Multitude Monday - 1000 Gifts ~ The Last Day of Vacation...

...and I have so much for which to be thankful! Some weeks, it seems work to list even a few...which has so much more to do with me than with the pentifulness that surrounds me or with the Giver who lavishes so abundantly.

this week's gratitude list:

#945 unscheduled time spent with my big kids

Yes, I know... she's a goofball!

#946 Nadia's tsoureki (I wanted to snap a photo, but it was completely consumed before I found the camera... guess that means it is a repeat)

#947 the sound of finches outside my window

#948 the privilege of schooling my own children... and how God prepared me long before I even dreamed of children

#949 a substitute "tea-ish" drink

#950 finally getting all the distribution lists figured out

#951 friends who read and respond to our prayer letters

#952 borrowed shoes when mine unexpectedly fell apart

#953 looking into big brown eyes as his tiny tentative hand reaches out to touch my face

#954 my guy figuring out to use Kindle for PC to transfer books to my Kindle ... YIPPEE!!!...

#955 ...and immediately challenged by thoughts that I read there

#956 solitary walk in the shade, sheltered from the blazing sun, time to mentally list things for which I'm thankful

#957 listening to the testimony of one who's long walked with the Lord, who's seen Him faithful and who isn't afraid to share

#958 never recovering from the fact that God inspires "another" to love me... warts and ugliness and stubborness and all... and that "another" listens and obeys

#959 trusses soaring, cement mixer turning, cement pouring, men leveling, workers digging, welder sparking... so much construction progress being made

#960 our RC and all of his patience and hard work supervising this immense construction progress

#961 re-entering the world of tortilla manufacturing, even if re-entry was bumpier than planned - and delighting in Mexican pizzas as a result

#962 tent and pillow houses stretching across the bedroom

#963 anticipating lemon meringue cupcakes - a new recipe I've discovered

#964 my two big boys planning a camping trip

#965 funny and unexpected phone call that made us laugh... full-fledged belly laughs with eyes that twinkled merry

#966 huge calcium pills that easily break in two

#968 escape from the sun, even if just barely

#968 sipping tea, sitting, laughing and visiting - God prescribed and the perfect soul medicine for me that day

#969 knowing I can call, day or night, if I need to... when Tim's out of town...

#970 ...but thankfully, not needing to

#971 looking forward to driving over the new bridge

#972 poured floor

#973 these pictures of workers posing ~ they love to see themselves on the little camera screen... and even better yet, printed up on paper

#974 best friends working together... I just listened to Nadia teaching Anna how to make bread