Count One Thousand Gifts in 2012

I don't update this blog much anymore because most of you are on Facebook, and it is just easier. I was challenged today to track my Joy Dare for 2012 on my blog, so I am going to.  I also am tracking it in a personal journal made especially for this exercise. Oh sure. I could do it on my iPad or iPhone, but there is something that I still like about a hand held journal. So I am going to take the Joy Dare for 2012, and you can follow along, or start your own. It's not too late to catch up!
A friend shared the idea and website info with me. My response back to her was, "Now just to find the time to do it!" Immediately I read our church newsletter online, and saw that Pastor John of Northwest Bible Church in Tucson was encouraging us along the same lines. I thought, "OK. I will AT LEAST look at the website." I was hooked and started thinking of all the possibilities. I started this actually last year after reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, a life changing book for me. So I have been journaling my Eucharisteo, or gratefulness for a few months. But my desire to do it comes and goes. Or I am not near my journal. So then I added the app to my iphone. Still, not as committed as I would like to be. I am hoping the Joy Dare will motivate me to keep with it.
We all need to stop and think about the things we are grateful for. It does so much for me. Also, along the way, I have been able to share with friends who are doing the same thing. On the way to a friend's for lunch in November, the three in the back seat were sharing how much they loved keeping a journal of their "gifts".
So I am going to share some of mine, and link with Holy Experience to share together.