The Big Mercy Post!

At last, here are Mercies 1026-1108! These are the 82 blessings shared here by eight different people recently during the giveaway. His goodness just never stops...

I've separated each person's list from the next with a photo. Enjoy!

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 

Thomas Obadiah Chisholm

* After years of prayer asking God to send someone that was just right for me - I met my husband (1st date over 17 years ago now)

*My daughter (my first child): I was feeling both scared and happy when I held her for the first time as she was crying.  I told her "it was ok, mommy's here" and then she stopped crying and looked at me.

*My son, who is my own little copy of his daddy that is with me all the time.  A constant reminder of Mercy #1.

*Witnessing my friend becoming a U.S. citizen.  Reflecting on all the freedoms I have being born here in the United States and thinking of all the ones I have taken for granted.

*Being in the court room when friends adopted 3 little sisters and my son telling my daughter that afternoon that he saw a family being made.  A reminder of the family made up of relatives and friends that God has given me over the years.

 *A husband who loves me just as I am.

* Listening to a child learn to read.


*Unexpected rain on a Saturday night.


*God's love that is never failing though I fail over and over!

*Flowers put in a trumpet vine given from the heart.

*Restored relationships

*God's forgiveness

*A new baby due April!!!!

  
*Peaceful moments to reflect 

*Innocence restored, a new beginning 

*Freedom felt when at peace with me 

*A table puzzle that holds my focus, releasing me from the day’s issues 

*Finishing a puzzle proving the journey is the real joy

*Those light moments with shared laughter, a priceless treasure 

*Neat thunderstorm from the front porch in the dark, watching the lightshow too

*Disappointment (“my plans”) turned into opportunity 

*Laughter from my wife on the phone, nice laughter 

*Just the thought of a little grandson due any day 

*The squawk of a hawk very close while relaxing on the porch 

*Hearing a far away daughter’s voice 

*Grateful for my wife more & more as time passes 

*Bright orange sunrise over my shoulder 

*Sweet fragrance of first rain, just before bed

*Billowy thunderheads with bright white tops

*Riding with my daughter to work 

*Our cat relaxed in my lap 

*Grown children who become your best friends

  
*Gospel questions from my sons and a meaningful conversation about our Redeemer and what it means to be saved

*Finding a gently used, high quality 50-cent backpack just in time for school to start

*A phone call from Scotland being happy, happy news from a dear friend

*After years of praying, an answered prayer. A godly man, a husband-to-be for a precious, patient friend. {See above!}

*Hearing my 5 year old son sing scripture

*New baby words, "Nannas" and "Mine"

*A quiet, home-based weekend

*Two big bags of handed-down boy clothes

*Ephesians 4:2 -- my current meditation and daily goal

*My husband's financial leadership and how he supports my daily tightening-the-belt efforts even when steak would be better than oatmeal and toast for dinner

*Coming home to a peaceful house after work today - supper made, happy children, calm husband

*Family story time together, children snuggled close

*Good weather forecasted for tomorrow - I can catch up with the laundry! it's in the machine right now

*Conversation with my husband - not about the kids or our schedules, just about what we are thinking and dreaming

*An ice cream cone when I was really hungry for one - chocolate in a waffle cone

*God's tender, intimate care for me and my family in the past 2 years that I thought would be dark and discouraging - and the fact that God will continue to care for us and that we can overflow the care and love on others too

*Reading Living More with Less - being challenged and yes, a little scared for the future, but thankful that I know God is with us

*Summertime in the mountains...just a few short months, but those months are so treasured!

*New and dear friends whom I'm excited to know better


*The little ways God provides for our family when we need it most.


*Finding more and more contentment and fulfillment in being a mother


*The excitement and anticipation of a new little life in our family, expected to arrive in early spring!

* God's loving kindness and forgiveness of my sins

*A husband who is perfect for me in every way!

*My oldest son, who loves to help in anyway possible, even emptying the dishwasher that still had dirty dishes in it! :)

*The way my second son is always trying to make others laugh

*My third son, telling me he loves me this much, as he spreads out his arms

*Finally ordering homeschool curriculum and feeling good about it!

*My husband's new job - fits him perfectly

*Wonderful family and friends who are always there with a listening ear and encouraging words just when I need them

*Air conditioning!

*Provisions to fly home for a brother-n-laws wedding

*Friends that make you laugh at the simplest things

*Children who crave being read to

*Impromptu dancing in your living room with your children and husband

*Addicting eucharisto lists

*Good books

*A new box of crayons

*Freshly sharpened pencils

*The smell of rain

*A great cup of coffee

*The feel of soft green grass between your toes

*Your children quoting scriptures together

*Your children encouraging each other

*Sunday afternoon nap

*The night sky - seeing the constellations and moon

*Neighbor who plays bagpipes - your very own personal concert

*Crazy wonderful friends who continuously show you God's love

*Tall, dark curly hair, handsome husbands

*Rocking babies - my very own sons and daughter (God's mercy poured out on me, the undeserving when I could no longer see the light)

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