Doing the dare

Last week, the week of thankfulness, I began the joy dare. I resolved to notice the gifts He gives and make the noticing real through writing.

In the silent moments at work usually filled with mindless boredom or discontent, I wrote.
In the seconds before the green light as the car hummed, I wrote.
And let me tell you, it felt good. Fresh wind through my thoughts, carving new channels of thankful joy.

Here are a few of my jotted thoughts. Hope it encourages you today to notice the true, the lovely, the admirable, and whatever is excellent or praiseworthy.

1. Piercing sunrises that stop the heart with their beauty

2. Floor-to-ceiling windows at work that let the outside in

3. A unique wedding ring that allows me to brag on my husband often. ;)

 4. A chance to hike in the gray dawn with my love.

5. The cheapness and yummy-ness of oatmeal. 

6. Quiet pockets of wilderness next to the office

7. Firesmoke, laden with happy memories of past campouts