One Thousand Graces

258.   An accident narrowly missed.  Thank you, Lord.
259.   I have been blessed in being given the opportunity to help someone in need.

252.  Grace to survive a stressful day (including taking Mom to the ER... she's fine).

223.   Time away on retreat.
224.   Raising butterflies.
225.   God's financial provision.
226.   Beautiful weather.
227.   A dear friend coming to visit me from far away.
228.   The grace to survive cooking for hours in a 100*+ kitchen.
229.   Participation in the Body and Blood of our Lord.
230.   Sermons from fantastic preachers.
231.   Sermons that speak to my issues.
232.   His showing me what I need.
233.   The desire to obey.
234.   Food and water.
235.   Opportunities to grow and learn new things.
236.   A nice cup of tea.
237.   My sweet kitty.
238.   Opportunities to show kindness to others.
239.   Sunshine.
240.   The grace and strength to deal with certain challenges.
241.   Movie marathons with a good friend.
242.   Freshly-laundered sheets.
243.   No internet for a week.
244.   Cooking.
245.   Success in making plush animals.
246.   Prayer.
247.   Collecting milkweed pods.
248.   Autumnal flowers.
249.   The return of Orion to the night skies.
250.   Releasing milkweed seeds to the wind.

220.  Silence and sunshine

217.  Gently held a small, frightened, trapped bird in my hands and set it free to the open air.

203. A tree that fell during the storm landed harmlessly.
204. Help from friends.
205. A generator that helped power essentials.
206. A shower at a friend's house.
207. Relatively cool days when lacking a/c
208. Sleeping in bedrooms below ground.
209. Sunshine
210. National Best Friends Day
211. Water from the pond to flush the toilets
212. Time with no tv or internet
213. The grace to see grace in the storm.

190.  Pentecost
191.  A job working remotely from home
192.  Sunshine
193.  The prayers of others
194.  His grace
195.  Participation in His body and blood
196.  Friends

180.  More sunshine.
181.  A dear and wonderful substitute mama.
182.  The opportunity to serve the weak and hurting.
183.  A celebration of grace (Mister Rogers marathon)
184.  A beautiful grace I received via email from a professor who responded with kindness to my struggles.
185.  A potential job opportunity working from home, possibly only for a few hours per week, but it would be a wonderful step.
186.  Time alone and time off.  Kyrie eleison.  May it be fruitful.

175.  Wonderful sermons with much-needed (if convicting) messages.
176.  Surviving the first of two overnight shifts.
177.  Tea.
178.  Hearing someone refer to me as her best friend. 

167.  The beauty of snow in springtime.
168.  The transience of snow in springtime.
169.  Talking to my nephew for over an hour.  He played the piano for me, and we hopped around in our respective kitchens, like we did when he was a toddler.
170.  Talking to my niece, and her happiness with her gift of a llama lion.
171.  An online community that provides a safe place for me to talk about trauma.
172.  I still have a job.