I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. ~Psalm 69:30
Thank you, God, for:
474. bird nests in trees without leaves
475. old stone houses
476. cream of crab soup from O’Brien’s
477. a quiet stroll around the Annapolis City Dock
478. vertical lines
479. the old church at the top of Main Street
480. our star spangled banner
481. prayer letter received
482. hawk riding the wind
483. the moonlight coming through the window
484. strawberry smoothies
485. sunlight
486. Daddy’s sense of humor
487. Brown outs (power outages) that cause children to recite poetry…
~ “Hiawatha’s Childhood” by Longfellow
~ “My Heart’s in the Highlands” by Robert Burns
~ “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae
488. she’s thankful for a “silly” mom
489. long distance phone calls that warm the heart, encourage, and bring hearts closer together
490. two daughters sharing smiles over breakfast bowls,
blinking at each other trying to incite the other to laugh
491. a visit from Victoria, long ago she taught me to sew
492. and Crystal, who is clear
493. time spent laughing and drinking java
494. “hostile-er”
495. for a heart that honors God by choosing to live in the wisdom that is from above,
“without partiality and without hypocrisy” James 3:17,
not willing to take part in a double-standard,
making the hard choice to step back from a twenty-five year ministry,
to stand before God unashamed,
for she has rightly divided the word of Truth
and is standing on it firmly, even though it is difficult …
Father, abundantly bless her for it. Amen.
496. a quiet early morning wander
497. the crunch of snow underfoot
498. corn field stubble covered in snow
499. rows of unchosen Christmas trees laden with snow
500. pine branch hands with palms offering white
501. an abandoned bird’s nest piled high with a mound of fresh snow
502. “Don’t I look pretty?”
503. “Yes, you DO.”
504. conversation between to sisters even though the littlest who asked has
hair unbrushed, and wrinkled clothes…
the oldest knows it is the inside that makes the outside pretty
505. their love for each other
