Happy Thanksgiving

Psalm 100

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before His presence with singing.

Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: give thanks unto Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good; His mercy endureth for ever; and His faithfulness unto all generations.

I hope everyone  had a wonderful day of giving thanks. We certainly have plenty to be thankful for.

• A roof over our heads.
• Food to eat.
• Clothes to wear
• Books to read
• A library close by with GREAT Staff!
• Heat in the winter
• Air conditioning in the summer
• Freedom to worship
• Freedom to homeschool
• Freedom of speech
• Parents that love me
• America is free
• Computers games for pc (son)
• The internet and the ease it allows me to find and share info
• Alarm clock
• To have made it through 1 year of a job that is more demanding than I ever dreamed (husband)
• That I was diagnosed with asthma before it killed me (after many years of symptoms)
• Our new church family and their genuine love for us and each other
• Christian friends that love me in spite of the problems I have
• Honest friends that don't judge us for moving on and leaving 'their' church, these are true friends
• God is in still in control in the World, in America and in our lives
• Cars that run
• That our children have both claimed Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and are starting to bear fruit
• That my husband loves me, encourages me and challenges me no matter what.
• Twenty years of marriage and looking forward to many more.

There are so many more things to be thankful for. Too many things to list all at once. Let us not forget to give thanks in all things. Give thanks in the good times. That is easy. Give thanks in the bad times because it is ALL in His control.

He Gives AND Takes Away

my heart will CHOOSE to say

"Blessed be the name of the LORD"

Being Thankful does not always come easily. But every day is a new chance to make a new choice to be thankful.

The Apostle Paul put it this way in Philippians chapter 4, "... I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.  I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot.  In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content..."