Washed Beneath : 1,000 Gifts

171. “There is a fountain filled with blood / Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins / And sinners washed beneath that flood / Wash all their sins away.”
172. Always, always having things to be thankful for. No matter what.
173. A husband who encourages me, prays for me, leads me, and treats me with love even when I am difficult.
174. The people who work hard to create a wonderful worship experience on Sunday mornings.
175. Words spoken in season, piercing my heart with the truth of the deep, deep love of the Lord.

176. Church friends having us over yesterday.
177. Adoption.
178. Watching Christian “swim” for the first time, and loving it.
179. Fat little legs kicking the water.
180. A first tooth poking through a baby gum.

181. An increasingly mobile baby who rolls and inches all over the floor.
182. Time to spend and talk with other mamas.
183. Pancakes and bacon (that weekend feeling) on a Monday morning.
184. Antibiotics when desperately needed.
185. Christian’s sad lip before he bursts into tears, needing comforting.

186. Getting to go to bed early last night even though Christian was wide awake (he practiced crawling with Daddy).
187. A new week.
188. Waking up again this morning.

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