Response to Life

Father, You have given me this day.  May I live it to Your glory.  Let my response to life be an encouragement to those around me.  You give me purpose.  Amen.

That's it.  Nothing more to add to this.  It speaks for itself.  And I really need to repeat this every morning.  Maybe every afternoon and evening, too.

The list of gifts continues.......

643) words of encouragement

644) a young girl applying life principles to a major event in her life

645) full moon in a sky tinges with pink

646) students finding solutions to a challenging problem

647) Remembrance Day

648) talking and laughing with friends

649) encouragement from parents of students

650) hugs from children

651) messages from friends and family on my answering machine

652) lunch with family

653) a day with a friend

654) enjoying the creative gifts of others

655) the beauty of the golden rolling hills of the foothills

656) panekoeken

657) warming up under a cozy fleece blanket

658) giving a friend a home-made bag for her birthday

659) celebrating a friend's birthday with her

660) students delighting in what they have accomplished

661) watching students find ways to solve difficult problems

662) a guest speaker who gets students thinking about important justice issues

663) Saturday morning quilting with friends

664) the giggles over vacuuming fabric fluff off my feed (and clothes, truth be told)

665) trying out an idea found on the Internet - a Jelly Roll 1600 quilt

666) dinner out of my freezer, a reminder of the gift my community is to me

667) moonlight filtering through the clouds, creating a beautiful and mysterious glow

668) scalp massage while getting my hair washed prior to a haircut

669) the sacrament of baptism, where God's claim on a child is demonstrated

670) the picture of community surrounding these children and families in prayer

671) the deceptively simply combination of flavours - carrots, ginger, onion, broth - creating delectable soup