272 ~  Spiritual Direction
271 ~  25 Books Every Christian Should Read
270 ~  On the Incarnation  by St. Athanasius

269 ~  Confessions  by St. Augustine

268 ~  The Sayings of the Desert Fathers

267 ~  The Rule of St. Benedict  by St. Benedict

266 ~  The Divine Comedy  by Dante Alighieri

265 ~  The Cloud of Unknowing  by Anonymous

264 ~  Revelations of Divine Love (Showings)  by Julian of Norwich

263 ~  The Imitation of Christ  by Thomas à Kempis

262 ~  The Philokalia

261 ~  Institutes of the Christian Religion  by John Calvin

260 ~  The Interior Castle  by St. Teresa of Avila

259 ~  Dark Night of the Soul  by St. John of the Cross

258 ~  Pensées  by Blaise Pascal

257 ~  The Pilgrim's Progress  by John Bunyan

256 ~  The Practice of the Presence of God  by Brother Lawrence

255 ~  A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life  by William Law
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254 ~  The Way of a Pilgrim  by Unknown Author

253 ~  The Brothers Karamazov  by Fyodor Dostoevsky

252 ~  Orthodoxy  by G. K. Chesterton

251 ~  The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins

250 ~  The Cost of Discipleship  by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

249 ~  A Testament of Devotion  by Thomas R. Kelly

248 ~  The Seven Storey Mountain  by Thomas Merton

247 ~  Mere Christianity  by C. S. Lewis

246 ~  The Return of the Prodigal Son  by Henri J. M. Nouwen

245 ~ Faith : To Everything there is a reason
244 ~ Overcoming spirit
243 ~ Classic Movies
242 ~ BiNgO!
241 ~ FAMILY
240 ~ Garage Sales, Thrift stores & Flea Markets
239 ~ Mediocre cooking & House keeping is O.K.
238 ~ Hugs & Kisses XOXOX
1000 Moms Project237 ~ How to be a good Daughter

236 ~ Letters & Cards & Thank You notes
235 ~ Value of Friendships
234 ~ Work Ethic
233 ~ My name
232 ~ Coffee ... for hours
231 ~ Back rubs & Hot bubble Baths
230 ~ Craft fairs & crochet
229 ~ Birthday Cake
228 ~ Love of special needs

227 ~ Unique handwriting
226 ~ Love Always
225 ~ Support & Strength
224 ~ Letting me skip school & telling me that a D in Geometry is better than she ever did
223 ~ Beauty shop :: Hair curlers, Lipstick, nail polish & Enjolie perfume
222 ~ God is great, God is Good & Now I lay me down to sleep
221 ~ Cold Packs, Band-aids, ice cream & afghans...make everything feel better
220 ~ {Joyce Kay Crumrine}
219 ~ My mother...i miss you




           

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The Litany of Humility
218 ~ O Jesus meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
217 ~ From the desire of being esteemed,
216 ~ From the desire of being loved,
215 ~ From the desire of being extolled,
214 ~ From the desire of being honored,
213 ~ From the desire of being praised,
212 ~ From the desire of being preferred to others,
211 ~ From the desire of being consulted,
210 ~ From the desire of being approved,  

209 ~ Deliver me, Jesus.
208 ~ From the fear of being humiliated,
207 ~ From the fear of being despised,
206 ~ From the fear of suffering rebukes,
205 ~ From the fear of being calumniated,
204 ~ From the fear of being forgotten,
203 ~ From the fear of being ridiculed,
202 ~ From the fear of being wronged,
201 ~ From the fear of being suspected, 

200 ~ Deliver me, Jesus.
199 ~ That others may be loved more than I,
198 ~ That others may be esteemed more than I,
197 ~ That in the opinion of the world, others may increase, and I may decrease,
196 ~ That others may be chosen and I set aside,
195 ~ That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
194 ~ That others may be preferred to me in everything,
193 ~ That others may become holier than I, provided that I become as holy as I should, 
192 ~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. Amen.

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191 ~ inspiration
190 ~ all sorts of stuff i didn't throw away, because i could use it for SoMeThiNg
189 ~ comfy chair
188 ~ music
187 ~ journals
186 ~ words
185 ~ old magazines
184 ~ scrap paper
183 ~ ruler

182 ~ gold foil paper
181 ~ glitter
180 ~ ink
179 ~ the alphabet
178 ~ envelopes
177 ~ ribbon  & doilies
176 ~ sharpie pens
175 ~ newspaper
174 ~ gauze

173 ~ sand paper
172 ~ distresssing kit
171 ~ stamps
170 ~ masking tape
169 ~ scissors
168 ~ modge podge
167 ~ notebook paper
166 ~ acrylic paints
165 ~ paint brushes

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164 ~ iphone
163 ~ heat
162 ~ hot water
161 ~ beer
160 ~ shoes
159 ~ gloves
158 ~ bedding
157 ~ gas and electric
156 ~ gasoline

155 ~ medicine
154 ~ dr. appointments
153 ~ a car
152 ~ Westport Flea Market Cheeseburgers
151 ~ girl's night out
150 ~ junkmarket sales
149 ~ Mr. Goodbars
148 ~ dentist appointments
147 ~ steady paycheck

146 ~ books
145 ~ yoga
144 ~ fresh ground coffee
143 ~ hair care and smell good stuff
142 ~ art classes
141 ~ music
140 ~ candles
139 ~ toilet paper
138 ~ milk, eggs, cheese, bread, peanut butter & pancakes
136 ~ there.are. absolutely. no. small. things.

