Friday, January 4, 2013

notebook envy

my friend michelle has a
notebook
tattered, stained
and, well,
i am envious
of
this
worn-out notebook
she started counting her 1000 gifts
on actual paper
whereas mine
are on my computer
and, well,
i want the notebook
i guess i could steal hers
but she lives far away
and is thankful for her dish rack
and i don't even have a dish rack
so....
i will take the opportunity
to start one. a notebook.
at number 885
and 885 will be....
a notebook for counting gifts....

i cannot more highly recommend counting gifts/blessings/thankfuls. a life of gratitude for god's gifts leads to joy. are you counting gifts? where do you keep your list?

linking with -

the gypsy mama for five-minute-friday
studio jru for sneak peek friday
grace for FYBF
beholding glory for faith-filled friday

11 comments:

  1. yes, mine are simply on the computer, too, but i've determined to start a notebook this year. something i can keep handy. for the moment. when i don't have access to the computer.
    i think it will help me be more mindful and more ready to seize grateful moments. at least, that's what i'm counting on :-)
    steph

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  2. I have counted gifts off and on since I read the book almost two years ago. Has it really been almost two years??? I wrote them in random places, rarely in the same place. So yes, I DO wish I had a tattered notebook like your friend's too! Maybe I will start afresh, like you...

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  3. Yes, I have written my gratitude list on paper, and sometimes, on my iPhone - always something special about real paper. So I understand what you are saying here. Enjoy a new year of recording 1000 Gifts! (Visiting from In the Studio)

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  4. Thanks for linking up at the True Vine Challenge. Just this morning I was telling my friend April about 1000 gifts. After the day I've had, maybe I need to pull out my own gratitude journal again. I think it got packed into the empty Christmas decorations box and it looks like we'll be filling that box up tomorrow afternoon.

    Blessings to you!

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  5. Makes me glad for my American Express agendas. Years ago I started using the desk size as a journal. Just stacked 2012 with six of its peers. Love starting a new one in the new year.

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  6. I'm an on-and-offer-gift writer--notebooks, scraps, whatever. This year I bought Ann's devotional with space for counting 1000 gifts in the back. I figure since I spent the money on it, I'll be more disciplined. :)

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  7. I have never heard of counting your blessings in this manner but I like it! I think I will start today - #1 Thankful to be able to connect with other believers all over the world. Thanks for sharing

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  8. Computers are super efficient but notebooks and journals are like windows into your soul. I keep a couple around to jot ideas, things I want to talk about and things I'm grateful for. They're like my little secrets. No one else needs to know what I'm thinking. Just me.

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  9. I am planning on doing a 30-day gratitude challenge with my teenage daughter as a joint project for the new year - I am looking forward to it.

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  10. I think 885 is a marvelous place to start :) And your notebook looks like mine! No dish racks mentioned on my pages, though...so glad we all have different gifts to count. Happy new year to you.

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  11. oh yes... something about putting pen to paper to count those gifts. i so love it!

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