Always Giving Thanks!

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. — 2 Thessalonians 1:3

Linking up at @A Holy Experience for Multitudes on Monday......counting my blessing...

301.  Making new friends on my internet blog!
302.  The windswept days of fall….the leaves scattering and dancing into the sky…preparing  for the quiet hush of winter.
303.  Healing for my son, who had a concussion from an accident recently.
304.  Time with God, talking, listening, loving Him.
305.  Coffee shop conversations
306. Having the opportunity to share my finances, love, and compassion to a child in need for the past 9 years (Christopher in Uganda)
307.  Compassion International http://www.compassion.com/ ….what an amazing program!

Comments

Post a Comment

I would love to hear from you! Feel free to leave me a comment.

Popular posts from this blog

Advent(Dec. 9): Surprise Gifts

Image
  Now Israel  loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,  because he had been born to him in his old age;  and he made an ornate   robe  for him.   When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him  and could not speak a kind word to him. When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge  against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”   So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions  before he died:   ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins  and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’  Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father. ” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?   You intended to harm me,  but God intended ...
Read more

Burn The Ships

Image
The beginning of a New Year often has us looking back and seeing how God has walked with us in the past and contemplating the year ahead .  We tend to want to hold on to the familiar, the easier path, the old ways....but these often become unhealthy, and even dangerous for us to continue down some paths/have relationships with some people in our lives. When we become aware of these different paths/people in our lives that can hinder/harm us, we may need to "rise from the dust and walk away".  "Burning the Ships" can be SO difficult(maybe even excruciating.)  I don't know about you, but FEAR often has kept me from burning the ships and moving ahead. Fear of rejection, fear of what others will think, fear of being alone, fear of not knowing the future. But, God reminds us that He will never leave us, nor forsake us. He is our source of strength. And He holds the future and will take care of us!! “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageou...
Read more

Be of Good Cheer

Image
Source: sunsurfer.tumblr.com via Ann on Pinterest (John 16:33 NKJV) "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."   Linking over at these blog parties: In Search of Beauty Fresh Brewed Sundays Jumping Tandem Sunday 
Read more