Friday, November 29, 2013

Thankful!



Friday, November 29th

Throughout the month of November I've enjoyed reading the social media posts about thankfulness.  Since I missed the boat this year, I decided for today's post I’d list 10 things for which I’m thankful.   (Some of them surprised even me.)
Here ya go!
1)  God: The Father, Son and Holy Ghost-all powerful, all knowing, all loving, all forgiving, and always here.
2)  Family: All of them.  Immediate and extended.  AMAZING!!!!  We all have way too much fun together!

3)  Friends: old and new. My peeps-buddies-pals-love them all. 

4)  My doggie. We thought we were going to lose her this year.  One hero vet, a surgery to remove a 3 lb benign tumor and 3 months later, she is like a puppy again! 

5)  The vet mentioned in item 4.

6)  Interrupted plans: that’s right. It seems we make plans and pray and think we are on the right path, then life gets in the way.  Interrupted plans force  me to listen more closely to God.   When I listen to Him I find peace and clarity and the ability to slow down and appreciate the gifts in front of me right now.

7)  Hardship:  Let’s face it.  Life can be hard!  Bad stuff happens.  But I see now how those dark times have brought me closer to my Heavenly Father.  There is a line to a song by Switchfoot that says it well: “The shadow proves the sunshine.”

8)   Love:  That's all I'm sayin'...

9)  Music:  The way it speaks to my soul.  It lifts me, makes me want to dance, causes me to smile or brings  tears to my eyes.  Music inspires.

10)  Creativity:  I am thankful for our God given ability to express ourselves creatively and for the joy it brings us to do so. 
     Hope everyone had a wonderful time with  family and friends this Thanksgiving!  Enjoy the leftovers!
1Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."


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