Welcome to Thankful Thursday - October 22, 2009

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Hello There Sweet Friends,

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Hope this finds you well and happy today!

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I have been busy getting things ready for our

Friday night Social.  We are really looking forward

to it.  Don't know how many are coming yet unless

hubby is able to find out at his meeting tonight,  so

guess it will be a fun surprise.

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 Everyone is bringing

their favorite dessert or snacky food, so I don't have

that worry about having enough food.  We are responsible

for the house and the drinks.  Works for Me,  I am

Soooooo into KIS (Keep It Simple)!! 

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People' s lives are so hectic today,  that the easier you

 make it the more people will want to do stuff.  At least

that is how I see it,  and how I feel!  Getting older does

have it's wisdom!!  lol

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Yesterday we ladies had a great time as usual,  everyone

but one lady had to leave by 1,  but I hung out with one

friend all day,  we had a  nice lunch with that leftover

Southwestern chili and salad,  so that made us happy.

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Well,  I am tired about now,  but I will try to remember

some of the things I have been thinking about all day

that I am thankful  for and to Our awesome Wonderful God.

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#1

My Bed,  yes,  my comfy, cozy, lovely, sweet bed.  Every

night when I fall into bed so tired I think  Thank You

Lord for my wonderful, comfy, cozy bed.  I also, think

what would it be like to have to sleep on the floor, or

a park bench,  or on a cot in a homeless shelter or

under an overpass.  God is so good in the lil things

as well as the big!

#2

For my health,  I feel so well these days,  even tho I get

tired more easily than I used to, I am way better.....

 cause there were a lot of years as I was going thru menopause

that I had all sorts of physical problems,  so it is such

a treasure to feel good mentally and physically!

#3

For the creativity God has given me.  I enjoy so many

things,  and creating so many things.  It brings much joy

and happiness to me, and hopefully to others.

#4

For blogging,  it is another creative things I am sooooo

enjoying.  I love planning and thinking about what I

can blog on,  and when.  I feel like it is my own lil

world to control!! lol  Maybe that's why I like it,

cause you can't really control anything else!!

#5 and 6 really!

For you dear bloggy friends that encourage my

heart all the time.  I love that I have found so many

Christian stay at home Moms and ladies by blogging.

  So many ladies I know all work outside the home,  not that

there is anything wrong with that,  if that is what God

called them to,  but it is not where God has called

me,  and I sort of felt left in the dust so to speak.

A little like a dinosaur,  but God has transformed all

that with you, and my small ladies group of women

that have recently come into my life that don't work

outside the home.  what a Joy they are too!

#7

That one of our Pastor that is in his late 70's is doing

better.  He and his wife had moved back to Ohio

near their children and we were told Sunday that he

was in a Coma from an aneurysm.  We were heart

broken,  everyone adores them,  they have been

married 50 years and are such neat and loving folks.

He is out of the coma,  and off life support,  and

is having trouble remembering things,  and has to

go thru tests to find out what really happened, so

that is all we know for now.

#8

But God..........

I am so thankful that we serve a God who is able

to heal physically, emotionally and spiritually if and

when He chooses,  and I am also thankful that if

he should choose eternal healing for our Pastor,

that we can know that we will indeed see him

again,  when we get to heaven,  so it isn't good

bye,  it is so long,  till we meet again!

What a Great Salvation Jesus has given to us!!

#9

For my Sweet and Generous Sister-in-law Susie,

  who has been buying  the books we are teaching from

in Sunday School,  and giving them to people that can't

afford to buy one right now.  That is so nice,  and has

blessed quite a few people.

#10

That we were able to spray our yard for cinch bugs,

and  hopefully it should work,  it did on the front

yard.  I got the recipe from the Garden Rebel

at a Home and Garden show I attended with a

friend a few years back.  Who knew I would

ever need it............but I just wrote it down.

The Lord never ceases to amaze me how he

prompts things that we never even know why

we do them.

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For Mexican food,  I just love Mexican food

especially with cilantro on it.  Yummy!!

We just polished off the enchiladas today,

and they were so good.

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Well dearies..........hope you have a heart full of

gratitude today for all the small and large things

that are good in your life!  If not,  try to sit and

spend some time thinking about it.

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One time when my dad was going thru a very tough

 financial time,  really of his own making, he told me in a

very tender moment  that when he sat and thought

about all the things that he had to be thankful for

that you couldn't tack a dollar bill to,  it made him

realize he really didn't have that many problems

and it made him feel so much better about life.

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  My dad didn't even claim to believe in God

at all at that time,  but he even saw the benefit

to counting your blessings.  Later before he passed

away he did come to know the Lord,  I am

happy to say.

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You have a good night now,  ya hear!!

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Be a Special Blessing to someone tomorrow!

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Smiles, Hugs,  and Blessings,

Nellie