Day Thirty-One....

a gift found on a paper.....



a gift found in a person.....

My friend Becca and her awesome workout class!!!!




a gift found in a picture......

I am sad that I have nothing for this one. I can not find my charger for my camera and I am really bummed, because I love taking pictures and I was also so busy all day that I never had time to take any.

Day Thirty.....

3 old things seen new.......

We got out the blocks today and really played with them.....these blocks are from my 17 year old niece.....Trey did a great job building.



We watched a whole bunch of old home videos from when the kids where babies and that was so fun!






Today I went to the Apple Store and saw an old friend from college. It was a new opportunity for friendship renewed!

Day Twenty-Nine.....

a song heard......

Well, this morning was church, so we heard some beautiful music!

a soft word......

The sermon was really great today.....the word that stuck out to me was "witness".

where you saw light.....

We had the most amazing Stutzman family over for dinner and they always bring light to our whole family!!!!!

Day Twenty-Eight....

3 graces found in your friends.....

Today the kids and I met my friend Nicole Dow and her kiddos at Lowe's to do a free kids workshop! I am so encouraged by my friend Nicole every time I see her. She has THE HARDEST pregnancies anyone should ever go through and she is now 6 months pregnant with her third....she is a TROOPER!! I wouldn't even be out of the house if I was her. She gives me hope and strength to say...."I can make it through the day!"

Tonight our cousin Lizzie came over for dinner.....after Dale took the kiddos to bed and went to bed himself, Lizzie and I talked and talked and talked and it was so GREAT!!!

I know that's not 3 but that's all i have.

Day Twenty-Seven.....

3 gifts that might never have been......

Dale and I got to pray this morning together and that might never have been if the kids didn't sleep in a little......



If it hadn't snowed this morning, we probably would have been out and about, but it made us slow down and just play at home before Trey had to go to school.....and a small gift, for about 30 minutes, Trey and Iree played very well together and this is what they made.....



If my husband hadn't been so gracious tonight, I might never had the gift of going ALONE to Starbucks to read for an hour!!

Day Twenty-Six....

a gift before nine am.....

Dale took the car early this morning, so we walked Trey to school and it ended up being so nice out and a great way to start our morning....and the view wasn't too bad either......






a gift before noon......

My friend Hillary came over today for us to do our running co-op and right before she came over, I read on FB that a good friend of my growing up had went into cardiac arrest. I was pretty sad and distraught about it. When Hillary walked in, I told her what had happened and of course she was great, but the greatest thing she did for me was kind of silly.....I was stressing about doing an interval run and she said, "Stacy, just do what you want today....listen to your music and pray and do what will make you feel the lest stressed." THAT TOTALLY FREED ME TO DO JUST THAT AND I RAN 3 MILES (which is great for me!!!)!!!! She showered me with grace today and also made me lunch....yum!





a gift after dark.....

The picture says it all.....the kiddos love their daddy.....

Day Twenty-Five.....

one grace borrowed.......

My boot camp workout video from the library!

one grace found......

Today I found wisdom from my Sisters Bible Study group. "Face the worst. Believe the best. Do the most you can. Leave the rest to God." We were discussing dealing with our anger and it was so helpful to me to have women older than I to find wisdom and encouragement from.

one grace inherited.......

I love singing at night to my kiddos the way my mom sung to me!

Day Twenty-Four....

3 things blue.....

I loved this one today.....so i have more than three....

Day Twenty-Three....

3 things found in Christ.....

Forgiveness
Unconditional Love
Trust

Day Twenty-Two....

one grace wrinkled.....

I don't have anything for this because today my nerves were wrinkled all day and I couldn't find grace in much.....


one grace smoothed....

I guess maybe I finally smoothed out and finished our chore charts and it feels great to be organized!






one grace unfolded.....


Iree's sweet drawing from Church....

Day Twenty-one....

one thing in the sky.....






one thing from your memory....


Going out with these ladies tonight brought up great memories....



of back in the day....







one thing that's ugly-beautiful.....

Day Twenty.....

3 gifts you saw only when you got close-up.....

Day Nineteen.....

a grace in the kitchen.....

My friend Hillary came over and we went running (we have a little co-op, where she runs and I watch the kids and then I run and she watches the kids) and then she brought and made us lunch....Avocado/fried egg sandwiches....YUM!!!!




a grace in the weather.....

It was a beautiful warm winter day with clear blue skies.....





a grace that might never have been....

If Daddy didn't suggest "making cookie night" we would have never been all lying in bed reading together and if Iree wasn't super tired from it being so late, she would have never started the unending kissing game, where she just keeps giving us kisses and then Trey joined in...

Day Eighteen....

3 gifts from God's Word.....

Matthew 5-7
Luke 6:20-26
We talked about the Beatitudes in our Sister's Bible Study today and it was so great. Talked about how "The Beatitudes are not prescriptions for blessedness but descriptions of the kinds of people who are invited to the kingdom."

Day Seventeen....

one gift that made you laugh, one gift that made you pray, one gift that made you quiet.....

Today Iree and I sat at the little table to eat lunch together while Trey was at school. She calls this mommy and Iree special time together. She is my gift that made me laugh, pray, and be quiet today....

Day Sixteen...

3 ways you witnessed happiness today.....

Trey loves reading with his daddy....it makes his heart happy.....



Family painting day.....



Family swimming at the new Rec Center.....




First ever Fredrickson Family Dessert Before Dinner night......(our FREE pizza wasn't going to be ready for 20 minutes so we ate our frozen yogurt first!!)

Day Fifteen....

one thing you wore.....

my smile and my new boots.....







one thing you gave away.....


I let go of my agenda to take the kids to the park for a little bit......






one thing you shared.....


My hugs and handshakes while we were welcomed to our new church.....

Day Fourteen....

3 ways you glimpsed the startling grace of God.....

Today was a really tough day....

God is always showing me grace through nature and great friends......

Day Thirteen.....

3 sounds you hear......

I have to name more than 3 today....

The wind blowing while crunching in the ice on the way to school.....



My husband tends to breath heavy while he is thinking and today he was thinking about his sermon.....

Waterdeeps whole new album is amazing.......(Listen to Call it a Dance first!)


and love Ben Howard......


Love hearing my kids laughing and playing nicely together......

The sound of popcorn popping for movie night.......

The quiet when the kids are asleep.....

Day Twelve....

a gift above you and beside you......

The beautiful Colorado blue sky and sunshine after a snowy yesterday!




a gift below you.....

On my run today over snow and ice....I saw this beautiful image......the water running through and underneath the ice......

Day Eleven.....

3 yellow things that strike you as a fresh mercy.....


I rediscovered my love for bananas today......



I love this prayer book....



warm fire on a snowy day......