1,000 Blessings Challenge 126-150

126. Walking sticks, the bug
127. Praying Mantes, also the bug
128. Trees that loose there leaves in the fall and get new ones in the spring, in other words not evergreens
129. The USA post offices, I love getting and sending letters
130. Cars that run well
131. Street signs that keep us safe and help us find our way
132. Brown, farm fresh, eggs
133. The flag of the USA
134. Parks to play baseball at
135. Sermons that I come away having learned some thing
136. Bald eagles, they are so great for pictures
137. The peace of knowing for sure that I am going to heaven when I die
138. Hills to roll and slide down
139. Bikes
140. Snow
141. White Christmas, not the movies
142. Christmas, the wonderful blessing of Christ come to earth as a baby
143. Baby ducks, they are so cute
144. Trains
145. Whales
146. Seals
147. Poppies, red and white are the best
148. Nikon D40 cameras
149. My grandpa teaching me to shoot guns
150. Know that if needed, I can shoot a gun to save my family, and not miss

Ana Belen's 1,000 Bessings Challenge 101-135

101. Sturdy denim skirts-the ones you can wear with anything.

102. Cell Phones

103. Apricot pits-yes, because they fight cancer.

104. Available Scotch Tape

105. Sharpies!

106. Sewing patterns

107. Old pictures of family

108. Old pictures of friends

109. Old pictures of people you don't even remember

110. My entire 5-star family ( even though this is repetitive, I noticed it as a big blessing today. )

111. Toothpaste (as long as it's not squeezed and stamped all over the carpet )

112. Fans!

113. The wonderfully warm sun

114. scrapbooks

115. staplers

116. Encouragement

117. Reproof

118. Uplifting words

119. My sister Nicole,who kept the house under control for the time Mom and I were sewing

120. The other cooperative children

121. New words Felicity learned ( like please-finally!)

122. little boxes to organize things

123. people who tell me not to be such a perfectionist.

124. The Holy Spirit's help to make me humble

125. The Holy Spirit's help to make me wiser

Ana Belen

1,000 Blessings Challenge 101-125

101. Garage sales
102. Thrifty stories, both of which you can get almost anything you need, and things you don’t need, at a much lower price then other stores
103. That my mom and dad are in love
104. The beauty of the Puget Sound as you are driving by
105. The Stormy Espresso Shop {my most favorite coffee shop, it has the best coffee in town}
106. Homemade blueberry fritter,mmmmmmmmm
107. Earrings, long short, round, square, star, heart, etc. Most of all my new chocolate colored, fresh water pearl, dangle earrings.
108. Friends that I can talk to for two hours straight and still not run out of things to talk about
109. Racks that go onto the top of our van so we can get a ladder, or big stroller, or tool chest for the back of my dads truck, and still carry it all home, even with the car full of us.
110. People who help you out of the blue just because they can.
The other day we were trying to get the tool chest on top of our van and did not have any tie downs and this guy, who saw how we were having a hard time, just gave us a tie down so that we could take the thing home. It really brightened our day.
111. Puffy white clouds that turn pink and gold on the bottom when the sun is setting
112. The sun
113. The moon
114. Our Van
115. That my brothers and Dad can take a rusty old bike, take it apart repaint it and have an almost new looking bike for my little brothers birthday
116. Snow covered mountains
117. Thunder storms when you are safe inside with a good book and hot chocolate, or coffee
118. The Soldiers of the USA
119. Fall colors
120. The little white daisies that grow all over your laws and most people think are weeds
121. Irises, that smell like root beer
122. Red, yellow, pink, purple, blue, and any other color roses
123. White gladiola
124. Camera tripod
125. June bugs (does any one know what kind of bug this is? No looking it up. If you do not then comment and I well find and post pictures of then)
Samantha

1,000 Blessings Challenge 76-100

76. The sound of a base-ball hitting a glove (I know for those of you who know me pretty well might think that is strange, but I like to play catch with my brothers)
77. My new dish set
78. washing dishes
79. ears
80. eyes
81. bees (I have the funniest picture of a bee I will have to post soon)
82. My grandma
83. My grandpa
84. Quilting
85. Crocheting
86. Scarves- knitted, silk, soft, almost any kind
87. old fashion hats, only the cute ones
88. antique shops
89. making bread
90. brothers who are taller and big them me, by a little or a lot
91. giggles by little children
92. columbines
93. sweet peas
94. tomatoes
95. cucumbers
96. willow tree figuring(s)
97. popcorn
98. the smell of the earth after/during/right before it rains
99. fans
100. jack-in-the-boxes
Samantha

