Last night as my son climbed onto my lap and I breathed deeply of his freshly washed silky cotton-top, I reminded myself that this was a gift to remember, to write down and not forget, to give thanks for it. To thank my Savior of his love for me and this blessing of grace sitting...
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Last week, Ann Voskamp published a great post about noticing that Peter counted the fish in the net. He counted his blessings. I count… like Peter, I name… like Adam, I list… like Ann.Thanking God for all that He graces with me with each day… 241. The warm weight of the child asleep in my...
Ann writes it… a Fight for Joy, a gratitude journal, a listing of gifts… Johnson Oatman, Jr. wrote it this way… When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath...
“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.” ~2 Corinthians 4:15 “O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name:make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. ~Psalm 105 All things are for our sakes, our good is always his priortiy. God’s abundant grace is displayed for the world through us as we outwardly give thanks to our Living God. The thanksgiving of many will contribute greatly to the glory of God, our Savior...
This morning as my daughter picked up a book with her baby picture on the front, I asked if she knew who the baby was on the cover. She exclaimed matter-of-factly that it was her older sister. “No, that is you sweetheart.” “I was a baby?” Her eyes growing larger. Smile. My heart expanding and...
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