If you’ve read my blog post called Worship ABC’s, you know that sometimes it helps me to organize my thoughts if I use the alphabet to make lists and direct my thoughts to something positive. I also once enjoyed listing 26 positive characteristics that my oldest daughter has from A-Z to help encourage her. It… Read More Day 190- Thankful God made me amazingly unique
A few weeks ago I had a birthday. I erroneously thought it was going to be a disappointing experience. But family members remembered and showered me with love. And a sweet lady from church even dropped off a vase of fresh, beautiful flowers with a birthday balloon! That really cheered me up! 😊 The flowers… Read More Day 189- Thankful for curbside and backyard delivery
I’ve lived with invisible illnesses for years, the kind that doctors write off as not worth their time, a product of stress, or something that must not exist because it does not fit into the paradigms of the general population. I’ve had hidden pain since I was 17, not including the migraines that started before… Read More Day 188- Thankful God sees our invisible pain and illness, and He cares
This came up in my Facebook memories recently. It’s something I wrote and posted there in 2014. I just read a quote from C.S. Lewis in his book, Mere Christianity. “As long as you are proud, you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as… Read More Day 187- Thankful to find the wonderful God
I was just thinking about someone long ago who got discouraged in isolation. His name was Elijah. You might say, “But didn’t he get discouraged after the miracle at Mount Carmel?” Yes, but if you think about it, he had been isolated for 3 1/2 years prior to that event, so even if he was… Read More Day 186- Thankful we’re not truly in isolation with God by our side
“Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will glorify Your name forever.” Psalm 86:11b,12 NASB When someone tells you “thank you” halfheartedly instead of wholeheartedly are you inclined to believe that they’re truly thankful? I admit that when I am… Read More Day 185-Thankful for the recipe for joy
I had never thought about how not everyone perceives that they are loved in the same ways until I heard about a book called “The 5 Love Languages”, by Gary Chapman. It was very interesting to realize that one person may be doing their best to show love to another, but the other doesn’t perceive… Read More Day 184- Thankful for hugs and kisses
Have you ever noticed how some of your lowest moments come after your highest moments? Sunday morning after a great experience with Drive-In church, I had some of those low moments. I became irritable and depressed. I guess you could say I did something similar to what Elijah did after the victory at Mount Carmel.… Read More Day 183- Thankful God is greater than all
Sunday started off well; my son and I went to Drive-In church. It was kind of cool. They had us park in a checkerboard shape, and they used an FM transmitter. We all tuned in to the same radio station; its signal actually reached past the parking lot, as we heard them running the test… Read More Day 182- Thankful for Drive-In Church
Yesterday I had a very interesting experience. I had gone out to get groceries and was on my way home when I saw a woman standing at the bus stop in front of a convenience shop. She had suitcases and some other stuff with her, and I wondered if she was traveling or homeless and… Read More Day 181- Thankful that Jesus sets us free!
I haven’t been singing as much as I used to. And I’ve been playing piano and guitar even less. But this morning these words and the music to which I learned them came to mind and kept playing over and over on repeat. “May the glory of the Lord endure forever; May the Lord rejoice… Read More Day 180- Thankful to be “in the Lord”
Yesterday morning I wrote a blogpost and had stimulating conversation with my college-age son. I waited till the outside temperature crept slowly up to just under 55 degrees Fahrenheit then donned a fleece sweatshirt and a jacket and went out to work in the nonsunny garden. It felt very satisfying to get that 4-pack of… Read More Day 179- Thankful for fellowship with friends, family, and God
I’m not a morning person. I prefer to be left alone for the first hour of the day. I love it when that first hour is quiet. That has not always been possible, and I’ve learned to deal with it in those times. But this morning the young people are either sleeping in or doing… Read More Day 178- Thankful for the quiet
Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week; Administrative Professionals Day was on April 22, and yesterday was Mother’s Day. Father’s Day comes in June, and Grandparents Day is in September. These are only a few of the days and weeks set aside to honor and thank those who have impacted our lives and/or who are working… Read More Day 177- Thankful for days to honor others
This has been a good week for me of drawing closer to God. How about you? This week I also got more excited about working in the garden. After my husband and I plowed and planted a few things a few things, I knew that the maple helicopters would come down en masse. So, I… Read More Day 176- Thankful for fountains
“I took care of you in a dry, desert land. But when you entered the good land, you became full and satisfied, and then you grew proud and forgot me.” Hosea 13:5,6 GNT How can this happen? Why is it that one minute we can be desperately crying out for God’s help, then when He… Read More Day 175- Thankful for Lack of satisfaction
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 ESV The last few weeks I’ve been reading the book of Hosea. Today I came upon the following verse: “Therefore, return… Read More Day 174- Thankful for kindness
Some time ago I got a raw egg out of the refrigerator to make some gluten-free pancakes and a leftover boiled egg to eat by itself. I set the eggs on the counter, and went to do something else. When I came back to the kitchen, I thought I remembered which egg was which. I… Read More Day 173- Thankful for lessons about truth from a boiled egg
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