Ana Belen's 1,000 Bessings Challenge

Blessings #76-100

76. Time with the Lord

77. A working sewing machine

78. A working serger

79. Ideas from friends on how to save our garden from the slugs!

80. Quiet Time

81. The Holy Spirit working in me.

82. God teaching me to have peace

83. God giving me a multi-generational vision

84. God giving my parents a multi-generational vision

85. Joann’s coupons

86. A tuned piano

87. A good camera

88. Homeschooling conferences

89. A dad who will take me to the conferences so I can learn and have a strong Christian vision

90. The rain (unlike some, I love it...unless it hinders fun plans.)

91. Adorable baby giggles

92. A grateful look from little siblings when you help them with an “impossible” task.

93. Christian science books

94. People, like Ken Ham, who help us in our faith in this area.

95. Beautiful Flowers with sprays of dew...

96. A backyard awning so we can enjoy the rain without getting soaked.

97. Stationary

98. Pencil sharpeners

99. Timers

100. Dentists and orthodontists (yes, they are blessings, think about it.)

Ana Belen's

Ana Belen's 1,000 Bessings Challenge

A friend of mine who does not have a blog is also doing the Blessing Challenge so I am going to post hers here on my blog. So here is Ana Belen's Blessings...Samantha

Here is my list of blessings.
I did 75 to catch up with you.

1. The wonderful gift of forgiveness and salvation from Jesus Christ


2. His personal, yet public letter to the hearts of all mankind, God's Word, the Holy Bible


3. My Dad


4. My Mom


5. My sister Nicole


6. My brother Kendrick


7. My sister Eden


8. My sister Angelina (G-G)


9. My brother Brandon


10. My sister Felicity (Lissy)


11. My brother Asher


12. Our dog Jedi


13. Our cat princess


14. My old friends


15. My church, Pilgrim Bible Church


16. My new friends that I met at Pilgrim


17. The amazing fellowship with my friends, both old and new


18. Our house, which keeps me warm in the winter and cool in the summer


19. Our cars


20. The gift of Homeschooling


21. The freedom to homeschool


22. My extended family, in the U.S. and Argentina


23. Wonderful neighbors


24. The opportunity to be a witness for Christ to the not-so-wonderful ones


25. My daddy's job which is a great blessing in this economy


26. The mentoring and training from my parents to teach me how to be a godly young lady


27. Modest clothing


28. School books


29. Triple bunk beds


30. Big closets


31. Independence day


32. Summer


33. Our brand-new garden


34. Chocolate


35. Spanish, so I can communicate with my Argentinean family


36. The ability to crochet


37. The ability to knit


38. The ability to sew


39. The ability to learn


40. The ability to teach


41. The ability to cook and bake


42. The wonderful invention called a timer, which reminds me not to burn anything!


43. The ability to play the piano


44. Inspiring songs


45. Beautiful Hymns


46. God teaching me to me teachable


47. Organization


48. The ability to clean unorganized surroundings


49. Learning to cope with brothers and sisters


50. The many lessons God has taught and is teaching me


51. Triumph


52. Disaster


53. Learning to treat the above two imposters just the same


54. The poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling


55. The daily devotion planner " Daily Light on the Daily Path " by the Baxter family


56. This challenge, which is helping me to remember how blessed I am


57. The friends who inspired me to take this challenge


58. Inspiring and encouraging blogs of other fellow christians


59. Healthy food


60. My healthy body


61. The Holy Spirit, which helps me countless time through out the day.


62. All the days I have been given


63. Today, a new day God has given me


64. All the days that God will please to give me


65. This computer, which makes so many things easier


66. The Reilly's blog, which gives me much joy, encouragement, and even laughter


67. Wonderful books that have uplifted me or brought me joy


68. The cute, little lisped words my sister Felicity says


69. Singing around the campfire


70. Singing anywhere else


71. Games that I can enjoy with friends who enjoy the game also


72. Games that keep little children entertained


73. People who know how to do things I don't


74. My responsibilities, because they teach me to be even more responsible


75. The month of July, which will be our vacation month this year

These are not in order from greatest to least or vice-versa, but are in the order that I come up with them

Ana Belen

1,000 Blessings Challenge

76. The sound of a bass-ball hitting a glove (I know for those of you who know me pretty will might think that it strange, but I like to play catch with my brothers)

77. My new dish set

78. washing dishes

79. ears

80. eyes

81. bees (I have the funniest picture of a bee I will have to post soon)

82. My grandma

83. My grandpa

84. Quilting

85. Crocheting

86. Scarves- knitted, silk, soft, almost any kind

87. old fashion hats, only the cute ones

88. antique shops

89. making bread

90. brothers who are taller and big them me, by a little or a lot

91. giggles from little children

92. columbines

93. sweet peas

94. tomatoes

95. cucumbers

96. willow tree figuring's

97. popcorn

98. the smell of the earth after/during/right before it rains

99. fans

100. jack-in-the-boxes

1,000 Blessings Challenge 51-75

1. Carrie, for being one of the very first people to befriend me at our church, and being a great friend to this day

2. Stephanie, for being the other very first person to befriend me, and being a great friend to this day

3. my blog, the greatest place to share (show off) my pictures

4. gift of having some creativity so that I can think of new ideas for pictures and crafts and gifts and lesson (school) and other such things

5. coffee, white, dark, raspberry, orange, caramel, vanilla bean, chocolate, and peppermint

6. This home that we have lived in for almost 6 years(the longest I have ever lived in one house, not that I did not love to move when I was younger and we did but now that we have our church and Christian Heritage and all our friends I am more then happy to stay right here, well unless the Lord moves us again.

