Each week (I aim for Thursday), I’ll use this space to list five things (items, experiences, people, whatever) for which I’ve been recently grateful. Consider it my “blessings count”. Ann Voskamp’s famous challenge to list 1000 gifts seemed daunting — I’m committing to 500, a task which will take me two years of weekly posts to complete!
Sunday isn’t quite Thursday, but I don’t want to fall behind, so here goes!
1) Words
I love that there are sounds that can embody thoughts, with slant and style and nuance. Written or spoken, language is certainly a love of mine. This is still somewhat shocking to a “math and science” guy in high school days!
2) Green
The park outside my office window has become very green very quickly. The rods and cones in my eyeballs are happy about this change.
3) Sleeping Children
I love my three daughters all of the time, and their waking moments are certainly the most entertaining. But there really is something priceless about watching them sleep, hearing their breaths and brushing their cheeks and stroking their hair. The words mentioned in #1 above would be hard-pressed to capture the tenderness of such moments.
4) Haircuts
My last haircut was a couple weeks ago, but I love that fleeting feeling when your hair is just the right length. It doesn’t last long, so enjoy it while you’ve got it!
5) Swish
The church where I work used to be a school building. Basketball nets still hang in our auditorium. Coffee breaks do nothing for me (I don’t drink that stuff), so when I need to get my blood pumping, 5 or 10 minutes of shooting hoops is my activity of choice. It amazes me that the sound and motion of a ball sailing through the mesh never gets old. I have loved that since I was a kid, and I’m sure I will until I’m bracing myself at the free throw line with a walker.
YOUR TURN: Your input makes this post better!
- Did any of this week’s list especially strike a chord with you?
- What’s one thing you’re particularly grateful for this week?
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I love #1 also! I’ve learned how much I love words over these last couple years, especially ones that are well-written! There is nothing quite like meaningful, well-thought-out and written words.
And being the eyeball geek that I am, I love your reference to the rods and cones in #2 – although technically, it is just the cones that are helping you perceive that lovely shade of green outside your window! 🙂
Thanks Jill. Being not nearly the eyeball geek, I just KNEW that someone would get me on a technicality revolving around rods and cones!