100 Reasons I can say I'm thankful... How about you? Note they are in Random Order. I did not list every person or item. I tried to list a lot of new things I'n thankful for, but note I repeated some from years past, and did not repeat many of things and people I still give thanks for from years past. Ok, I hope you guys have a Happy Thanksgiving. Every day there are reasons to give thanks!
- The Gospel that makes my life worth living
- That the Gospel is becoming real to me again
- The unconditional Love of God isn't a fairy-tale
- God is forgiving God
- God is unchanging
- The blood of Jesus
- The Empty Tomb
- I matter to God
- God is compassionate
- God is not distant
- God is not holding my sins against me
- God is not unresponsive
- God is not unavailable
- God is trustworthy
- God is not uninterested in the details concerning me
- God listens to me.
- He knows my past, present, and future
- When I die, I'll be in heaven.
- One day I will be able to kneel before God's throne
- God works all things together for my good
- God sees me.
- God is my companion
- The Holy Spirit revealing truth about who God is
- Safety and protection from harm
- The supernatural ability to forgive others
- My thorns in the flesh
- God's discipline, even though I didn't want it
- God's kindness and mercy towards me
- God keeps his promises
- The freedom to worship God
- The Beauty of God's creation
- The beauty of the Body of Christ/ my church and God's provision All who have helped me and my family
- My mom who is an inspiration and sometimes looney too smile
- For SCRI for helping her fight cancer, and the fact that she is currently stable
- My brother who sometimes surprises me.
- My grandmother who loves her grandchildren with her whole heart
- My mom's stable Health and retirement and approval for disability
- Food
- Being prayed for
- Our Beach Trip as a family
- Macy
- My Aunt Margaret who is fun loving and spunky and my uncle who always supports her in everything she does,
- A house and a home.
- The chance to minister to others
- My friends and family and my circle
- - Brained Hills Baptist church
- Linda Smith
- My caregivers Donna and Mary
- The Hand Family
- My Pastor- whose humor and kindness are evident
- The counsel and support of John and Beth Barber this year especially.
- The Passion for worship and musical talent of Jeff Clark
- The joy of seeing my church youth group being led by Matthew and Erica Also others in Church
- All church staff and their families who have their own gifts and use them well
- Mike Lofton his consistent friendly demeanor
- Michael Steffey's commitment to Children's Ministry and the unborn
- My Choices Family.
- God's responses to my prayers in his way and time
- The Gift of She Speaks conference
- Cousins I love.
- Signal Centers AT Center my computer
- Jennifer Nichols and The Ritzhaupt family for this year's courage award.Sarah Mak and Ezra Reynolds.
- My health.
- Unborn babies and women who have been spared from abortion
- The chance to plant seeds in peoples lives
- Being part of an extended family who supports each other.
- The ability to contact my dad any time I choose to.
- My GA. family
- Sitting in a Beach chair on the Beach.
- The gift of keeping up with out of town friends.
- Living in America
- Material gifts
- Speaking at the Bloom Conference
- Being prayed by David Dees before speaking.
- Meeting Hunter Dees
- Missing Pieces Bible study
- The Nelson family and the testimony they are living
- Mike Hand is cancer free
- That My grandmother is well
- Phone calls with friends
- Access to God's word
- Encouragement and blessings from others.
- A working chair and hospital bed
- Books that have blessed me.
- Children who've touched my heart
- A good score on my speaker e-val
- Baby Hope Humbert who I still haven't met
- Reconnecting with old friends
- the Kindness of strangers.
- The Rare moment of seeing a sunrise.
- The chance to write to bless others
- Laughter with my mom
- people who affirm me.
- Lessons learned through pain
- Contentment felt
- Discovering first impressions can be wrong
- Caringbridge Website
- Hot water
- Nice clothes
- My Blog friends
Did you make it to the end?
8 comments:
you made my day.u r on my top ten reasons 2 be thankful list. s proud 2 be ur friend.love u
michelle
What a lovely comprehensive list _ God Bless
A wonderful list!!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!
Beth
An amazing list of thankfulness...♥
Wow, to take the time to make such a wonderful list of gratitudes, I commend you. Thank "you" for sharing. Blessings.
Such an inspirational list. As usual, you are such an example to me.
Thank you for sharing your heart with boldness!!
I love your list! Made me think.
Hello Angelonwheels,
Whew, that's quite a list! I didn't read them all, but skimmed many of them.
Counting God's gifts is a wonderful exercise and discipline to cultivate more and more of. Have you read Ann Voskamp's book?
Jennifer Dougan
www.jenniferdougan.com
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