Lord, We know You are willing. We know that You can heal.

We know that You have compassion on us.

We know that You love us. We know that You know all our hurts and pains.

We know that You have healed in the days of old.

We know that You heal in these days of now.

And we know that on the day to come ALL will be healed.

Lord, thank-you for hope, for faith, and for love.

We are but beggars

141. big hills and an even bigger sky

142. a wet boy and a wet dog

143. work

144. and play

145. the valley

146. and the mountain top

147. the locust

148. and the flower

149. bravery (or is it?)

150. and fear (momma's only)

151. growing up

152. and staying little

153. being with just him

154. being with just them

155. or all together

Thank-you Lord for it all... what a journey You give to us

"But Thou, O LORD, art a shield about me,

My glory,

and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the LORD with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain."

-Psalm 3:3-4

I am feeling quite frustrated which almost always means I need to count my blessings. I got a great quote from a friend yesterday. She got it from another fellow traveler.

"Worship isn't a feeling. Worship is saying what's true." (-Merna)

Awhile back I joined Holy Experience's Ann and the gratitude community. I have posted some blogs and tagged them with grateful owls but haven't really started a count. I know I have many many things I am thankful for, but had I ever just started a list... a running list that I could pull out on the hard days. Nate had trouble going to sleep last night. I told him to think of all those really great things we have in life. And thus began my list... so here is a peek into my journal. I want to worship Him, speaking the truth about what He has given me.

1. Curls on little boy painted golden in the sunlight

2. Veins on the back of leaves

3. the feel of long grass passing through fingers

4. Curtains blowing in the breeze

5. words of truth spoken from trusted friend

6. eyes that light up when they see you

7. hayfields freshly mowed and mint fields chopped

8. proud cornstalks rising up against blue skies

9. blue skies (did I miss those?)

10. coffee waiting hot and ready

11. blueberries bulging on the bush

12. the color green painted lavishly on trees and grass

13. Black-eyed susans growing where I forgot

14. kind strangers who welcome poultry they never met!

15. cereal on the shelf and milk in the fridge (Lord, may I never take it for granted)

16. shoes found and not even sought after (a perfect fit!)

17. the curve of the land and fields or woods that follow

18. the smell of the grill cooking up something delightful

19. cows in fields of green

20. strong arms letting me cry

Every day He begs our attention, every second He tells us of His love for us. He calls to you- can you hear Him?

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse." (Romans 1:20)