3 Ugly Beautiful Gifts

~ My heart: ugly, but being made beautiful
~ Our sink pipes coming undone while doing dishes, which provided a chance for God to give me peace and not let me come unglued
~ Another looming winter storm, which I am so sick of, but yet the snow is still so beautiful

3 Gifts Seen as Reflections

~ A mirror showing me myself and reminding me who I am
~ A tree line along a lake
~ Lilypads on the water

A Gift Worn Out, New, Made-Do

Worn Out: My beautiful tulips that have reached the end of their lives
New: Beautiful serving plates that Roy found on major clearance and got for me :)
Made Do:  I feel like so many things in our life are "made do" but we're still so grateful for all God's given us!

3 Gifts Before 11 AM

~ A nice warm shower
~ The bright sunshine
~ Catching up with my friends

3 Ways You Feel the Love of God

~ Through His creation and its beauty
~ Through Roy each and every day
~ Through good friends who love me just as I am

3 Gifts Found in Giving/Serving

~ The joy-filled and youthful faces that smile up at me each week in our Sunday School classes. Love those kids.
~ The overwhelming love I feel for our church family when I get to be up on stage and just look out over them as I play.
~ The laughter and heartache found in working with teenagers. They bring me to the Lord in prayer with prayers of thanksgiving and pleas of mercy.

3 Gifts in Shadows

~ The silhouettes of me and Roy walking hand in hand in the evening. I miss our walks and can't wait for it to warm back up so we can walk together again.
~ Cool breezes on warm days
~ The reminder that light shines into the dark places. Light makes the darkness flee, but darkness can do nothing to the light. Just like Christ.

A Gift at 11:30, 2:30, 6:30

11:30: Preparing for youth and kids ministries this weekend. It is a joy to work with them!
2:30: The ability to exercise and move my body to keep it healthy
6:30: Enjoying time with our youth girls at Girls' Night

3 Gifts Found Outside

~ A neighbor helping my car get unstuck yesterday
~ A blanket of glittering diamonds
~ Watching a beautiful sunset on my drive home

A Gift Stitched, Hammered, Woven

Stitched: Our quilt, one of our most used wedding gifts!
Hammered: Our bookshelf that Roy built
Woven: All my sweaters, which have been very helpful in this snowy winter

3 Gifts Found When Bent Down

~ My favorite little boy, visiting with his parents for dinner
~ The reminder that He is God and I am not
~ Clean floors, thanks to my husband that was a huge help today!

3 Gifts Found in Writing

~ Our Christmas cards from each other, family, and friends that are sitting out in various places and contain messages of love
~ My reading in Psalms today: "I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!  Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!"
~  Research material that I actually am enjoying!

3 Gifts on Paper

~ My Bible
~ Cards and notes from people that love me
~ Books!

3 Old Things Seen New

~ People that you've known at a distance once you get to know them
~ Birds back at our feeder that we haven't seen in awhile
~ Youth Group - so good to be back!