3 gifts found outside
# 502 buttercups blooming by the garage
# 503 breaths full of crisp air as I walk out of the grocery store
# 504 Kandie’s excitement every time she sees me, ready to sit still for petting as long as I will
FEBRUARY 7, Tuesday
3 gifts red
# 505 marinara dipping sauce at Donato’s for my pepperoni stromboli
# 506 red pillow on my bed that props up my books when I read
# 507 my “Breathe” water bottle I keep in the bathroom
FEBRUARY 8, Wednesday
A gift broken; a gift fixed; a gift thrifted
# 508 my church
# 509 a quick-fix with a safety pin when a button popped off my shirt on the way to church
# 510 hearing that The Saving Way’s blog was going live today (even though I couldn’t find it)
FEBRUARY 9, Thursday
Gifts that were surprises—unexpected grace!
# 511 an understanding tone in a phone call I had been dreading
# 512 being the unintended recipient of an e-mail that made me smile
# 513 Jeff bringing home a pizza after I’d already eaten supper, but eating a piece anyway
FEBRUARY 10, Friday
3 times I heard laughter today
# 514 me when I read about Carrie having to mix her pancake batter by hand—really—with her hand!
# 515 Jenna and I as we read Patrick Mead’s tweets
# 516 Jeff and I in bed laughing about The Love Boat (I loved it in my teens) and shows I never understood (Fantasy Island, Hogan’s Heroes)
FEBRUARY 11, Saturday
3 gifts found in working
# 517 even though we can get on each other’s nerves, getting a lot accomplished when Jenna and I work on a project together; today, helping set up Liz’s kitchen from her move
# 518 camaraderie of being in a house with multiple people to help one single mom and her kids
# 519 satisfaction from at least making a small dent in a large task
FEBRUARY 12, Sunday
3 hard eucharisteos
# 520 even though my family and I drove separately to church, I got to listen/sing to my favorite song 5 times in a row in the car without bothering anybody
# 521 even though I wasn’t with my regular church family, I was super blessed to find God planting a message and prayer for me at another church
# 522 even though the whole situation grieves me deeply, I appreciated that someone came to my house to personally explain and apologize for the way things quickly got messy
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Want to count your own 3 gifts a day?
Ann suggests you look for these this week:
February 13, Monday: 3 gifts found behind a door today
February 14, Tuesday: 3 ways you feel the love of God
February 15, Wednesday: a gift in losing something, in finding something, in making something
February 16, Thursday: 3 gifts in shadows
February 17, Friday: 3 gifts found giving/serving
February 18, Saturday: 3 gifts on paper
February 19, Sunday: 3 gifts that were Plan B’s
