one thousand gifts March 2012

Ok, I must admit, I read Ann Voskamp’s blog daily & I bought her book, but I only saw the one thousand gift Joy Dare Last month, so I’m doing January’s Joy Dare in March: 1. 3 things about myself for which I am grateful- God gave me a kind heart, I am a Sunday [...]

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A joyful and sorrow spotted year

Joy Posts: 12/25 a Christmas day w/the fam, the kids were so excited and I really had a nice time being with family 12/26 watching the hubs and kids play with their new christmas toys and games all day 12/27 naps during the day, relaxing, trying to cheer up 12/28 mexican food for dinner and [...]

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Merry Christmas & why I say that

I think it is fine to wish someone a Merry Christmas. Most of the people you talk to daily are people you know and you would know if they did not celebrate Christmas and you could improvise on a per person basis. It makes me feel good to wish someone a Merry Christmas, you are [...]

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Christmas is in the air joy

12/11 Roast Beef, roasted root veg & homemade yorkshire pudd for dinner-love it 12/12 Not so bad mondays 12/13 good MRI results on my gingers ears 12/14 picking out cats at the SPCA- super fun and cute 12/15 dancing with friends on a Thursday night at a last minute christmas party 12/16 choc chip cookies [...]

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joyful all ye…holiday season joy

11/27 Thanksgiving weekend this year- new traditions & what a blast it was 11/28 the sound of the fork hitting the bowl when making scrambled eggs 11/29 wanting to be a good friend 11/30 person at drugstore remembering my grandfather fondly, including his lottery picks-he started playing the his numbers when I was 14 over [...]

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Busy thankgiving-joy

11/13 fall bursts of color 11/14 I am my grandmothers granddaughter always changing my furniture around, totally makes me feel close to her 11/15 kind of easy going days 11/16 getting to see spring colors on the way to speech testing and now the beauty of fall colors on the long ride to hearing testing, [...]

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I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart….

10/30 1st snowday of the school year 10/31 handing out candy & then hanging out w/friends 11/1 a day of feeling really productive 11/2 good conversation at a new women’s group 11/3 helping with kindergarten class, kindergarteners are awesome 11/4 dinner at wegmans by the fireplace- lovely way to end a Friday 11/5 Target w/the [...]

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Snowy Joy

10/16 coming home after a long night at work 10/17 cali tortilla for dinner-YUMM 10/18 Catching up on TAR 10/19 Rain drops on the window look like glitter, made me feel like I was in a snowglobe 10/20 trying to figure things out 10/21 Reading to my kids 10/22 Thinking about how great my nan [...]

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fall joys

10/2 finally catching up on Grey’s 10/3 finding out some new family geneology and being able to trace it, very cool 10/4 pepperoni dip for dinner 10/5 A fun day w/my daughter 10/6 watching my little cat run up and down the stairs chasing my other cat 10/7 coming home after a long day at [...]

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Wow

9/18 new computer- yay!! 9/19 Life & it’s precious-ness 9/20 ER docs who know their stuff 9/21 a good council meeting 9/22 the blessings of children 9/23 crazy nights w/my 2 best friends 9/24 basket weaving at a cultural fair 9/25 watching my son’s face as he expierenced his first habachi 9/26 my best friend [...]

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