Thankful Thursday

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

Psalm 118:1

Every week lately I have the intentions of doing this Thankful Thursday post, yet life has been busy, and computer "stuff" gets pushed to the bottom of my to do list. When I do have time to do computer "stuff" I am too tired to even look at the computer! However, for today I really did want to share what we are doing with the boys as we approach Thanksgiving.

We have started our Thankful Box! We did this a couple of years ago... we all really liked it, and it gave more meaning to our Thanksgiving holiday. Every evening after dinner we all share one thing from our day that we are thankful for, I write them on a notecard and stick them in our Thankful Box. Then on Thanksgiving Day we will get them all out and read them. It is a great way to cultivate an attitude of thankfulness in our family.

We just use an empty kleenex box that we have decorated and have put the verse above on, "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good." Psalm 118:1

So today I thought I would share what we have all been thankful for so far this week:

James

grocery stores
that my Chick-Fil-A cup did not get thrown away
sunshine

Tricia
rest time in the afternoon
the opportunity to go to Bible study today
that through Jesus Christ I am an overcomer

Paul
that God gave me my cat and for grandfather and grandmother
thankful to have a Mommy & a Daddy
thankful that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins

David
I am thankful for Jesus and God
for my brother and all the things God gave me, and my mommy & daddy
I am thankful for Tommy Moon

Do you have any neat ways of cultivating an attitude of thankfulness in your family? What are you thankful for today? For more TT posts go here.

Word-Filled Wednesday

I love this verse! I love the fact that He chose me... just think about that! The Creator of this universe, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings chose me, and He chose you. Why did He choose us? He chose us and appointed us that we may go and bear fruit for Him... that is a big calling. Are you bearing fruit for Him? If not, pray and ask Him to make you fruitful for Him... that is a prayer He will definitely answer!

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Wordless Wednesday

Word-Filled Wednesday

Two are better than one... isn't this so true? I am so thankful my boys have each other... they have so much fun together and really do love each other lots. It is a joy to watch their relationship and see the precious bond they have because they are twins...

I am also so thankful for my husband, without him life would just not be the same. I am thankful God did not intend for us to go through this life alone... He gave me a husband to love me as Christ loves the church, to be with me on this journey of parenthood, and to have fun with! How true it is that two are better than one! And it is even better when those two allow God to enter in and make it three... without Him life would be just plain hard and frustrating, but with Him life is abundant and joyful! Have you allowed Him to enter into your life?

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Wordless Wednesday

Complaining....

Welcome to Tuesday's Together in the Word, we are a group of women reading through the Word and sharing what the Lord is teaching us... head over to DeeDee's to join us and to read what others are learning!


God is currently sending me the same message through several different avenues...

1. I am studying the gospel of John with a group of ladies on Tuesday mornings, and the boys are studying John also in their children's class...
2. I am doing Priscilla Shirer's study, One in a Million, about our journey into the Promise Land...
3. And in homeschooling my children, we are reading through the Old Testament, and are currently reading about Moses leading the children through the wilderness to the Promised Land...

Through all of these different avenues, God is speaking to me about complaining... or rather about not complaining.

Complaining is a sign of a discontented heart... it shows that we are not content with how God has provided for and blessed us. And a discontented heart is usually not a thankful heart...


Complaining, over and over and over again, kept many of the Israelites from ever entering the Promised Land. The Lord became so fed up with the Israelites complaining that He chose to punish them by not allowing them to enter the Promised Land... I do not want the Lord to become so fed up with my complaining that He does not allow me into the Promised Land.


In pursuing "no complaining", our eyes have to shift off of ourselves and onto the Lord. We are to focus solely on the purpose for which God has us here on earth, and that is to be a light and a witness for Him, just as John the Baptist was. John did not focus on himself, he focused on Jesus, talked about Jesus, and He pointed others to Jesus... By focusing on Jesus and what He has called me to do, I take the focus off of myself, which spurs me to brag and praise on my Jesus rather than complaining about petty things.

I am asking my Lord to quicken my heart and mind to any complaining in my spirit, whether I verbalize it or just think it... and I am asking Him to help me to have a contented heart, to give thanks for all the many provisions and blessings He has given me... I want to focus on serving Him and sharing Him. I do not want my time here to be wasted in complaining... I want to make it to my Promise Land!

Playing a bit...

I've been playing a bit today... experimenting with some stuff on the computer that I have been wanting to try for a while. It has been a wonderfully quiet afternoon and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself! Just thought I would share the fun!

A Fun 5K - Race for the Cure

I ran another 5K today! With my friend Lori and hundreds of other people!
It was a slight drizzly rain, but it actually felt wonderful...

And my men came out to cheer me on! It was such a joy to see them when I got to the 1 mile mark! And I was very proud to complete the run in 29 minutes and 25 seconds, my best time ever!!


As I was posting this David came and sat beside me and asked what I was doing. I told him I was thinking of something to write and he said I should write this:

"Great is our Lord, and mighty in power!"
Psalm 147:5

And that He is! So tonight, may this be a reminder to you that our Lord is great and mighty in power! I praise Him for giving me the strength, energy, and endurance to run today... for I run in the path of His commands, for He has set my heart free! Psalm 119:32