Learn to Love These Days

I have been listening to a lot of Mandisa lately. I really love her album, "What if we were real" (I am excited to hopefully be seeing her in concert at the end of June.) This song "These Days" reminds me that I need to appreciate even "in the middle of the crazy, God is so amazing."  This song reminds me that I can "learn to love these days."

Sharing the blessings God has bestowed upon me as I take part in the Joy Dare.

(For this post, I found so much to share in pictures and music, so I hope you will take/have the time to enjoy them all.)

3 gifts you gave today.

755. Words of encouragement for my son, who wasn't feeling good.

756. A smile for people I came in contact with.

757. Time to be in communion with God; in worship and praise, prayer, and reading His Word.

3 gifts orange

758. Beautiful sunsets

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759. One of the colors in a new lily, blooming in my garden.

760. Drinking Orange Crush soda from a bottle.

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 3 gifts funny

761. Watching a funny sitcom T.V. show.

762. Reading the comic strip, "Zits". Makes me laugh every time.

763. (not funny haha, but funny coincidence-or really just God's timing) My friend and I were in town and came upon an art festival going on and had time to stop and enjoy the artwork of many creative people. It's funny how God puts certain events in our paths.

3 gifts from today’s conversations

764. Talking to my son's girlfriend about relationships.

765. Went with my mom to her doctor's appt. and had a very pleasant and informative conversation with the lady doctor.

766.Talking with friends, hearing and sharing prayer requests, and praying for each other.

3 gifts found in Christ

767."Firm, through the fiercest drought and storm."

768. "This gift of love and righteousness."

769."No guilt of life; no fear in death."
(lyrics to "In Christ Alone.")
 

A gift of peace, of hope, of love

770.Peace - Feeling that our house and moving situation is in God's hands and that we have to rest in that alone!

771.Hope - Hopeful that my son and his girlfriend are learning a lot about relationships through our pastor's sermons at church.

772.Love - The awesome love I have for my hubby (I set this monkey near his sink in the bathroom and he's kept it there ever since, so he gets to remember my love every day.)

3 gifts “ugly-beautiful”

773. Having digestive issues...I think I'm gluten intolerant and every once in a while, I'll get flair-ups.(Beautiful because I LOVE bread, but ugly because eating too much makes my stomach hurt!)

774. I was watching the evening news and there are so many teens that have died in car accidents(some seniors, about to graduate). I am so thankful that God spared my son during those turbulent years and that He still protects him now.

775. Spending time with my extended family. It's not been the smoothest of relationships, but I am still thankful for them.

   Linking over at these blog parties:

 Sharing His Beauty (Beauty In His Grip)
 Multitude on Mondays (A Holy Experience)
Heart Reflected(State of the Heart)   
 Hear It on Sunday/Use it on Monday(Graceful)
Soli Deo Gloria(Finding Heaven)
On Your Heart Tuesdays (A Pause in the Path)

 Grace Cafe' (Reflections of His Grace)