A Few of My Favorite Things

In honor of the holidays, and just to have a little fun, I’ve listed a few of my favorite things. Brown paper packages tied up with string just might be among them.

In considering Thanksgiving, I am thankful for each of these things. In considering the coming Christmas season, I am grateful for the many gifts God created and lavished upon His people, most especially the greatest gift of all-His son, Jesus! He, my friend, is not held in a brown paper package tied up with string. He desires to live in our own hearts and has come to make His home with us and IN us!

Now THIS is something for which to be grateful!

• Moments
  • Time spent in HIS presence
  • Time spent with family-a treasure beyond compare
  • Time spent with dear friends-I am learning how valuable this is the older I get
  • Alone time-I know some do not like to be alone, but it is my time to recoup and regather my wits.
• Pass times
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Binge watching British television
• Favorite books of the Bible
  • Isaiah
  • The gospel of John
  • I, II, III John
• Smells
  • Hyacinth
  • Gardenia
  • Grady (Him, not his cologne)
  • Chocolate
  • Fresh laundry
  • Fresh cut grass (smells like watermelon)
  • Coffee
• Sounds
  • Thunderstorms
  • Gentle rain
  • The gentle back and for the ticking of the grandfather clock
  • Music
  • The quieting of voices in the theater as they dim the lights
  • Silence
• Songs
  • Many and across multiple genres-it changes from moment to moment and mood to mood.. 
• Books
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • All things Andy Andrews, especially The Noticer, The Noticer Returns, and The Heart Mender
  • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
  • America’s First Daughter by Laura Kaye and Stephanie Dray
  • The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
  • Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon (shhh…this is a guilty pleasure.  Don’t tell anyone.)
• Flower
  • Gardenias
  • Hyacinths
  • Wild Flowers
  • Sunflowers
  • Daisies
• Food
  • Chocolate
  • Steak-Rare to Medium Rare
• Miscellaneous
  • Fuzzy socks, a fire, hot tea and a good book on a cold winters day
  • Libraries and Book Stores
  • IPADs
  • Bluetooth
  • And many, many more!