eucharisteo.

Running.  Breathing.  Praising.  Sobbing.  Laughing.  Rejoicing.  Thanking.  

Jesus gave me this life so I'm going to use this life for Him.  Every breath I take is from Him, so every breath I take should be for Him.  Every step I take is a gift from Him, so I'm going to use every step I take for Him.  

I'm going to shout praises to Him.  Give Him thanks.  Rejoice.

Eucharisteo.

Eucharisteo–Greek.  yoo-khar-is-teh’-o. Verb. Definition: 1.To be grateful, to feel thankful. 2. Give thanks

-- walking home, humming tunes, laughing, smiling, rejoicing, drenched with rain, after picking blackberries.

-- coming home, rising, preparing blackberries.

-- bubbles adorning dishes.  Bubbles with color and life.  

-- Swollen clouds.  

--The sun braking its way through clouds... the sun shattering light.  

--rain pouring.  Drenching the earth.  

-- reflections on iPods

-- dried roses

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-- and life.

What is one 'eucharistio' -- or one thing you're grateful for -- you can mention in a comment today?

--acacia

{ linking up with ann voskamp }

when the warm wind whispers

When the warm wind whispers softly, and American flags whip and crackle in the air so fierce, when the stream gurgles, when children laugh and play all day, when sprinklers whir never-ending, and when it's light outside till ten o'clock at night, one knows it's summer.  One can feel it's summer.

       I have that feeling.  That June-y feeling.  I know and feel it's summer.

Oh, joy... oh, summer, I love you so.

'Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens these are a few of my favorite things...'

--Casting shadows

--Petals sprinkling the ground

--self portraits out of car windows

{{linking up to allie's lovely photo challenge}}

-- Sprinklers whirring, making rainbows, making light.

--getting out clothes that are loose and free -- they're especially made for summer, in my opinion. (yep, that's me up there). ;0)

--Hoses watering dry grass ::  Jesus watering my heart, feeding and nourishing me.

--Writing with ink pens -- finishing up school work

-- celebrating the first of June with scrumptious apple coffee cake 

--glorious greens and magnificent blues 

--Cute cards on my desk: for me to look at when I study.  (Thank you for being there, cards!)

Reading Jeremy Fisher to my baby sister

green, green, green trees.

-- And a little purse/wallet.  

--gardening on hot days

--sunlight's ray on green leaves

--getting sooc shots that turn out wonderfully.  (above, for example!)

--Raindrops glistening on leaves

--Fresh dirt

--Sunlight, 'God's ray from heaven'.

-- freezing and capturing the beauty of delicate purple-colored flowers.

--and going to Stone Henge.

all these things  me smile -- because they're gifts from Jesus.

  

warm wind whispering... yes, that's a gift from Jesus.  

being alive, healthy, being able to dance and laugh and cry:  that's a gift... from Jesus.

gifs from Jesus :: do you have any to name? 

--Acacia

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I really love it when you do that, y'all.  

grace gifts

Because life is sweet,  because it's a gift from God, because God blesses us, because life is hard sometimes: one needs to list ordinary moments in life -- even the hard moments.  We need to accept every gift God gives us -- even when they're hard gifts to accept. 

'Every good and perfect gift is from above'

James 1:17

 Little things in life that define grace gifts from God: 

--Playing, splashing, wading in the stream; laughing till our stomachs hurt; watching silver diamonds -- water droplets -- swish and fly into the air and fall lazily down again into the water.

-- colorful eggs   (God-- how do you create such things as these?  Each egg is unique.  Some dappled with brown spots.  Others as blue as crystal-clear ocean water. Some are green like the spring grass.  How awesome you are, Jesus).

both egg photos :: disclaimers 

--Little sister's laughter.  Sweet, bubbly laughter that echoes and resounds throughout the house. 

-- bluebells.  

-- Writing 'happy birthday' with ink pens

-- Flowers adoring the window sill.

-- chicken for dinner with freshly ground coriander on top -- ground by us!

-- s.c.r.u.m.p.t.i.o.u.s  birthday cakes

-- awkward flowers... that are sweet

-- raindrops glimmering like diamonds on fresh leaves

-- roses.  And their smell.  

-- strawberry-flavored lollipops

-- irises greeting me every time I walk the garden

-- dried flowers

-- and amazing scenery  (I was there just a few days ago!)

  -- my wind-swept hair:  Ahh, the sea.

-- fox gloves not yet in full bloom.

-- the sea.  

disclaimer -- not my photo!

--beautiful bedrooms.  I think I'll have one like this in heaven, Jesus. 

linking up with bella skye

-- Horizons stretching.  Light dappling.  Swans sitting on sea water. 

disclaimer

--Bookshelves

--Light coming down on bluebells.  God's ray from heaven. 

linking up with Mrs. Ann Voskamp.

grace gifts... do you have any you'd like to name?