Multitude Monday: Unplanning

I am a planner.......maybe by nature, but mostly by necessity.  It would be nearly impossible for me to manage a family this size, without the detailed planning of our daily lives.  The work that goes into keeping everything running smoothly makes those unplanned moments, when we can get away with just our little girls, sooo much sweeter.

Last Sunday was one of those moments.  On our way home from church we decided on a whim to head down to the coast.  Ryan booked us a hotel on the beach, while the girls and I threw some things in a suitcase.  And off we went!  

Sharing the Unexpected Gifts of Unplanning today (99-124 in my Journey to 100 Gifts).

Provision for a little trip

Packing suitcases

Long, much needed conversation while the girls were occupied in the car

The smell of the ocean

The sound of the waves rushing to the shore

Contemplating my smallness and yet He still knows my EVERY thought

Trying new foods.....squid!

Singing America the Beautiful

Praying for our country....MY country.......God shed your grace on thee.

Fireworks!

A hotel!

Fighting over the buttons in the elevator

Buffet breakfast

Searching and finding......seashells

Sandcastles

First splashes in the ocean

Sand between my toes

Watching them play.......feeling like my heart could burst......understanding how much He loves me

A city rebuilt

Summer treats

Spoons that are straws

Knowing he ate them the same way as a boy :).

When was the last time you left room for a little unplanning in your life?  I would love to hear about it.

Multitude Monday: Milestones

So much in our lives has been changing over the past couple of months and so much is about to change over the next year.  I am feeling the weight of it all in good ways and bad.  Lots of hard things, but lots of anticipation and excitement in the air.  It's quite a mix of emotions I go through on a daily basis.

Today I am continuing on my journey to find 1000 Gifts.

81. God's PERFECT Timing!
82. Accomplishments

83. First Teeth!
84. First Banana!

85. Mobility!

86. Provision to do a budget with
87. Another successful summer adventure
88. Family Movie Night
89. Homemade Tortillas that melt in your mouth.....

90. New Friends
91. Monster Mud

92. First time bowling

93. Pink Bowling balls

94. Sister support.......waiting for the pins to fall.

95. That I don't know the pain of being unequally yoked with my husband.
96. Time to teach

97. An eagerness to learn

98. Little brothers all grown up

I've missed you all, but have enjoyed some quiet.  Tell me what's been going on in your world.  Did you receive any unexpected gift recently?

Maggie

Multitude Monday: Dirt

Gifts from the Creator to His creation.....

72. Hours (and hours) of play

73. A bath before lunch

74. and another before dinner
75. Bath tubs full of dirt
76. Dirt hiding under toe nails

77. Hard Working Boys

78. Flower Beds....empty...waiting
79. God's provision - a thunderstorm for laying fresh sod

80. A child's imagination

I am on a journey to find 1000 Unexpected Gifts.  To read more about becoming a Joy Finder visit my inspiration for Multitude Mondays.  Go ahead......it will change your life.  It has mine.....

Multitude Monday: From a Mother to Daughter

Gifts from a mother to a daughter (51-62)

Because of her,

I am healthy.

My children are healthy.

Because of her,

I am not afraid to take a difficult road.

I am not afraid of anything really.

Because of her,

the ways of this world don't appeal to me. 

She stood in the gap for me,

prayed for me,

encouraged me,

inspired me,

supported me,

knew me,

loved me.

More Unexpected Blessings:

63. time taken from a busy life to send a simple card

64. an empty space on the calendar

65. a childhood dream of becoming a mother come true, many times over

66. a sweet thank you from a teenage girl

67. my rocking chair.......where she rocked me and now I rock her

68. five beds that need clean sheets

69. his thoughtfulness

70. tears that fall freely

71. a promise that I will see her again and she will get to meet them.

My cup runneth over......

How was your Mother's Day?

Multitude Monday

I am on a journey to find 1000 Unexpected Gifts.  These were the gifts I was given today.




41.  cheeks ~ pink with play

42.  apologies
43.  hair washing night

44.  new friends
45.  dirt

46.  spaghetti ~ my back up meal
47.  tears from a teenager
48.  sheets ~ waiting for the washer

49.  balled up, sweaty socks
50.  God's Provision from unexpected places


Where did you find joy unexpectedly today?