January 27, 2014

1000 Gifts: 741-880

                          **The 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, and 44th Installments of 1000 Gifts**


741.
28 years of Brian Matthew.
742.
Gorgonzola on my burger.
743.
A long weekend with family.
744.
Double dates.
745.
Haircuts in the kitchen.
746.
Old friends at church.
747.
Dinner with Grandpa.
748.
God's perfect timing.
749.
A nice, long phone call with my mother-in-law.
750.
The wind and the rain: a powerful testament to their Creator.
751.
Mail.
752.
Chips Ahoy Cookies. The soft ones.
753.
Sunday afternoon football.
754.
Vera Water and Power.
755.
My sister's wisdom.
756.
A thought-provoking book.
757.
Christmas Shopping.
758.
The selfless way my husband serves.
759.
A freshly mown lawn.
760.
Basil from the garden.
761.
Flowers, just because.
762.
Smoothies for breakfast.
763.
Coming home to dinner - already made.
764.
Fall - all of it.
765.
"Rusty Pipes."
766.
The farmer's gloves.
767.
An aged ledger scrawled with grandpa's meticulous handwriting.
768.
New seasons.
769.
God's faithful provision, time and again.
770.
Chicken Holy Basil.
771.
Thai food with my mom.
772.
A crisp fall morning.
773.
My dad's wisdom.
774.
Leftovers.
775.
Candy corns & peanuts.
776.
A 70 degree day in October.
777.
A weekend away at the Davenport.
778.
Exploring our city like tourists.
779.
The smell of fresh bread baking.
780.
Christmas shopping done early.
781.
6 more months of car insurance.
782.
A long weekend with our niece and nephews.
783.
Extra burp cloths.
784.
The pumpkin patch.
785.
Pumpkin donuts.
786.
Walls and a subfloor. (!!!!)
787.
Cheese-Its.
788.
An encouraging text from my sister-in-law.
789.
Thiessen. There, Mom, I said it.
790.
Appreciation from the boss.
791.
Frozen pineapple for my smoothie.
792.
Making soap with my sisters.
793.
Portland in the fall.
794.
Discounted gas.
795.
An Amazon box in the mail!!
796.
Risotto.
797.
A mall, all decorated for Christmas.
798.
A long, quiet Saturday morning and time to savor the coffee.
799.
Work family.
800.
Mulled Cider candle.
801.
Repurposed leftovers.
802.
Cider pressing.
803.
Last days, turning in keys.
804.
Fritos.
805.
Ricotta gnocchi.
806.
Girls' day with my mom.
807.
26 years of Cole Boboth.
808.
Leggings.
809.
Time to enjoy a third cup of coffee
810.
Red Starbucks cups and a long coffee date with my sister.
811.
A family dinner.
812.
A warm, clean house.
813.
Christmas lights hung
814.
Grandpa's hugs.
815.
Time at the piano with Kelly.
816.
A long evening conversation with my dad.
817.
Snow tires.
818.
That God forgives, preserves, instructs, teaches, and delivers me.
819.
Hotel points, and a free stay. (Thanks, Dad!)
820.
Audiobooks.
821.
A safe roadtrip.
822.
Harp music.
823.
Raw sugar.
824.
Sunday night football - with a full house.
825.
Excel spreadsheets.
826.
Facetime.
827.
You've Got Mail.
828.
A run with the Rockies in the background.
829.
Colorado family.
830.
Phone calls from home.
831.
A walk in the sunshine with my Love.
832.
White Christmas.
833.
Spending the afternoon in the kitchen.
834.
Cooking with GramGram.
835.
The way the sun hits the snow and it sparkles.
836.
A trip home.
837.
A full night's sleep.
838.
"No way! Me too"
839.
Safety on a slick road.
840.
A warm home.
841.
Grocery shopping early in the morning in an empty store.
842.
Dinner date with my parents.
843.
Girls' lunch date with my mother- and sister-in-law.
844.
Sheri Boboth.
845.
A sister lunch date in The Dalles.
846.
Earrings turned into magnets.
847.
All the Schlects, in one place.
848.
Engagements and new family members.
849.
Mah Daddy.
850.
Chik-fil-A. Oof.
851.
A phone call from my niece.
852.
All of the Boboths, in one place.
853.
Late night talks with my guy.
854.
A full house of people I love.
855.
Sleeping babies.
856.
Homemade tamales and margaritas.
857.
Marrying into such a great, loving family.
858.
Walks with Stacie Joy!
859.
A clean floor.
860.
Good lotion.
861.
A good, deep clean.
862.
A glass of chardonnay, raised in Grandma's honor.
863.
A year of memories, heartache, laughter, and so so much love.
864.
Downtime.
865.
Spring Rolls.
866.
Fresh snow.
867.
Crate & Barrel.
868.
Peanut sauce.
869.
New yarn.
870.
Heating pads.
871.
A weekend at the cabin.
872.
Prayer.
873.
The body of Christ, working together.
874.
Domino's Pizza.
875.
Football Sundays.
876.
Smitten Kitchen.
877.
Siding!
878.
An unexpected lunch with people I love.
879.
A supportive family
880.
An afternoon in the kitchen.



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