Multitude Monday, Take 232

“Joy is always a function of gratitude — and gratitude is always a function of perspective. If we are going to change our lives, what we’re going to have to change is the way we see.” --Ann Voskamp

Thanking God this week for...

2582. chiropractic care
2583. spinach quiche with puff-pastry crust
2584. Jude trying to climb into the bathtub, gleefully pounding the side
2585. early morning quiet time
2586. cell phones when you're lost in the middle of nowhere

2587. the fact that I actually had a signal in the middle of nowhere
2588. a local farm where we can get fresh chicken and pork
2589. the sweet family who runs it and their showing us around to see the animals, including...
2590. a gentle horse
2591. seven nursing piglets climbing all over each other

2592. freedom to be real and raw and vulnerable with dear friends
2593. their hugs, tears, encouragement, prayers
2594. their love even when seeing the ugliness of my heart
2595. the moments God enables me to believe truth
2596. His unfailing love in the face of my unbelief

2597. His grace, sufficient in my weakness
2598. renewed resolve to fight for joy, fight to trust
2599. reading We're Going on a Book Hunt with Elijah and doing the motions
2600. cinnamon dolce latte
2601. Elijah's fast and furious, crazy dancing feet

2602. encouraging emails and a snail-mail card
2603. sausage and white bean soup
2604. getting to sit through all of Sunday school and church, uninterrupted
2605. providing the Savior we need, given that our efforts fall short every time.