Sometimes, I have a day marked by small gifts that remind me that I have a God who is loving and generous and taking care of me.  Some of those gifts…

…my littlest boy, singing in church, singing at home, singing in the car.  Sweetness that melts this mama’s heart.

…playing a board game with my family, and enjoying it.  I am not normally a fan of board games, and usually even less so when children need to be taught, but today?  Today, I was more than content to sit around the table and spend a couple hours just being with them.

…reading a well-known verse and being unexpectedly overwhelmed by God’s goodness to me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. —Psalm 23:5-6  Doesn’t it just make you feel like your heart’s gonna explode with His wonderful-ness?

…a first-time-this-year family walk.

…tulips and daffodils pushing their way through the ground, bringing with them their annual reminder to me of how good God is, that He would grace my home with such beauty despite my ever deficient gardening abilities.  Oh, and there are chives growing, too.  I’m almost giddy.

…worshiping the Lord with my family, knowing they don’t mind me being loud and off-key.

I needed this today.  He is so good to meet me in my need.