For those of you who have been following my blog for awhile, you know that I’ve been doing the 1000 gifts challenge. I’ve been writing down things I’m thankful for in a journal…hoping to reach 1000. I’ve slowed down a lot since I started a few months ago. Some days I forget to write any. But I’ve reached over 600 now, and even if I don’t write them in my notebook, I try to acknowledge all the small blessings and simple joys in life.
Here are two more:
1. Nathan was laying on the floor in our home a few days ago, and Elias went right up to his Daddy, and proudly lay down right next to him. In the picture Elias looks a bit serious, but he was as happy and proud as a little boy could be while he was acting just like his Daddy.
the boys relaxing
2. Birds! For my birthday, my mother-in-law got me a bird feeder and some seed. I had been wanting one for awhile because we live right near a wetlands and the birds occasionally come on our deck even without the seed. I put it up today, and waited for the birds to come. I didn’t have to wait long. Just a few hours later, two small birds came and took turns exploring the feeder. They perched in four or five different places, and eventually took seed in their mouths and flew back into the trees. I got to watch them for a good 10 or 15 minutes coming and going. I tried to capture a picture of the birds on the bird house, but it never worked out. For now, here is just a picture of the bird house. I was overjoyed to see the little birds come and go. They are amazing creatures.
Bird Feeder!