Lenten Daily Gratitude Five

This is the final LDG5 for 2010. It has been an interesting 40 days ... some days it was quite hard to find something to be grateful for and other days were just abundant with blessings. I did notice how seldom I thanked God through the entire 40 days which probably I should have done each and every day - just been grateful to wake up each morning and have another day of living life. Well, it will be interesting to read back over these next year for lent and see if there has been growth or change. For now - here is LDG5-40.
Saturday, Lenten Day 40, LDG5-40:
1) the chance to sleep in
2) walking the new Peninsula Town Center with Ted
3) a Target with groceries to get all that I need in one place (esp. since I refuse to shop at Wally World)
4) the Game Chanel Free Weekend
5) beautiful spring days :) (Thank you Lord!)

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Friday, Lenten Day 39, LDG5-39:
1) climbing back in bed
2) Good Friday Service at Hampton Christian
3) having fun with the guards at the tomb
4) small bonfires
5) being able to help a friend find something very important to her!

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Thursday, Lenten Day 38, LDG5-38:
1) friends
2) setting Seder plates
3) fun preparing dinner at church
4) successful Seder supper
5) that Maundy Thursday is over (no disrespect intended)

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Wednesday, Lenten Day 37, LDG5-37:
1) Board of Missions
2) alone time
3) paying attention to the small detail
4) bell choir
5) the journey

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Tuesday, Lenten Day 36, LDG5-36:
1) quick response doctors
2) a big box of notes
3) 172 people signed up for the Seder Supper
4) family who checks in on me
5) conversations with myPie

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Monday, Lenten Day 35, LDG5-35:
1) Langley UCC
2) that it WASN'T a heart attack
3) a day break
4) myTed!
5) the Boy Scouts of Troop # 99

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Saturday, Lenten Day 34, LDG5-34:
1) Hands on Mission
2) helping people in Haiti and Chili through 73 health kits
3) food and fellowship
4) Earth Hour
5) playing board games by candle light

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Friday, Lenten Day 33, LDG5-33:
1) that my bff can enjoy a night of fun with her favorite man (well both of them I guess - Jack AND Randy Travis)
2) for my lot in life - for all that I have and for where I live and for who I am and am becoming
3) for being able to be lazy when I want to be
4) warm slippers for my feet
5) not having to go anywhere

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For those who don't know this - this is my lenten daily grateful five -- a lent practice of finding at least 5 things to be thankful for every day.


Thursday, Lenten Day 32, LDG5-32:
1) being able to speak my mind(s)
2) McDonald's french fries
3) Country Life
4) disaster movies on SyFy
5) choir rehearsal

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Wow, what happened to Tuesday and Wednesday?
Wednesday, Lenten Day 31, LDG5-31:
1) bell choir
2) El Pollo Loco (even cold)
3) You Tube
4) beautiful days that beg for long walks
5) mini-dachsies who can't go for long walks and need carried

Tuesday, Lenten Day 30, LDG5-30:
1) writing out my thoughts
2) facebook distractions
3) Praise Team rehearsals
4) confidence from others in my abilities
5) new Sponge Bob episodes to share with my daughter

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Monday, Lenten Day 29, LDG5-29:
1) being able to upload photos
2) meeting John who is from Sudan (but isn't a "Lost Boy")
3) well run meetings
4) ALL green lights ALL the way home!!
5) Chick-fil-A

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Missed Saturday so here it is ...

Saturday, Lenten Day 28, LDG5-28:
1) Emergency Food Bank that provided food through True North to 34 families today! :)
2) Langley FC winning the Division 1 Blue Winter Soccer League, Yes!
3) Benefit Concert to aide Bob whose medical bills are astronomical.
4) Concert set-up in Sanctuary so I don't have to stay late or do alot for True North tomorrow.
5) Being able to say no to certain persons.

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Friday, Lenten Day 27, LDG5-27

1) lunch with an old friend

2) a social butterfly daughter

3) winning DAO: Awakening

4) catching the entire season of Caprica (save final episode next Friday)

5) dinner options

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Thursday, Lenten Day 26, LDG5-26:
1) a patient therapist
2) DAO:Awakening
3) Queso
4) choir
5) healthy children

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Man, way WAY behind...let's see if I can re-create the week to hump day.

Wednesday, Lenten Day 25, LDG5-25:
1) being able to vent
2) behind the wheel classes through the school district
3) beautiful sunny days
4) being military and using the BX
5) bell choir

Tuesday, Lenten Day 24, LDG5-24:
1) honesty
2) DAO: Awakening
3) being able to play a video game for 8 hours
4) choices
5) waking up from weird/scary dreams

Monday, Lenten Day 23, LDG5-23:
1) catching up on laundry
2) my son
3) that no demands were made of me at the soccer parent meeting
4) Slinky
5) late soccer practices so I can get dinner finished up

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Oops, I realized that I missed Wednesday, Friday AND Saturday. Since I posted a Lenten Daily Grat for Thursday, I won't make up the Wednesday but I will do both Friday and Saturday.

Saturday, Lenten Day 22, LDG5-22:
1) District Events
2) prayer chains that rap the chancel
3) friends who listen to the griping and complaining
4) Ted who brings my vision into reality
5) Blu-Ray

Friday, Lenten Day 21, LDG5-21:
1) Turkey Petit Filet Mignons
2) Caprica
3) Risk, which I lost at but love to play
4) rain
5) a son who will bring me Panera for lunch

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Thursday, Lenten Day 20, LDG5-20:
1) grand openings
2) lunch with BFF
3) shopping
4) being helpful
5) new layouts

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Wednesday, Lenten Day 19, LDG5-19:
1) bell choir
2) photo opportunities
3) ice cream
4) El Pollo Loco
5) Annie curled up beside me

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Tuesday, Lenten Day 18, LDG5-18:

1) hanging with my BFF

2) Johnny Rockets

3) naptime

4) wonderful Praise songs

5) time with Caroline

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Monday, Lenten Day 17, LDG5-17

1) German Auto

2) myPie

3) GPS in the car (for entertainment value)

4) new camera for my son

5) folded laundry