August Day Twelve...

3 gifts half-hidden...

Ice cream half in ice.
Placemats stickers poking through for Claire's Birthday Celebration.

August Day Eleven...

3 gifts of metal...

Starring at metal shelves while Dale and I have a hard but good conversation.
Metal on the clippers cutting the weeds and being outside.
Tiny Metal shopping cart that Iree loves pushing at Ace Hardware.

August Day Ten...

3 hard eucharisteo gifts...

Leaving our camping adventure.
Listening to marriage book.
Being off scheduled and tired.

August Day Nine...

a gift hole....

Finally made fire about working/carving three different holes!

a gift while...

I feel whole and refreshed during this amazing family adventure!!

a gift half....

August Day Eight...

3 gifts in summer....

Family vacations.

warm weather.

Sleeping in (a little).

August Day Seven....

3 gifts in God's Word...

Creation-earth-world-enough-blessing-children

Dale and I talked about the Parable of the Good Samaritan relating to the 3 questions that we were just taught......
-Simple answer
-motivator
-existential  (MLK Jr. said let's ask why was this road built in the first place?)

August Day Six....

3 gifts in water....

The beautiful creek near our campground.

The language of the water rushing.

Fresh water to drink even camping.

August Day Five....

a gift outside....

Campfire made from scratch with a fire kit!

a gift inside....

Talking with Dale in the car ride to our camping adventure.

a gift upside down....

The beautiful stars.

August Day Four....

3 gifts sitting....

Watching the kids at Monkey Business having so much fun!

Sitting at the computer to skype with my mom!

Sitting at a nice dinner out with our family!

August Day Three...

a gift at 10am.....

Driving to the zoo and catching up with Uncle Bobby.

a gift at 1pm....

Cool air conditioner in the car after being out in the heat at the zoo.

a gift at 10pm...

Watching olympics with Dale.

August Day Two...

3 gifts eaten....

Oatmeal to go bars!
Leftovers.
Ice Cream.
Fresh air during my workout.

August Day One...

3 gifts white....

Amazing CO clouds.
Trey's whites of his eyes when he was so excited/nervous to go on the big water slide all by himself.
Sunscreen going on our bodies at Pirate's Cove Water park.

July Day Thirty-one....

3 gifts difficult....

Workout.

Kids attitudes, but so thankful for children.

Friends staying with you for a week!

July Day Thirty...

3 gifts heard...

Reading stories at Tattered Cover Book Store.

Iree and Norah and their sweet little voices and little cute sayings.

Thunder!

July Day Twenty-nine....

3 gifts together...

Being with friends.

Church.

Watching the Olympics.

July Day Twenty-eight....

3 gifts of beginnings...

Yummy oatmeal to begin day.

Beginning our climb up Dinosaur Ridge.....and the kids were classic....we walked 100 yards and they needed to pee, eat, drink, sit down....we just had to laugh!

Picnic at a Lair O' the Bear

July Day Twenty-seven....

a gift on vacation....

Ours is coming soon!

a gift at home...

Family time!

a gift in relaxation....

Soul Rest!

July Day Twenty-six...

3 gifts fresh....

Air
Renewed friendship
Smell after shower

July Day Twenty-five...

3 gifts of ending...

Ending the wait for Amanda to come!
Almost the end of summer!

July Day Twenty-Four...

3 gifts of sand....

OKAY....this one was too hard.....so here is what I was thankful for today....

Date with Dale for his birthday.

Yummy food at nice restaurant.

I was feeling ill in the morning and it forced me to have a relaxing morning!

July Day Twenty-three...

a gift high...

Looking up at Iree's sweet face of excitement as she goes down water slides at Water World.

a gift low...

Yummy homemade cheesecake crumbs by my feet!

a gift far away...

Seeing downtown Denver so clear.
Waving down at friends far away off the water slides.

July Day Twenty-two....

3 gifts understated....

Eating out after church.

Having company on a sunday morning....love it!

Dinner at amazing friends house!

July Day Twenty-one....

3 gifts of story...

Iree's bathtime stories.....her imagination is awesome!
Trey and his quiet time stories that he imagine's with his toys!!
Sharing stories with Jeannette Thompson on her visit here!

July Day Twenty...

A gift in dark.......today there was a shooting in Aurora and it was so dark, but I am filled with joy when my husband writes prayers and poems.

A gift in light......my run.

A gift in shadow.....eating ice cream in the shadow of a tree.

July Day Nineteen....

3 gifts baked....
I was baking in the sun during my workout and afterwards Becca made us this special overnight oats that were delicious!
I actually was so baked today that I took a nap!
VBS

July Day Eighteen....

3 gifts musical...

Worship music in the morning....

Kids singing VBS songs....

Iree singing VBS songs....

July Day Seventeen....

3 gifts learned...

Resistance training helps strengthen your bones and fight osteoporosis!
Learned from Gary Shockley's book to meander with the spirit more!
That I love doing science at VBS and relating it to the Bible for the kids!

July Day Sixteen....

3 gifts hanging down....

I got to get away for the day by myself for my birthday!  I went to Pearl St. in South Denver....such good memories there.....


My arm hanging down off the massage table!


All the cool things hanging on the cute front porches of all houses while I walked and enjoyed myself.

Enjoyed God's beautiful creation in these trees.