The past two weeks have been so full of gifts it is hard to
choose which ones to highlight in this post. I spent a wonderful week in Colorado Springs with the
Academy Christian Church family. I
enjoyed getting to spend time with their children for their week of vacation
Bible school. I also had a
wonderful time getting to know several families better as I was hosted for
meals and a place to stay. After
that week, I spent a week way ‘up north’ in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. My extended family shares a couple of
small cabins on the shore of Boulder lake. I have not been up to the cabin since I was 12. I had a lovely week there with my
parents, brother and niece.
These weeks have been full of a variety of amazing gifts
from God. As I continue with my counting
of the gifts I want to share a small portion of those gifts with you. This is a wonderful way of bringing my
focus into the present moment and keeping me thankful no matter what happens in
the day. I encourage you to try
it. Just list a couple of gifts
each day and you may find you are much more thankful at the end of the day.
680. Pajama day at
VBS. Such cute kids!
681. Seven Falls
visit and seeing several sights around Co. Springs.
682. Dinner with the Mangels
at Jose Muldoons. I think Jose was
a little confused about his roots :),
but the food was great.
683. Western day at
VBS and a fun day talking about Turkana food and play.
684. Taco Bell lunch
– My first since being home -Tasty!
685. Fun wandering
around the Broadmoor grounds with Diane Meyer and getting frozen yogurt for
dessert.
686. A delicious
dinner and fun visit with the Holts.
687. Getting all the
pictures I needed for VBS.
688. Super hero and
princess day. So many cute ideas.
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| capes and shields |
690. Hawaiian day and
a good closing at VBS.
691. A very lavish offering from the kids
for the work in Turkana!
692. I made it to
Indianapolis by plane without getting bumped off the overbooked flight.
693. Laundry done and
ready to be packed for the trip to WI tomorrow.
694. A fun picnic
with Milligan alumni at the Indians’ baseball game. So good to see several friends there!
695. “Take me out to
the ballpark! Take me out to the
game!” Indians won the game and I
had peanuts in my Cracker Jacks. :)
696. Mark had a
dental emergency, but we were still able to leave for our road trip to
Wisconsin in good time.
697. Another first
for this furlough – Arbys for lunch – Yum.
698. We got to the
cabin late, but our beds were made.
I loved this fun old bushel basket in the bathroom.
699. A first real
look in sunlight at the cabin. A
cute little place That is smaller than I remember it.
700. We got stocked
up for the week at the grocery store in Minoqua.
701. Several signs
pointing the way to the Pottenger Cabins.
It was fun to see our name along with others at the intersections of
roads up here.
702. The beautiful
lake and tall trees reaching for the sky.
703. The ‘Sermon on
the Mount” rock and the walk there I took with Dad and Mark as we wandered
through our memories.
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| That's Mark up on the rock - it is huge! |
705. Little Bohemia
and the Aberdeens visited. They
feature in U.S. history and in the movie ‘Public Enemy.’
706. A visit to a
Cranberry bog. Things grow in some
amazing places!
707. Exploring
Boulder Junction town.
709. A very nice bike
ride with Mark and Indy.
710. Mark able to
laugh with the people in the ER as they checked out his broken collar bone.
711. A good day just
enjoying the Lord and His Creation.
712. Re-packing and
getting ready to leave tomorrow.
Savoring the time spent here.
713. A fun fish fry
and desserts with the Foster family.
714. A red full moon
sighted on the way back to the cabin.
3 gifts sitting
715. In the car
watching all the white birch trees going by on our way back to IN.
716. At a table with
my family all around eating lunch.
717. Pondering all
God’s gifts as we travel.
718. Worshipping the
Lord with my family at MPCC.
719. Lunch with long
time friends and family after church.
720. Fried Pickles –
a new taste experience.
721. Lunch at the
Ayers Tearoom with Mom & old friends.
722. Chicken Salad
from there is still delicious.
723. A hard thing to
give thanks for and hard praying because of it. It made the testimony from one of the ladies at lunch speak
to the situation. Thanks to the
Lord for her words from His Word!
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be make known to
God. And the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.” Phil 4:6&7
The Lord has been good to me these past few weeks. How about you? How has he been blessing you? I’d love to hear from you.
This is a wonderful way of bringing my focus into the gifts moment.
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