Journaling Eucharisteo

    Hello Blog World!  Are you glad to see a post that actually has pictures?  I know I am!  This is a journal that I developed last year to accompany Ann Voskamp's book "One Thousand Gifts."    This isn't a study book or anything, but rather it seizes the book's idea of practicing thankfulness by providing numbered spaces to record your thanks.  Of course I included quotes from the book--how could I resist?!
     I've read and re-read this book, and I may need to read it again soon!  One of my biggest take-aways was how I could learn to be a thankful person by simply incorporating more thanks into my life.  Those areas that at first glance drive me bonkers may actually have a nugget in them that I can learn from, and so I offer thanks.  I choose to be joyful over learning that lesson rather than let bitterness take root.  I don't think I need to practice bitterness, annoyance, anxiety, or anger--I'm probably pretty proficient in those areas if I let myself think about it.  But is there ever a time when practicing thanksgiving is needed less?  The fun thing is, the more I practice, the easier it comes to me.
     What are some gifts (maybe even in disguise!) that you've received recently?