571-580

571. I am loved.
572. Precious in His sight.
573. Worthy.
574. Purified.
575. Part of a bigger family than I can ever imagine.
586. Playing my part in a bigger picture than I can ever dream about.
577. Good enough. And more than good enough. Even when I'm not.
578. Counted.
579. Able to receive.
580. His.

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561-570

561. Rice pudding.
562. No prayer is ever wasted or unheard.
563. Hoovers.
564. Teaching assistance telling me how happy they are to be telling my daughter off for the same reasons other children are being told off.
565. Watching her grow in confidence.
566. Seeing my older daughter smile repeatedly on realising she had another day at home and could choose her own music without interruption.
567. Daffodils.
568. A deep and restful peace.
569. Super squelchy deeply satisfyingly sticky mud.
570. Moppable floors.

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551-560

551. Mercies new every morning.
552. Unconditional love
553. An ever widening definition of family.
554. Guppies.
555. A church service which could have been prepared just entirely for me, after several weeks of "church lite" over the holidays
556. Strength for today and
557. Bright hope for tomorrow.
558. Proper level access after a week of bumping over raised lintels.
559. School tomorrow.
560. Interesting times.

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541-550

541. Safe journeys home.
542. Selective hearing, tuning out noises unrelated to my girls without even waking me to do it.
543. Meeting friends from far away.
544. Friendships which last beyond distances.
545. Bouncing boys.
546. The amazing variety of fish and other underwater creatures to be found in the average pet shop.
547. The endless entertainment afforded by doors and small sheds when you are either young or with children.
548. Vanilla slices.
549. My own wonderful bed in my own bedroom with all the comfortingly familiar noises of home.
550. Holiday landlords friendly and relaxed.
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531-540

531. Wheelchair tailspins.
532. Peepbo around a statue.
533. Sausages and baked potatoes.
534. Driving free days.
535. Children pairing off to entertain themselves.
536. Triple dimples in a toddler's cheek.
537. Multiple giggles.
538. Sunshine.
539. Friendly natives
540. A lovely week.

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521-530

521. Helpful teenagers.
522. Pencil sharpeners.
523. The shared joy of a new and pristine notebook.
524. Friends who don't get cross when my sense of direction goes AWOL.
525. Christmas sparkly penguins in otherwise formal gardens.
526. The eternal optimism of ducks.
527. Soft, soft knitting wool.
528. The trust of a child.
529. Synchronised coughing.
530. Pink sky at night.

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511-520

511. Supper cooked by a handsome junior masterchef.
512. Entertainment provided by said masterchef's guide dog.
513. Child amusement provided by the masterchef's sister.
514. Companionship provided by the chef's parents.
515. The opportunity to spend time in friend's now beautiful house, after a gap of too many years.
516. A handily situated adapted bath, and the chance to use it mid holiday. Even if we didn't, quite.
517. Spending time with a very precious friend in her own home, having helped to spring her from hospital.
518. Snuggles from a toddler deciding I was at least less scary than some of the less well-known friends around.
519. Rice pudding made with coconut milk.
520. Shiny wooden wipe-clean floors.

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501-510

501. Round tables.
502. Steak knives.
503. Sainsburys.
504. Rosebud lips on a pouting toddler.
505. Short journeys.
506. Bleu d'Auvergne.
507. Eye pointing for communication.
508. "I got a picture in my head Mummy of a cloud and sun and a hill."
509. Peter, Paul and Mary.
510. Moments like the picture below.

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491-500

491. New cousins.
492. Deeper friendships.
493. Growing children.
494. New babysitters.
495. A dynamic team of professionals.
496. Freedom.
497. This wet England.
498. Relearning old friendships.
499. Good health.
500. All God's gifts, large and small, this year.

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481-490

481. Children with long memories.
482. Bouncy beds.
483. Hospital tea.
484. Flexible nurses.
485. Parking spaces.
486. Space for a 3rd wheelchair user in our bus.
487. New treatments.
488. Flat fields.
489. Well-timed rain showers.
490. Touch screen lifts.

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