look...

even within my heart!

Thank you, Jesus, for all these gifts and so much more!