Jennifer Hartnett-Henderson

Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

Even 1,000 photographs wouldn’t be enough to show all that I am thankful for.  Ann Voskamp in her book One Thousand Gifts shows the power of the gift of thankfulness in good times and bad.

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

I won’t show 1,000 things here, just one or three, but even so, I need some help.  Thomas Merton describes the feeling that I have best: “The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet.” (I found this quote first on a fellow bloggers header.  However, I can no longer find that person.  If you are them, please leave me a note so I can give you props!)

I wrote about this reverence recently in An Altar in the World, about a book by the same name. Here are 3 photos from a recent run in Portland full of that feeling (all are in my feed on Instagram):

http://instagram.com/p/SeYnkpJfaN/

http://instagram.com/p/SI2bBKJfck/

http://instagram.com/p/SemxKEJfX2/

Have a fantastic week full of gratitude!

Writing and images by Jennifer Hartnett-Henderson ©2012

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