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136 ~ there.are. absolutely. no. small. things.
135 ~ worth i ness
134 ~ hugs and kisses, hopes and healing

133 ~ creativity and awareness
132 ~ inbreaking messages

130 ~ reflecting refraction through the shards of shatteredness

129 ~ taking a break for time off
128 ~ letting it all out

126 ~ odd jobs and handy men work
125 ~ gift cards, a massage, cd's, & books
124 ~ payments delayed and some made
123 ~ lunches made for my girls by their teachers
122 ~ childcare and tuition
121 ~ envelopes and cards
120 ~ bags and bags and bags of groceries
119 ~ hot meals dropped off and dinner dates
118 ~ neighbors, phone calls, messages and emails

117 ~ cracked walls full of color
116 ~ hardwood floors and shaggy carpet
115 ~ doorways, rooms and windows
114 ~ unpacked boxes
113 ~ working washer and dryer,  microwave, and nearly broken refrigerator
112 ~ porch swing and mailbox
111 ~ a front porch and the backyard
110 ~ a place to be moved into
109 ~ help for the hopeful ... Humility, humbly...me.

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106 ~ anne lamott


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81 ~ "it will be, okay"
80 ~ "can't wait"
79 ~ "hope you feel better"
78 ~ "what a big girl"
77 ~ "namaste"
76 ~ "let me help you"
75 ~ "good night"
74 ~ "love you"
73 ~ "i'll get that"

72 ~ "how are you?"
71 ~ "would you like some?"
70 ~ "when will you be home?"
69 ~ "amen"
68 ~ "whatcha doing?"
67 ~ "please pray"
66 ~ "just checking"
65 ~ "Mommmmyyyy!"
64 ~ "how did it go?"

63 ~ "i let you sleep in, today"
62 ~ "dinner is ready"
61 ~ "more. please"
60 ~ "thanks, mom"
59 ~ "looking forward to it!"
58 ~ "hello?"
57 ~ "it's hard, don't worry about it"
56 ~ "thinking of you"
55 ~ "good Morning"

   



54 ~lunch dates with my husband
53 ~ prayerful community awaiting the gift of a new teaching pastor
52 ~ a week of resting, a way of being cared for as a church staff
51 ~ friends on bicycles stopping by with a sWeeT treat
50 ~ grade school girl cousins chatting by telephone and catching up


49 ~18 month old free to run with no boundaries for as far as those chubby little legs can go, or until her grass stained knees grow tired from the never ending tumbles
48 ~ 3 year old's greeting of each passerby with a stern "what's Your name?"
47 ~ picnic dinner at the park
46 ~ early afternoon napping

45 ~ honorarily attending a tradition of smashing eggs
44 ~ family brunch, an abundance of food, friendship, laughter and love
43 ~ He has risen, indeed
42 ~ ...my friends may you grow in grace, in the knowledge of Jesus Christ- aMeN! 
41 ~ sMiLe! a photo taken from the worship pastor in between strums of the guitar strings, mid-benediction
40 ~ his body broken for me? his blood shed on my behalf? ... words become real, raw and so hard to hear
39 ~ traveling melodies from "were you there" to "the wonderful cross" and then "on the road to emmaus"
38 ~ white candles and hand woven panels adorned with the cross
37 ~ The Easter Lily, there really could be no other flower more beautifully fitting than the Easter Lily

36 ~ sundresses and sandals
35 ~ being wakened early Easter morning to GiggLy girls following jelly bean trails to mysterious sWeeT surprises
34 ~ He is risen!
33 ~ Christ candle lighting
32 ~ misere re nobis
31 ~ urban stations of the cross
30 ~ a season of laments offered to be with the One who promises to hold them in his care
29 ~ the unique way our faith community participates in staying awake and keeping watch through the night during a Holy Week Saturday Vigil
28 ~ the eve of Good Friday filled with the power of truth and love...painful truth and overwhelming love

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27 ~ a new journal
26 ~ scissors, paper & glue
25 ~ sacred spaces
24 ~ arms open wide
23 ~ empty cardboard boxes 
22 ~ poetry
21 ~ special charms
20 ~ red letters
19 ~ stained glass windows




18 ~ old homes
17 ~ an abandoned trail
16 ~ story
15 ~ bare feet
14 ~ a soft place to fall
13 ~ changing seasons
12 ~ scribble
11 ~ handprints everywhere
10 ~ broken book bindings 



9 ~ an opened window
8 ~ a heart on the mend
7 ~ keys on a typewriter
6 ~ fireflies at dusk
5 ~ birds soaring through the sky
4 ~ room full of laughter
3 ~ big brown eyes
2 ~ breath of life
1 ~ a rested soul

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3. The gift of finding meaning in the things that would otherwise go unnoticed

2. The beauty of the rhythm of seasons changing

1. For the first time I’m beginning to be thankful for discontentment that surfaces in me, although it is a battle everyday, i have a physical reminder to face my interior struggles and feel the strength that comes from true growth…for others, the unresolved is certain to remain hidden behind the smiles of another day, left unchanged.


The Real Joy Secret ...  i return here to the place of deep healing for me ~ these were my first 3 gifts

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