Friend : 1,000 Gifts
108. My friend Sarah’s visit! She was one of my best friends and roommates in college. She has spent the past two years teaching at an international school in Bolivia. I see her a few times a year, thanks to her gracious inclusion of me in her travel plans. This was the first time she’d met Christian.
109. Being able to hear about half of the sermon yesterday while A.J. took care of Christian.
110. Time to journal and reflect.
111. Making a funfetti cake with Sarah.
112. Watching videos we made of ourselves and our “adventures.”
113. Not being pregnancy-nauseated for this visit, like I was last summer when she visited.
114. Our new DVD Life coming in the mail.
115. Running intervals in the gym.
116. Bethany Dillon’s CD Stop and Listen, which I bought on Friday. It’s been a real gift to me over the past few days.
117. Christian’s improved skills during tummy time.
118. “He leadeth me, O blessed thought / O words with heavenly comfort wrought.”
119. Singing “It Is Well With My Soul” at church yesterday.
120. A congregation that gets excited about worship.
121. Encouraging comments on Thursday’s post.
122. Sympathy when I am in pain.
123. Knowing that because all things work together for good to those who love God, I can thank Him for the hard things as well as the easy things.
124. Being able to call God Father.
I love Bethany Dillon’s recent album! I’ve been listening to it over the past couple of months constantly!
I’m going to Itunes Bethany’s new CD, I loved the tweet you had about it a while back. Scriptural lyrics are hard to come by!
Time spent with good friends is so sweet!
You like “Stop and Listen” too … ? I’ve been playing it all. the. time. these last few editing / formatting / printing months – it’s so encouraging! I think my family is getting a little tired of it now! 
I’ve promised that “my” CD for my next book will be different! But seriously … I find the lyrics so refreshing and inspiring – on the longest and tiring-est (sp?!?) of days. I especially love “Reach Out”.
Oh me, too. So many of the songs were exactly what I needed to hear in this season. I especially love “So Close,” “Say Your Name,” and “Deliver Me.”
The blessing of simple joys!
I love reading your writing, and especially love the little peek into your world I get when you record your blessings! Thanks so much for sharing…it brightens my day!
We sang “It is well with my soul” too! Oh, what a beautiful song.
I love your 1,000 gifts posts. Such a great way to be thankful, even for the little things.
Glad your visit was fun. What a special thing friends are!