Happy Thursday everyone. I hope you have had a fabulous week! Can you believe we are doing our final full week of the Joy Dare for the month of January?
Well let’s jump right into hopefully awhat was a joy filled week.
January 22nd-28th
January 22nd- A gift wrinkled, smoothed and unfolded
- wrinkled- any number of J’s artwork I find on the kitchen table or desks
- smoothed- our blankets on our freshly made bed, every time I walked into our room I get a massive sense of peace
- unfolded- notes from hubby in a bin from college that will someday be emptied into scrapbooks
January 23rd- 3 gifts found in Christ
- Grace- I do not deserve salvation and yet I can have it as a free gift
- Mercy- I deserve horrible punishment and yet I am gifted grace
- Unconditional love- Love inspire of myself
January 24th- 3 thing in blue
- my 3 blue watercolor pencils. I think they are probably my favorite in the set
- My reading glasses that have rescued me through the last two months (my eyes had a hard time adjusting after my first procedure) They came to my rescue
- a blue Tupperware container as a gift
January 25th- A grace found, borrowed, inherited
- borrowed- sewing patterns borrowed from a friend
- Found- my Cricut cords…I can’t even!
- inherited- old dishes inherited from Mimi and another lady named Mary- Classsics I never plan to part with!
January 26th -A Joy before Dawn, at noon and after dark
- before dawn- quiet time with Jesus before all the crazy kicks in
- at noon- break time for luck for the kiddos and I can focus on writing/ blogging and the like
- winding down for the evening think about the day ahead praying and planning for God to do amazing things
January 27th- 3 gifts in the kitchen
- plenty of food- needs met
- gifts to share- plenty of food to share with those in need or experiencing sickness or hardship made with love
- things of beauty created by loving hands of family and friends
January 28th- 3 gifts found in friends
- A- a friend that has stood the test of time and trials
- C-a new friend (relatively speaking) challenges me in my growth
- S- an old friend stead and true honest
I must confess this list was DIFFICULT one to choose just 3. there are so many but these three really all have the same qualities. And the best part is they make me better! They challenge me in my walk with God and they stick with me when I fail…AND I HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY BIG FAILS! They love me unconditionally!
How about you? what were some sparks of Joy for you this week?
Remember you can check out the Joy dare by going to Ann Voskamp’s website by clicking here.
Haven’t read her book One Thousand Gifts check it out here (not an affiliate link)
