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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. Shampoo – ever try to wash your hair without it
2. Nail clippers – ever need one and not have one?
3. Football Games – I love to watch the Steelers play.
4. Hot showers
5. Flowers – I love them. My Christmas cactus is blooming right now and it is amazing.
6. Apples – we went to north GA last weekend and purchased several bushels.
7. Ice cream
8. Fire places – they are pretty and they keep you warm
9. Cable TV with a remote control – can you remember TV before cable and before remotes? I can!
10. The faithfulness of God
“Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.” (Psalm 36:5)
“great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:23b)
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thanksgiving Experiment Part 5
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. White boards – I hated the old chalk boards I had to use when I first started teaching
2. The students in my class – they have a way of making me smile every day
3. School lunches – I know a lot of people complain about them but I am very thankful that they are provided for me free of charge.
4. Light bulbs – when you need one, you know to be thankful that you have one
5. Quiet mornings to sleep in
6. Sunshine
7. My “best” friends – I have 3 very special friends that I have known since high school.
8. “Sales” – I love to find bargains.
9. Chinese food
10. A God who answers prayer.
"I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. " Psalm 17:6
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. White boards – I hated the old chalk boards I had to use when I first started teaching
2. The students in my class – they have a way of making me smile every day
3. School lunches – I know a lot of people complain about them but I am very thankful that they are provided for me free of charge.
4. Light bulbs – when you need one, you know to be thankful that you have one
5. Quiet mornings to sleep in
6. Sunshine
7. My “best” friends – I have 3 very special friends that I have known since high school.
8. “Sales” – I love to find bargains.
9. Chinese food
10. A God who answers prayer.
"I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. " Psalm 17:6
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Thanksgiving Experiment Part 4
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. Fridays!
2. Weekends – and a job that is only Mon - Friday
3. Old movies and the time to watch them
4. Sweat pants – there’s nothing like them on a cold night
5. M & Ms – my favorite candy
6. Advil – when you need it, you’re thankful you have it!
7. Electricity – it was off briefly yesterday – sometimes you don’t realize what you have until you lose it
8. Candles – no real reason – I just like them
9. Garbage collectors – could you imagine life without them
10. Forgiveness
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. " (1 John 1:9)
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. Fridays!
2. Weekends – and a job that is only Mon - Friday
3. Old movies and the time to watch them
4. Sweat pants – there’s nothing like them on a cold night
5. M & Ms – my favorite candy
6. Advil – when you need it, you’re thankful you have it!
7. Electricity – it was off briefly yesterday – sometimes you don’t realize what you have until you lose it
8. Candles – no real reason – I just like them
9. Garbage collectors – could you imagine life without them
10. Forgiveness
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. " (1 John 1:9)
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thanksgiving Experiment Part 3
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. Chocolate – the ultimate stress reliever
2. Caffeine – I really needed it to get going this morning
3. My dog – sometimes he is the only one who understands
4. The Bible – always the ultimate encourager
5. SPSS – the computer program that is helping me pass my statistics class
6. Warm clothes – it is still cold here
7. My daughter’s teachers – they are great!
8. Diet Dr. Pepper
9. Deodorant – OK, this one might take some explaining. When you work in a school, you don’t want to teach the kids coming back from PE unless they have used their deodorant!
10. Hope – my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness.
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:30-31)
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Ten things I am thankful for:
1. Chocolate – the ultimate stress reliever
2. Caffeine – I really needed it to get going this morning
3. My dog – sometimes he is the only one who understands
4. The Bible – always the ultimate encourager
5. SPSS – the computer program that is helping me pass my statistics class
6. Warm clothes – it is still cold here
7. My daughter’s teachers – they are great!
8. Diet Dr. Pepper
9. Deodorant – OK, this one might take some explaining. When you work in a school, you don’t want to teach the kids coming back from PE unless they have used their deodorant!
