Some weeks I’m really good at counting my blessings as I see them.
I stop whatever I’m doing and get my notebook to number and record the blessing in the moment.
Then there are other weeks {like this week} that is filled with life and busy and I forget to stop.
But still I don’t forget to record.
I number and count and remember as I reflect on the week.
As I sat reflecting on this past week, a week filled with activity I was overwhelmed with the bounty that lay before me.
A bounty of blessings.
As I recorded blessing after blessing, surpassing my expected number I once again am humbled by God’s hand in my life.
He gives so much more than I deserve.
And of these that I have counted, I know that there are many, many more that still went unnoticed and uncounted.
His blessings are bountiful.
And because of that my life is filled with beauty, grace, and gratitude.
This week I am counting…
168. rainbow colored roses
169. a playdate at the playground
170. sewing a pillow with Mary Catherine
171. watching my three play outside…freely dancing, singing and laughing
172. group hug for Daddy
173. a white flower in her hand
174. dessert with our dinner…sweet and tangy
175. a completed project that’s been waiting for a year…the “J” appliqued on her onesie
176. being “super mommy” to my little boy
177. coloring Easter eggs
178. teaching them to peel a boiled egg…little fingers prying off the hard shell
179. the awe, wonder and excitement of watching the circus
180. Mary Catherine’s favorite act, the tight rope, being performed right in front of us {or rather above us}
181. holding and walking with my sleepy baby
182. cotton candy dried in the corners of their mouth
183. Daddy and son boiling peanuts together
184. His life, death, and resurrection celebrated
185. new life…I live because HE lives!
186. Easter baskets and chocolate bunnies
187. a skirt I made on my sweet girl
188. pretty Easter dresses
189. a little boy’s compliment, “You’re handsome, Mommy!”
190. Easter eggs hidden in the grass
Miko's Girl says
Beautiful!
JDaniel4's Mom says
How wonderful to be handsome! Happy Easter!
LifeAtTheCircus says
sounds like a truly marvelous week… great photos and great memories!!
Nancy M. says
Beautiful pictures and awesome blessings!
Barbie says
Gorgeous pictures! God has showered you with abundance this past week.
Jenny says
#183…my husband loves boiled peanuts. As a kid he bought some at a roadside stand somewhere down South. A few years ago, once we had a computer, we found the recipe. He makes them but says they are not as good as the ones he remembers as a kid.