April Joy Dare 23-30

23. 3 gifts reflecting

• times of reflection in class of all I learned about helping people and about myself at the end of my first year of grad school!

• any application from the Word.  Life-giving!

• reflecting on past blessings and lessons from TWSTMs of yore.  Can't wait for chapter 3!

24. 3 gifts fragile

• trust.  I'm glad to have kept friends' trusts over the years!

• My TV's color vision...20 years and counting!

• My phone's screen...happy that even though I've dropped it 128928201 times, the screen hasn't been scratched or cracked!

25. a gift cloth, steel, wood

• clothes from my Mamacheng, she is always so good to me!

• the steel poles for the new awning for our new church construction project has gone up...can't wait for the finished product!

• wood floors...beautiful, comfortable, easy to clean...what isn't there to love or be thankful for??

26. 3 gifts moving

• our cars...still moving along...getting us to where we need to be

• my life...even in my restlessness, I'm so thankful to God for being able to live a full and purposeful life!  Even in the waiting, there is much to be done!

• it's really moving listening to Lilbro share about all he's learned in J this past year!

27. 3 gifts "ugly beautiful"

• sleepless nights--but boy do I get things done!  Procrastinator's favorite time of day...

• dirty dishes...more room to learn humility, servanthood, and discipline

• reconciliation--so awful to go through, but necessary for repairing relationships, seeking and extending forgiveness, and God-pleasing.

28. 3 gifts orange

• Oranges.  Yum.  So good!

• my orange leather work bag: Papacheng got it at a garage sale, its authentic leather quality has served me well even though I'm not super fond of the color.

• the biscuits at Lucille's...nom nom nom!

29. 3 gifts in dirt

• my dog...always covered in dirt

• flowers...pretty!

• trees--beautiful!

30. a gift given, made, sacrificed

• this is many days late, but in honor of SpiderloverMOH's bday, I want to give thanks for her continual love and friendship and acceptance!  14 years and counting!

• our class project...finally complete!

• my classmates sacrificed time to help me make sure our project got completed...drove all the way out here to help me!