March Joy Dare Week 2

Continuing to count as March rolls on...

Day 6

(a gift bent, a gift broken, a gift beautiful)

196) bent down to their level...precious moments playing with my nephew and a sweet baby girl 

197) broken routines as we enjoy having my big sister here in our home

198) beautiful new friends and beautiful worship music playing at K's craft class today

Day 7

(3 gifts in the kitchen)

199) coming home to find hubby cleaning up the entire kitchen without me even asking

200) tasty left overs at lunch today

201) smoked angelfish bought by my sister at the market we enjoyed visiting together this evening

Day 8

(3 gifts loud)

202) loud late night laughter shared with big sister and my kids

203) loud laughter and conversation shared over lunch at a market research session and then earning good money for my opinion too!

204) loud laughter and loud kids when the neighbours popped in for coffee tonight

Day 9

(3 gifts carved)

205) memories carved into my mind of the wonderful week my sister just spent with us

206) a carved wooded cross on my dressing table, reminding me of His love and a dear friend who gave it to me before she left the country

207) a carved stone heart...a gift from my other sister, reminding me of precious memories spent on the farm with her and her beautiful family

&

 3 of my own

208) safe arrival of my sister and her family

209) blessings of fresh veg from the farm and grapes from my sister's vine

210) seeing our boy's joy when he won the trophy he so badly wanted tonight

Day 10

(2 gifts in Christ)

211) Knowing these truths..

 "My Father… is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck me out of My Father's hand"

(John 10:29).212)

212) "I have loved you with an everlasting love…" (Jeremiah 31:3).213)

&

some of my own

213) seeing and being with my "farm" sister and her two gorgeous kids

214) seeing my niece and my daughter together....

cousins but "sisters" to each other that neither have .....

just loving every moment spent together

215) dinner under the stars with my sister, her sister in law, mom in law and a friend, and late evening laughter as we lingered around the table... relaying our funny, crazy and silly stories to one another 

Day 11

(my own)

216) processing a box of corn from the farm .....made easier with my new knife

217) swimming with my daughter on this sweltering hot day

218) gift from my friends mom... Cape salmon on the braai....cooked to perfection by hubby

Day 12

(a gift in wind, in water)

219) sitting on the grass enjoying the afternoon breeze with my nephew

220) boy cousins splashing, happy, wild and free in the pool

&

 lots of my own as I keep counting them...

221) having them all here unexpectedly....all the cousins together....all laughing at the littlest one!

222) my youngest and his cousin making me the trellis needed for the peas coming up in the garden 

223) dinner: sausage and tomatoes from one sister, corn from the other and marrows from my garden

224) after dinner treat shared with the family...orange chocolate aero....a birthday gift not yet eaten

225) my daughter doing her first video for their contract with Cape Town Activa

226) my January box containing 6 Knorr stock pots, 

Werda potato salad, Dove men's roll on and spray,

and Speko rice from Home Tester Club....

arriving just in time to share some with my sister before she left

227) borrowed school books brought from afar.... saving me lots