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As I looked over my blog posts, I realized that it had been a while since I posted. June arrived and I began traveling throughout the summer and then worked on and completed several projects. Why didn’t I blog? I believe it was because I questioned and asked myself “what did I have to contribute” that would be of importance. I then began to realize that the blog posts are not about who I want to read my stories and about how many followers I have, but they are for the One who created me and who allows me to share His stories through me.

It also occurred to me that I was looking back over why I had not posted rather than what the Lord had allowed me to accomplish throughout the summer into the fall. So I made a list of “Things I Did Do” and I was amazed. I decided to share the following list with you:

. Meditated daily/wrote in journal
. Walked the dog every day, if not raining
. Exercised to a 3-mile DVD at least 4 days a week
. Finished painting three 11×14 canvas paintings and a door sign for a boy’s room
. Painted a name plaque with ostrich characters for a newborn’s room
. Painted a pitcher as a gift and drove it to Lancaster
. Drove to Virginia in June, August, and twice in September to help daughter with home projects
. Attended a Women of Faith Conference with daughter in Washington, D.C. for two days
. Visited relatives back East over the 4th of July weekend and again in September
. Weekly practiced piano and selected songs for the Sunday services
. Attended a neighborhood block party
. Helped oversee the installation of a deck in the back of our house/new patio door in dining room
. Crafted a shadowbox for my daughter’s wedding memorabilia
. Scraped wallpaper off two of the dining room walls to prepare for painting
. Painted primer on the block wall under the deck
. Lunches with a friend periodically throughout the summer
. Performed daily chores such as cleaning, cooking, and washing clothes and grocery shopping
. Encouraged and prayed for church family/FB friends with special prayer requests
. Read at least four books and am still reading “Becoming Myself” by Stasi Eldredge and “The Respect Dare” by
Nina Roesner

As I looked over the above list, I am sure I have probably forgotten to list an item or two. Do I feel like a failure because I did not blog? The answer to this question would be a resounding “no, of course not.” In fact, I feel the opposite. I feel good at what has been accomplished throughout the summer and into the fall in that I am counting my blessings at the lessons I have learned in what the Lord helped me do. Our strength is not in ourselves, but it is in the Lord who gives us all gifts and encourages us to use those gifts for His honor and glory.

With the fall comes Harvest fests, Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. As we celebrate this wonderful time of the year and what is ahead, let us look back and see God’s hand, grace, and blessings in everything that He has provided in our lives. We are truly blessed regardless of how much or how little we have. Let us rejoice for this is truly the day that the Lord has made.

Blessings on you,
Yvonne