**The 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th Installments of 1000 Gifts**
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11/5/87 - Praise the Lord.
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442
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A business trip through Spokane
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443
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My Grandpa-Veteran and his service to our country
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444
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Snow in November
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445
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Long drives with my mom
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446
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Cancelled meetings that free up the morning
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447
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Sticky notes
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448
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Sleeping In on Saturday Mornings
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449
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A text from my best friend at the perfect moment
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450
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Those moments when motivation sticks around
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451
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Vanilla extract
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452
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Writing
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453
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Staying up late reading together
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454
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Puzzles
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455
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Peanut Butter
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456
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The end of travel season. FOREVER.
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457
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Pad Thai for lunch
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458
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A job that allows for vacation time
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459
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My in-laws
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460
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Brunch with friends
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461
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Clear skies through the Gorge
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462
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Potlucks with my work-family
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463
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Pine scented candles
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464
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Christmas lights
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465
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Cinnamon scented pine-cones. Yes.
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466
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Cuties.
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467
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A house full of our youth group kids.
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468
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A passing grade on his final
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469
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A morning without a headache
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470
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Another year of life
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471
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A quiet night at home
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472
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Community group shenanigans
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473
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20 people, 7 pizzas, 1 hot apartment
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474
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His Grace
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475
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The Nutcracker
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476
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Portland City Grill
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477
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Downtown Portland at Christmastime
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478
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Goat cheese and prosciutto
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479
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Getting caught up
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480
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A cleansing cry
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481
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Joseph's Lullaby
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482
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A snow-free drive home
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483
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The way Mom and Dad's house shines like a beacon all decked in
Christmas lights
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484
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Advent Traditions
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485
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Christmas with my family
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486
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Loud gift exchanges
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487
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Les Mis with the cousins
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488
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The fact that the distance between his family and mine is not
all that long
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489
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Twins
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490
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Celebrating Grandma Kate
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491
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A quiet New Years Eve
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492
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A new year, fresh start
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493
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CCEF Devotionals
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494
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Burnt sausage, and a humbling, comical, carcinogen-laden
reminder that breakfast is always better when I leave the meat prep to my
husband.
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495
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Progress
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496
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Exciting news
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497
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Amazon Prime
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498
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Finalized blue-prints
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499
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A single rose, just because
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500
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Revere Pewter
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501
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A mid-day phone call from my sister-in-law
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502
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Hide and Seek with the cutest niece
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503
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A long weekend at the beach with my man
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504
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Groupon
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505
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Airline miles = cheaper flights
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506
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Hand and Foot Victories
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507
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A quick trip home
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508
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An old friend's wedding
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509
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Shoes on sale
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510
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Mom's cooking
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511
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The satisfaction of finishing a long, challenging book
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512
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Supportive coworkers
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513
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A day off
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514
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Dinner with an old friend
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515
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Simplifying
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516
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Pizza Friday
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517
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A quiet evening spent reading
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518
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The first run in nearly 6 months. Oof.
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519
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Dreaming together
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520
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Sovereign Grace music.
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521
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Four years together
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522
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Taylor Swift. There, I
said it.
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523
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Vaulted ceilings
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524
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San Francisco at night
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525
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A successful recruitment event
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526
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Cancelled plans and an unexpected night at home
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527
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Email to phone
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528
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When he's caught up enough to take a night off.
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529
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Decluttering
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530
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Spring Cleaning
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531
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Hooded jackets
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532
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Coffee early in the morning
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533
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A sunny day in February
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534
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Reminiscing with my sister
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535
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A surprise, candlelit dinner at home
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536
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A spontaneous run for ice cream.
At 10pm
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537
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Hawaii Housing
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538
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Newborn babies (!!!!!!)
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539
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Pinterest, ugh.
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540
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Bittersweet endings
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