Strengthened : 1,000 Gifts

74. The saints who are martyred for Christ. They remind me that “she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives” (1 Tim. 5:6). They deny themselves for the sake of Christ to a degree that shames me, but strengthens my faith.
75. The movie Luther.

76. Our church picnic.
77. Time spent with church friends who are moving away.
78. Key lime pie yogurt.
79. Burp cloths – a brilliant invention.
80. Reading a chapter on self-denial vs. self-gratification from Mary Kassian’s book Girls Gone Wise (the inspiration for #74).

81. The joyful mothering of other mamas at church.
82. An adorable hat on Christian’s little friend Charlotte.
83. A little girl in children’s church asking if she could ”pet” Christian.
84. Pregnant mamas!
85. Hand-me-down baby clothes.

86. Sales at the grocery store.
87. Free samples in the mail.
88. My sweet, chubby baby.
89. A husband whose main free time activity is reading the Bible.
90. Hope for the future.

91. Having a three-day weekend to look forward to.
92. Ann Voskamp, who started Multitude Mondays. She is an inspiration. Gratitude is a much more difficult and rewarding discipline than I realized.
93. People who go out of their way to be encouraging.