March Joy Discovery

Counting the moments with gratitude, because “each moment is a revelation of God.” 

March’s Joy Dare
Counting Gifts from #1530-1621

1. 3 gifts at 3 pm...
Sensitive son helps catch male goats,
Precious husband calls it a "goat rodeo",
ride down from pasture with Precious husband

2.  3 gifts green…
Joy Dare journal, winter rye grass, Precious husband's eyes

3.  3 gifts wore…
Soft pajamas, fuzzy house slippers, warm jacket

4.  3 gifts hard to give thanks for…
Vehicles breaking down,
Precious husband's replacement late for shift change -no life group today, motor in food processor burns up -but after we finish making the black bean dip

5.  3 gifts found…
Sugar free banana bread recipe, black bean burgers, new education apps for ipod

6.  A gift bent, broken, beautiful…
Nails to hold fencing in place, fencing broken by goats -fixed by Sensitive Son, Horses running across pasture -manes and tails flying

7.  3 gifts in the kitchen…
Dishwasher Precious husband found for $20, microwave gift from dear friends, Sensitive son and Princess daughter doing Math on the computer at the table

8.  3 gifts loud…
Kids playing video games together or even board games -loud laughter,Praise music in the morning, goats morning greeting

9.  3 gifts carved…
Ironwood keychains from Gold-hearted Mom to boys, Isaiah 49:16 "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands",Lines and curves in my hands

10.  3 gifts in Christ…
Redemption through His blood, Eternal life, Shepherd's voice

11.  3 gifts read…
Uncle's obituary -a life well lived, Job -first 18 chapters,
"Faith gives the whole earth a celestial aspect -Each moment is a revelation of God."
The Sacrament of the Present Moment by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

12.  A gift in wind, in water, in white…
Wind -carrying birds song across the field,Water -washing vegetables, clothes, dishes, meWhite -blank canvas

13.  3 gifts round…
Granny smith apples, red-ripe tomatoes, canning jars and lids

14.  3 gifts found in silence…
God's presence, thump of red dog's tail on deck, peace

15.  3 gifts given away…
Smiles between new friends, time with family, clothes to a local charity

16.  3 hard eucharisteos…
Discord and offence -reconciliation, Helpful son quitting job and moving to farm, Death of loved ones

17.  A gift turned, folded, hung…
Library books turned in on time, Dry and wet ingredients folded together to make banana bread, American flag hung in library in honor of 9/11 responders

18.  3 gifts red…
Folding chair on cabin porch, tarp keeping water out of cabin, Precious husband & Fun son wearing red shirts while working on cabin

19.  3 gifts eaten…
Pizza shared with new friends, shepherd's pie, frozen bananas


20.  3 gifts that made you laugh…
Little One's laughter, new puppy antics, Princess daughter thinking because I stopped reading aloud I could not pronounce the word "billowing"

21.  A gift salty, sweet, just right…
Cashews, chocolate cake for Gold-hearted Mom's Birthday, Steak & Salad -Gold-hearted Mom's birthday dinner

22.  3 gifts found in His Word…
Creations amazement is but a whisper, "how faint the whisper we hear of Him." Job 26:14;
Encouragement to "lead a quiet life" 1 Thess. 4:11;
God's joy is my strength-Nehemiah 8:10

23.  3 gifts found in women today…
Text from A -how to cook cabbage & prayer request for youth mission trip, Texts with M -sharing life, borrowing paprika from Mrs. D (neighbor)

24.  3 gifts spoken…
Let's go out to eat -Just the two of us,
husband & wife dinner date conversation,
You are a good wife

25.  A gift sung, written, painted…
Corporate worship, "
The moon takes the light You give -fills to empty, empties to fill, over and over, sky at sunset painted by the Creator

26.  3(2) gifts almost gone…
Extra weight, children growing to adulthood

27.  3(2) gifts redeemed…
"Redeemed, redeemed, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb",
land now officially in our name (purchasing rather than leasing)

28.  3 gifts entwined…
Precious husband's fingers laced with mine,
our lives for almost 30 years,
branches overhead now full of leaves

29.  3 gifts of His promises…
Covenant of love -legacy -Exodus 7:9,
Rainbows,
"His love endures forever"

30.  3 gifts uncovered…
Flowers popping heads above clover, soil turned for planting, earthworms

31.  A gift heard, held, hoped for…
Sensitive Son is a hard worker (From leaders on mission trip),
Little One at zoo,
Cabin to be finished