Friday, March 13, 2009

Day of Grace #1

well, i thought i'd try the daily grateful-for-little-gobs-of-grace trend, when i saw this one(for more info on this particular meme, click on the 365 Days of Grace icon on my sidebar). ....like a daily gratitude list, but i like the idea of writing them down in terms of how God has 'graced' me... and how i live in His Grace. i may or may not do it every day, but i'm gonna number them and try to make it to 365, Lord willin'!
  • i have amazing friends who came over on their own time and worked a miracle in my disaster zone. i am in humble awe and thankfulness.
  • i am learning to not feel like dirt when i need help... and with the patience of friends, i'm learning how to ask for and/or recieve the help that's needed.
  • i am grateful for the ability, even in my messy messed up state of mind, to bless someone i love dearly in a small way.... it blesses me to be able to help someone else, especially with how ...useless... i've been feeling lately.
  • i live in canada, which has an awesome healthcare system, despite it's flaws!!! - if i lived in other countries it's quite possible i wouldn't have as (medically) good of a life as i do.
  • i have a friend that comes whenever i need help, and recently saw me through one of the worst moments of my life... *sniffs*
  • i have a hot coffee already made, sitting there waiting for me to get off my behind and go get it... [gone an done it!] ...yum!!!!
  • i got some yummy artisan focaccia(sp?) bread today - and i got it for free! :D
  • a small thing.... cuz my house is amazingly tidy now (thanks, darling friends), i finally got up the guts to try turning off my gas fireplace pilot light (easy peasy! what was i so afraid of?! lol).... and have now moved my computer right in front of the ugly glass of the fireplace, and my puter scene is now graced with a purdy tiled mantle. sweet. a very small thing, but i've wanted to do that for a long time....
  • there's a lady's craft day tomorrow (really, an excuse to get together and hang out! lol)... and i just *may* dig out my easel and paints and try something out... but mostly i'm just looking forward to being with my friends.
  • i have a friend who was MIA for over a week, but just this morning was located... thank You, Lord. i hope she is well.....
there are so many things that God has done or is doing in my life that i could go on and on forever if i were to try to cover everything.... i'll hit on the points that are standing out to me this day - from whatever point in life they were from, if they bless me to this day, it may show up on here. even if it was years and years ago....

when my friend decides to stop hoarding no longer needs the use of my camera, i hope to start doing the 365 photo challenge ... but that one would be (at least trying for) every day... i need the motivation to get a wee moment of creativity into my day, however wee it may indeed bee....
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2 comments:

  1. Tanya7:40 p.m.

    Great post! I look forward to seeing what "graces" this page!!! Take care.

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  2. Tamara12:10 a.m.

    I love this :)

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