endless gifts {421-430}

421. the wideness of God's mercy
422. the depth of His forgiveness [over and over and over again] [and over and over and over again]
423. the Word of God to continually guide and strengthen
424. good, old-fashioned music that draws me nearer to Christ
425. the growth of new Christians
426. the gift of service to God
427. my health
428. bright sun, white snow, and blue skies
429. Sunday morning drives [I wish I had time to photograph the things I see but alas....I am on a tight time schedule.]
430. a new week with new mercies and a clean slate [!!]

Happy Monday, friends...

::yes, you are at the correct blog::

After hours of messing around, I have a little new look.   It's not too impressive but you know...it will do.

Have you ever downloaded a whole bunch of nothingness and then hope you didn't get a virus?  Yep.  Me, too.

I did learn a few tricks and am oh-so-happy to learn anything about html.  Do you have a favorite website for trips and ticks [or is it tricks and tips].

Later,

::three in one::

Here goes three blog posts wrapped into one.

First of all.....Scripture memorization. How goes it? Just o....k....! I basically have the first two sections of eight verses memorized [what is each section called....I missed most of the Sunday school lessons on Psalm 119]. While I am not as far along in my mega memory month goal as I would like, I am memorizing and that is a good thing.

Secondly...I made my third pillow tonight.  I whipped it out like nothin' doin'.  haha!!  It feels so good to sew.  Now that I'm getting the hang of using my machine, I feel like simple pillow covers are too blah and boring.  I need to spice them up a bit.  Yay for progress!  I'm also looking into taking a second class over at my favorite sewing and fabric store.  Can. Not. Wait. 

Thirdly....my thankful list.


411. plenty of time this week to work
412. snow, snow, snow
413. laughter, homemade soup, and conversation around the dinner table with the family
414. a check in the mail for unused things sold on Ebay through a local store
415. green lights when I am in a hurry [never under-estimate them]
416. Oma is feeling better [one round of chemo down, five more to go]
417. my Momma [love her]
418. an email from a missionary friend [halfway across the world in Zambia]
419. a lower estimate and the price being approved to get the bumper fixed [I never blogged about my fender bender, did I??]
420. psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs

Happy Monday, friends...

::random::

::I was a winner::

A while ago, I was a winner over on Caroline's blog. I think I've won one other giveaway in my lifetime so I was ecstatic that I had won something!

Incredibly enough, one of the shops that gifted me was from a new blog/twitter/etsy pal. How cool is that?

So here is a shoutout to Savannah over at MaieDae!

The bobby pins are suuuuuuuuuper cute. I've stuck them in my hair a few times. They are going to look fantastic this spring when I wear my yellow spring jacket. I can't wait!!

::they came cutely packaged::

::up close and personal::

::with a sweet card::

Have a happy day,

::endless gifts {402-410}::

402. yummy food

403. pretty flowers

404. friends 

405. Scrabble

406. a big group of people staying to ring in the New Year [they stayed till midnight]

407. a great party that we're still talking about

408. lots of laughter

409. paper whites from a friend

410. another year to give back to the Lord

Happy Monday, friends...

::re-cap of my goals::

[sigh] My New Year's celebration was wonderful. How was yours?

Fittingly, I must do a beginning of the year post. Remember my list of things to do before I turn 30?

One of the most formidable things on that list is to memorize Psalm 119.  I have been wanting to do this for a while and I figured two and a half years would give me enough time to complete this task.  Well, I have the first eight verses almost memorized but a very long way to go.

So, I decided to participate in Mega Memory Month.  I can feel my brain stretching just thinking about it.  The idea is to set forth a goal that is mega for you.  I decided that if I could successfully memorize the first 72 verses by the end of this month, I would be well on my way to accomplishing one of my goals.  That is one and one-third pages of my Bible which seems like mucho.

So, cheer me on because this is going to be an awfully busy month!

Here's a peek at how I'm doing with the rest of my list.

--read the Bible through twice on a 90 day schedule [haven't started]
--visit the Sight & Sound theater [check]
--visit the Eighth & I [maybe this summer....we will see]
--a big, long road trip [not yet]
--run a half marathon [I bought my running shoes...] 
--learn to make a really great pie with a homemade crust [haven't even attempted]

Happy New Year...