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Five Minutes with Grateful

July 8, 2011 By Sandra Heska King

Joining Lisa Jo today for her five-minute word prompt on GRATEFUL.

Pouring words for five minutes with no editing.

GO!

I’m grateful for water that ripples and waves that crash.

For sand that sings beneath my feet.

For “I do” and “I love you” and a tender smile.

I’m grateful for family and friends and the celebration of marriage.

For moments that stop and memories that linger.

I’m grateful for the feathered and the furred.

For the velvet petal and the leathery leaf.

For sky and water that meet at the horizon.

For breezes that whisper and winds that roar.

For sun and clouds, for storms and calm in season.

For times to sail and times to anchor.

For stars that glitter in the dark.

For seemingly impossible dreams.

For arms that hold me in every circumstance.

I’m grateful for a great and creative God who reaches down

to the speck that is me.

To be in this moment in this place in this time.

I’m grateful today for a heart that overflows.

STOP!

 

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ~Colossians 3:16 (NIV)

 

 

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  1. Karen R Evans says

    July 8, 2011 at 10:06 am

    That’s lovely. I your words painted lovely pictures in my mind!

  2. Paula @ Grow Where You're Planted says

    July 8, 2011 at 10:36 am

    What a beautifully written post! 🙂 My favorite part: “I’m grateful for a great and creative God who reaches down to the speck that is me.” AMEN!

  3. Cecilia Marie Pulliam says

    July 8, 2011 at 10:46 am

    Wow. I am so impressed. Beautiful and I see no need for editing. Now, that is talent!

  4. deidra says

    July 8, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    I enjoy these five minute writing prompts of Lisa-Jo’s. Your words here took me right to one of my favorite places – the beach! Your joy absolutely overflows here on the screen!

  5. Lynn Mosher says

    July 8, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Beautiful as always, Sandra! I love this: For moments that stop and memories that linger. I need to try this. Won’t be like yours but fun to try!

  6. Cindee Snider Re says

    July 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Sandra, I loved this! So beautifully, refreshingly written. Thank you for inspiring me over tea this morning. 🙂

  7. Linda says

    July 8, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    This is like a beautiful hymn of praise Sandy. I share a gratitude for so many of the same things. Perfectly said.

  8. S. Etole says

    July 8, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    Grateful you are back with your creative word images!

  9. linda Glaz says

    July 9, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Nice. Lovely to read something that hasn’t had the life edited out of it…

  10. christine says

    July 10, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    Lots to be grateful for.

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