multitudes on monday ~ march fourth

These are my gifts,

Not that I want,

Those I already have

Given by the Giver of all

161.  a whole lot of cheese

162.  meeting lots of new people who believe in children

163.  fresh raspberries in the winter

164.  organizing cabinets

165.  help remembering that I am healthy

166.  silly puppies who greet me at the door when I am sad

167.  warrior princess on wheels

168.  (in)spired studios

169.  questions that encourage new priorities

170.  brave words that remind me I am brave too

171.  phone calls from a sister at just the right moment

172.  words pouring out so fast they fly

173.  watching the birds feasting on holly berries and racing the wind

174.  tracks in the snow

175.  kintsugi

176.  birdies checking out new feeders

177.  small snows

178.  tidal waves

179.  manicures

180.  field trips to explore new directions

181.  novels that make my heart smile

182.  balcony people

183.  these words:  “If God seems distant or uncommunicative these days, maybe you’re simply not listening. God doesn’t shout: God’s first language is silence. Maybe in your prayers you are doing too much talking and not enough listening.”  – Br. Geoffrey Tristram