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Multitude Monday

holy experience


“The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when
good things come to us, the more good things we will receive,
and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply
is that the mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into
closer touch with the source from which the blessings come”
. . . . Wallace D Wattles





201. The honor of seeing another sunrise in the Great Smoky Mountains
202. Seeing old friends
203. Spending time just looking at nature's offerings
204. Mountain streams





205. Hugs
206. Christmas bells tinkling
207. Christmas lights shining
208. Sisters, although I don't always know their names
209. Hot vegetable soup on a chilly day
210. Safe trips
211. Young hands raised in praise
212. The Christmas story, always new
213. Young legs dancing
214. Feet jumping for joy
215. Wrapping gifts
216. Sweet emails that encourage
217. When the doctor's report is good
218. The smell of pine
219. A warm scarf in cold wind
220. Beauty everywhere
221. Winter afternoons



222. Ice cream in winter
223. Mercy that is new every morning
224. The Word that never changes
225. Holly berries




How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
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  1. CamilleDecember 14, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    Oh...I LOVE the smell of pine too! Your pictures are lovely...the holly berries are beautiful...if only there was such a bush nearby...some of it would make its way into my home. :)

    Blessings,
    Camille

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  2. Faith, Folklore, and FriendsDecember 14, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Thanks, Camille. The holly berries are in a neighbor's yard near the street. Since I have started the Gratitude Community, I am seeing things that I didn't even notice before! Blessings to you!

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