Thursday, April 18, 2013

eucharisteo - living a life of thankfulness...

have i mentioned how much i love ann voskamp's 1,000 gifts?  i think i'm only 36 pages in and in love.  i want to practice the eucharisteo - i life of thankfulness.  


today i am thankful for my family..

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my four year old who sees majesty in the mundane. 

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my cousin sam who is visiting this week & new friends made.

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my baby who will be tens months tomorrow.  i am thankful for how much he loves his mommy.  and for loving aunts who love my children.

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beautiful lighting on a beautiful, Maryland Spring afternoon to take a photo of a beautiful girl in the back of a pick up truck on a farm adventure.

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fun aunt catching crazy pig on a neighbor's farm.

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thankful to have a camera with charged batteries and memory to catch this candid moment.

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thankful for the things you can't learn from a book.  how do you learn to catch a pig?

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thankful for the ability to find humor in fear.  well not serious fear but adventurous fear.

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thankful for the times i stop and see life through the eyes of a four year old who is in love with life and fully engaged in the moments.

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thankful for meeting new families and making new friends.

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maryland farm country.

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beautiful horses.
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my henry making new friends and having so much fun.

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making new memories on a beautiful horse's back.

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little boys in rubber boots and little girls in summer dresses.

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dangerous farm animals.

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spring blossoms, henry overcoming fears and good ol' laughs.

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