I just took a step past 40 yesterday. And I don’t know about you but birthdays have a way of making me reflect how life has been. I call to mind the things that I am thankful for. And I am also encouraged to look forward, to hope and to plan for what’s ahead, acknowledging …

I’ve been counting the days to my birthday and then I got the thought of writing down a gratitude list for all the blessings, gifts, surprises I got for the past 12 months. After all, counting our blessings uplifts us and reminds us of God’s goodness and faithfulness to all of us 🙂 Here goes …

18 “Forget the former things;     do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing!     Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness     and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19