10. Hope – my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness.
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:30-31)
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thanksgiving Experiment Part 2
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Today's list of 10 things I am thankful for:
1. Naps – I really needed one this evening!
2. The internet – a constant source of information
3. Email – I got an update from an old friend today
4. A warm home – it was about 22 degrees out this morning – and that is really cold in Atlanta. Georgia
5. A nice small car that gets good gas mileage.
6. Friends at work (Phil. 1:3 "I thank my God every time I remember you.")
7. Music – it nearly always blesses me
8. 104.7 The Fish and Kevin and Taylor in the morning – they entertain me every morning during my commute to work
9. A new washing machine – you never know how much you need something until it dies!
10. Salvation
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Psalm 100 " Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
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Today's list of 10 things I am thankful for:
1. Naps – I really needed one this evening!
2. The internet – a constant source of information
3. Email – I got an update from an old friend today
4. A warm home – it was about 22 degrees out this morning – and that is really cold in Atlanta. Georgia
5. A nice small car that gets good gas mileage.
6. Friends at work (Phil. 1:3 "I thank my God every time I remember you.")
7. Music – it nearly always blesses me
8. 104.7 The Fish and Kevin and Taylor in the morning – they entertain me every morning during my commute to work
9. A new washing machine – you never know how much you need something until it dies!
10. Salvation
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Psalm 100 " Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thanksgiving Experiment
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Thanksgiving is just over a week away. Are you ready? By that, I don't mean have you bought your turkey or have you invited your guests. What I really mean is, are you preparing your heart? Are you beginning to think about the things you are thankful for?
I am going to try this Thanksgiving Experiment and we’ll see how faithful I am. I’m going to try to list 10 things every day that I am thankful for.
Here it goes for today:(first day will be easy)
I am thankful …
1. that Jesus loves me.
2. that I was raised in a Christian family.
3. for my husband. (Yes –that wonderful husband who drives me nuts from time to time. I’m sure he would tell you that I drive him crazy as well.)
4. for a wonderful daughter.
5. for a good job.
6. that my statistics class is only an 8 week course!
7. for a nice home.
8. that I live in a free country where I can still choose to worship God without persecution.
9. that I belong to a bible believing church.
10. for my church family.
This is a great exercise. Try it yourself. Think up ten new and different things to be thankful for each day from now until Thanksgiving Day.
Here's a little chorus to help you focus. It's a YouTube video but the video part only projects the words.
Thanksgiving is just over a week away. Are you ready? By that, I don't mean have you bought your turkey or have you invited your guests. What I really mean is, are you preparing your heart? Are you beginning to think about the things you are thankful for?
I am going to try this Thanksgiving Experiment and we’ll see how faithful I am. I’m going to try to list 10 things every day that I am thankful for.
Here it goes for today:(first day will be easy)
I am thankful …
1. that Jesus loves me.
2. that I was raised in a Christian family.
3. for my husband. (Yes –that wonderful husband who drives me nuts from time to time. I’m sure he would tell you that I drive him crazy as well.)
4. for a wonderful daughter.
5. for a good job.
6. that my statistics class is only an 8 week course!
7. for a nice home.
8. that I live in a free country where I can still choose to worship God without persecution.
9. that I belong to a bible believing church.
10. for my church family.
This is a great exercise. Try it yourself. Think up ten new and different things to be thankful for each day from now until Thanksgiving Day.
Here's a little chorus to help you focus. It's a YouTube video but the video part only projects the words.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Jehovah-Jireh
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I’ve started this post several times and I keep on deleting it. I can’t get it to say what I want it to.
Jehovah-Jireh - The Lord will provide
When I was in college we sang a chorus entitled, “Jehovah-Jireh.”
Here are the words:
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
My God shall provide all my needs
According to His riches in glory
He shall give His angels charge over me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
My God shall provide all my needs
According to His riches in glory
He shall give His angels charge over me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
God gives us the grace we need to make it through each day. No matter what happens or what obstacles I face, no matter how many times I fall, God’s incredible grace is there to pick me up. He is there to give me hope, to deal with sickness or injury, to walk with me through every day and every circumstance. His grace is always more than adequate for every circumstance. Simply claim the promises in His Word. Trust Him to work things out.
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.”
II Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
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I’ve started this post several times and I keep on deleting it. I can’t get it to say what I want it to.
Jehovah-Jireh - The Lord will provide
When I was in college we sang a chorus entitled, “Jehovah-Jireh.”
Here are the words:
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
My God shall provide all my needs
According to His riches in glory
He shall give His angels charge over me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh, my Provider
His grace is sufficient for me
My God shall provide all my needs
According to His riches in glory
He shall give His angels charge over me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
For me, for me!
Jehovah Jireh cares for me
God gives us the grace we need to make it through each day. No matter what happens or what obstacles I face, no matter how many times I fall, God’s incredible grace is there to pick me up. He is there to give me hope, to deal with sickness or injury, to walk with me through every day and every circumstance. His grace is always more than adequate for every circumstance. Simply claim the promises in His Word. Trust Him to work things out.
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.”
II Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
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