Summer Counts (564-602)

#564  A Gift of Challenge: Four years with difficult, but inspiring professors

#565  A Gift of Conflict: True playmates...

...come back together...even after inevitable conflict

#566  A Gift of Change:  Never having to go back to this building for these tests

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Three Gifts Water:

#567  Summer splashes.

#568  Vacation scenery.

#569  Beauty in serenity.

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#570  A Gift of Rhythm

#571  A Gift of Rhyme

#572  A Gift of Reason:  One who's honest about being tired, going to bed when she should,
so rare, so rare

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Three Gifts in Weakness:

#573  It humbles me.

#574  It teaches me to seek help and to be grateful.

#575  He carries me.

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Three Gifts in Jars:

#576  Vessels for party girls to "churn" butter

#577  Friends teaching me to ferment

#578  Makings of our favorite, healthy "soda"

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#579  A Gift of Life:  Crazy but beautiful

#580  A Gift of Growth:  Growing into a little mommy

#581  A Gift of Decline:  End of a long day, sun setting upon a sweet moment between father and son

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Three Gifts Curled:

#582  Delicate wisps to twirl on a finger

#583  Calf cuteness

#584  Girly party ribbon

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Three Gifts Yellow:

#585

#586

#587

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Three Gifts of Stone:

#588  "Holy Family" imagined in a stalagmite

#589  Boys' fire contained

#590  Magnificence visited

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Three Gifts Hanging Down:

#591  Little symbol of the way God made my daughter

#592  Pennants for our hero

#593  Decorations on a date

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Three Gifts Learned:

#594

#595

#596

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Three Gifts Musical:

#597  Carousels

#598  Kids on keyboards

#599  Talented friends

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Three Gifts Baked:

#600

#601

#602

I count because He's blessed me so greatly. For my complete list to date, go here or click the tab at the top of the page titled "Joy Found in Thanksgiving."