7. The smell of our neighbors roasting coffee in the fall. It smells sooooooo good. J

8. Old books that have great pictures and even better stories

9. (I know I have already listed this but it is fathers day) My dad, the best man in my life. Thank you for being the best father ever.

10. lady bugs, cute and bright, they are great for pictures

11. rain

12. Rain drop after the rain for pictures and getting your feet cool and wet

13. puddles to splash in with little kids

14. A sweet dog that is just right for our family

15. rubber stamps for making cards

16. hand written letters and cards

17. colored pencils and precious moments coloring books

18. a song that makes me laugh

19. a song that makes me cry

20. Singing with my little sister and younger brother

21. Sunny warm days

22. canoeing with my family

23. cute old cook books

24. the lamplighter audio series

25. the wind

Samantha

1,000 Blessings Challenge 26-50

Next list....

26. My cats, cute and loving and soft as can bee

27. My heart beating right now!!

28. Christian Heritage, have learned so much and gained so many friends

29. Christian Heritage Conference!!!!

30. My friends!!!!

31. Washington, wet and raining as it is still home

32. The book ‘Stepping Heavenward’, my most favorite book outside the Bible

33. Music, classical, hymns, christian, loud, soft, make you dance, make you cry, make praise the Lord

34. Trees, green and beautiful

35. Flowers, they smell so good and give such a pretty spot of color on a green grass background

36. Bird, they are so pretty and make such a peaceful sound

37. Butterflies

38. My Camera, I love to take pictures!!!!

39. Being able to have the joy of taking pictures and sharing them with others!!!!

40. Cooking for my family, another thing I love!!!

41. Sundays at church were I learn and get to spend time with my friends and brothers and sister in Christ!

42. Jesus coming to earth to save me!

43. Jesus coming back to life and going to heaven to make a place for me so I can one day be there with Him.!

44. The five Sola’s!

45. Sola Scriptura- Scripture alone!

46. Sola Fide- Faith alone!

47. Sola Gratia- Grace alone!

48. Solus Christus- Christ alone!

49. Soli Deo Gloria- To God alone the Glory

50. Being healthy and able to care for and love my family, sever my God, and love my friends.!

Samantha

1,000 Blessings Challenge 1-25

Here is my first list of blessing... (note minus the first on these are not listed in order as to what is most important just what comes to mind that day at that time....

1. Being chosen by my God to be His child, the biggest gift I have ever been given!!!!!!!
   
2. My mom, my best friend and wonderful teacher
   
3. My Dad, my guide, leader, protester, and friend
   
4. Devin, my helper in being the oldest, my friend, and my voice of wisdom when I get mad
   
5. Christian, my strongest most loving brother who is always there to give a hug when need, and when not :)
   
6. Connor, loves cameras as much as I do, and can get me to smile and laugh almost every time he try
   
7. Kathleen, my lovey little sister how teaches me how nice plain can be, and who reminds me to be gentle.
   
8. Delaney, my helper and fellow sing, reader, photo lover, cook, and who reminds me to always be learning and teaching
   
9. Erin, my little 'why girl' and lovey sweet heart
   
10. Joshua, my warrior and strong guy, and my willing helper
    
11. Obadiah, lovey little brother who is always good for a hug and a laugh
    
12. Lydia, my baby sister, curly head sweet heart who keeps me running after her and her next to age older brother
    
13. Phillip, my chubby little snuggle boy
    
14. Leanne, my best friend, my chosen sister, my lest-get-excited-about-this-person, and the most easiest person to talk to that I know
    
15. Mr. Byran, a serious jokester how can teach so much
    
16. Mrs. Bryan, a teacher when I need it a friend and some who can always make you laugh
    
17. Matthew, a brother how can let the kids tackle him to the grown and then get up and talk guns and other thing with my brothers
    
18. My church, my first home church and the one I love
    
19. My home, just right for our family
    
20. Being home schooled and now being able to teach my siblings
    
21. Sewing gifts for my family and friends
22. Today, this day that God has give me, this day to server Him
23. My Bible, to have a whole Bible is such a blessing that we forget way to fast
    
24. This opportunity to learned more about how much God has blessed me through writing them down here.
25. The Untied States of America, I know there are so many things wrong with it that I could not list them all here, but if I did not live in the USA, I might not have been......home schooled, a Christian, have a Bible, as many brothers and sisters, or if I had those things or part of those things I might have been in jail right or died. So I do thank God for the USA
    

Samantha

1,000 Blessings Challenge

A dear friend of mine is doing this challenge. I think it is a great idea and I am going to do this-note: I may not get a post in every day but I will get the 1,000 post as soon as I can. Read her post that she did on it, it is a great post. Any way here is the link.

http://awritingmaiden.blogspot.com/2011/06/1000-blessings-challenge.html

Samantha