This is the third installment in my shot at documenting 1,000 Happinesses, something I started in early January.  I didn't think it would be so hard to keep up.  Some days feel full of their on 1,000 Happinesses and others are more, "meh." 

If it is true that "we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures", Thornton Wilder*, than I want to be fully alive and steeped in the practice of gratitude - giving thanks.

If you're interested, you'll find 105 - 199 Happiness-es here.

Join me, please.  Add your Happinesses & I'll start incorporating them into the list.  Sometimes your points of gratitude warm up the place where other's live - sort of sharing your sunbeam.

201.  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, thanks   Gainesville Theatre Alliance for an excellent show and a bellyfull of laughter

202.  reading the Solitude chapter in Walden on a rainy Sunday when plans changed

203.  the color magenta

204.  my new red "whack-a-mole" purse (thanks Katie!)

205.  the really cool & colorful briefcase I picked up last fall at Rahab's Rope (supports anti sex-trafficking efforts in India); I CAN PACK ANYTHING INTO THAT THING

206.  watching God move and step in on my behalf

207.  Laughter, the Church Lady from SNL, & Whose Line is it Anyway

208.  an unexpected kindness of well-turned glass

209.  the Encouragement of a Friend

210.  when the clouds part and clarity pours in

211.  listening to Voyage of the Dawn Treader on the way into work

212.  finding the movie, BIG, on sale

213.  delicious leftovers

214.  smell of fresh laundry

215.  innovations

216.  a well-stocked library

217.  Be Fearless.

218.  *Thornton Wilder's, Our Town, the book and the original 1938 film version

219.  The way the Message fleshes out "Seek first the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33) "What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met."

220.  Frank Gilbreth's, Cheaper by the Dozen

221.  Madi on the Konza & the "Adventure Sundays" tradition that she & Zach have created

222.  Getting to Skype with Kenan when he is in his uniform...(Thanks Karis!)

223.  I"M GOING ON A MISSION TRIP in March TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC! (if I can raise my sponsorship...)

224.  Just found out the Kenan will be traveling to Georgia in March, too!

225.  My friend Tracy got a job!

226. morning tweets...by actual birds

227.  LJ: cheese ravioli and Riesling

228.  LJ: protecting the blind-one-eyed from the Z-meister!

229.  bowling with Adventures...soon.  it's a good thing we have insurance.

230.  Walking with Aubree in early spring evening

231.  Kids growing and finding their good way

232.  Finally making Tasha's Chicken (homemade terriyaki bbq) in Georgia

233.  getting the carpet cleaner to work

234.  clean carpets

235.  moving the main room around & finding room!

236.  excitement about development!

237.  finding oddkins in a little bird house...

238.  a recipe for delicious soup included in a card from home

239.  encores when they are deserved

240.  the cherry blossoms & forsythia are blooming - early

241.  meeting Marcy Dawson Sunday

242.  Aussie accents

243.  Kirk Franklin's song, Imagine Me

244.  pinterest...in moderation

245.  talking with my sister, Mimi

246.  Candy Cane Lane tea to drown cold feet & allergies (thanks Katie!)

247.  Adventures IT Crowd

248.  Sleeping with the windows open on a rainy night

249.  Chance to see KS friends in GA before they move to WA

250.  Make Your Own Pizza Night

251.  Midday Devo walks up the Adventures hill and driveway

252.  TexMex feast at Karis' in good company (thanks Deisel!)

253.  grace extended

254.  productivity of a day working from home!

255.  Marc & Angel Hack Life

256.  Wyatt& Wynn, "two old broads on the internets"

257.  fussy birds on a rainy morning and the clueless cat causing it all

258.  ocassional Starbucks run before work (Tammy-I think of you on those days!)

259.  This story of a running life of joy in pink socks & pigtails

260.  Memory of Madi's bagel making

261.  yoga & "Timber!" with Ann & KK

262.  Lunch with the Jacobus clan at Chat Patti in Atlanta

263.  every little thing you do is magic

264.  planting pansies & lavender in March

265. Chat Patti indian vegan fare with Rainey & Phelan

266.  Sari shopping

267.  Wandering around an Indian/Pakistani market

268.  coffee outside with the Marta rumbling below downtown Atlanta

269.  Shady Valley Park, Atlanta, and meeting the wealth of engaged dads & mums there

270.  mural at the Shady Valley Park

271.  realising that "bearing witness" just might be my job description

272.  prayers of a friend

273.  so glad I missed Fake Patty's Day, Aggieville, KS

274.  Thoughts of family and friends

275.  Hunger Games Ticket already purchased with a big group, midnight, March 22

276.  speakers for my computer (thanks, Dennis Ho!)

277.  All variations of Dennis' last name that he uses and we welcome

278.  Conversations with Gil & Trish - and how their persistence is improving the quality of his mum's life

279.  that hopeful moment when someone realizes they are loved 100% no-matter-what

280.  catching a glimpse of a sunset in hilly gainesville, ga

281.  hot coffee in bed

282.  Eric Carle's books & illustrations

283.  Maurice Sendak's illustrations & books

284.  Helen Oxenbury's, Farmer Duck

285.  Brandy Freeman telling me I'm ready to go to the Dominican Republic (thanks Brandy!)

286.  Good ideas in print

287.  tearing down of fuedal walls between teams in an organization

288.  Oliver Platt as Porthos in the 3 Musketeers

289,  Oliver Platt & Stanley Tucci in just about anything

290.  Friday night of conversation with Jules (& traipsing through Target)

291.  sunny windows

292.  Good & hopeful books that make me cry, Thank you, Roald Dahl & CS Lewis

293.  A great day and quiet Saturday evening

294.  Proximity

295.  new friends

296.  the smell of soil after an early spring rain

297.  when the worst thing doesn't happen

298.  when the better-than-the-best-we-could-have-hoped-for-and-imagined happens

299.  the hope that on the other side of this spiritual desert is the Promised Land

300,  sleeping with the windows open and - for now - a fuzzy cat to keep my feet warm

You'll find Happiness-es 301 - 400 growing here.