30 Days of Thanksliving - Day 10
Showing posts with label A Month of Gratitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Month of Gratitude. Show all posts
Wednesday
A month of gratitude::day twenty-three::Thanksgiving Day Eve...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for grace for the day, if not for the moment
...for the abundance of comfort measures - from heating pads to prayer
...for ceiling fans
...for the opportunity to serve in my church from home
...for God's steadfast love that endures forever!
I've both loved and struggled with the discipline of counting gifts every day this month of November while overcoming the temptation to publish more commentary. It's been a necessary respite that's allowed me to focus my energies on important projects that have needed my attention.
Though my daily gratitude counting online is coming to a close for this thanksgiving, thanksliving season, it's a discipline that continues on the pages of my journals.
{photos}recent Pollywog Creek fall colors in a collage of some of my favorites
Monday
A month of gratitude::day twenty-two...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for a delightful and productive day with Robbi {can't wait to show y'all what we've been working on}
...for two Gavinator days in a row
...for Thanksgiving memories tucked between the pages of a paper bag Thanksgiving book
...for the 1,000 gifts we are counting together
...for $5 pizza
...for the many ways God shows His love
A month of gratitude::day twenty-one...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
Grateful this Monday before Thanksgiving in community with Ann for...
...my javaprayer sisters just one click away
...those who encourage
...the colors of fall on a summery Sunday afternoon
...God's life-breathing words
...His amazing love - how He loves you and me
...a fridge and pantry ready for Thanksgiving
...yellow mums in a mason jar
Sunday
A month of gratitude::day twenty::a day of rest...
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Psalm 107:21-22 ESV
Saturday
A month of gratitude::day nineteen...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for fresh brewed coffee
...for "fall"ing leaves in the tropical south
...for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies warm out of the oven
...for wise godly women I call my friends
...for a wise beyond-her-years godly daughter
...for the gift of planning a big family Thanksgiving
Linking up with the lovely Kelly's new Saturday community...
and the delightful Diedra's new Sunday community...
Friday
A month of gratitude::day eighteen...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for the voices of those I love carried in sound waves across the miles
...for rural life, and the dark of morning, and the peaceful sounds of life waking up around me
...for doors and windows open and leaves rustling in cool breezes
...for good, good news
{Photo}a great blue heron at dusk, fussing at the egret in our pond from a neighbor's dead pine - he wanted the pond to himself
Thursday
A month of gratitude::day seventeen...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for children singing
...for four hours of sleep without waking
...for prayers texted across the miles
...for lifegroup love
...for the blessings of being in need
{Photo} a great crested flycatcher in the sweetgum tree
Wednesday
A month of gratitude::day sixteen...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for fresh blueberries and yogurt
...for the voices of loved ones across the miles
...for air-conditioning as summer's heat and humidity returns and pushes fall away
...for the delights of God found in His creation
...for a camera to capture those delights
{Photos}somewhere on Pollywog Creek
Tuesday
A month of gratitude::day fifteen...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for archived photos
...for a long afternoon nap and a better night's sleep
...for the beautiful Body of Christ
...for stories of redemption
...for ceiling fans
...for the Love that lifted me and carries my burdens
{Photos} a collage of archived photos
Monday
A month framed in gratitude::days eleven through fourteen...
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Counting God's good gifts with Ann in community...
...for the gift of life, "happy birthdays", thirty candles, chocolate cake and ice cream
...for a borrowed swing set {thank you, Casey and Jessi...we missed you so}
...for perfect weather
...for the extra hands that cooked, served and cleaned
...for veterans - men and women who sacrificed much for freedom in service to our country
...for safe travel
...for the love of family when I'm not so lovable
...for strength when I need it
...for the abundance I don't deserve
...for my brothers and sisters in Christ - the kindred hearts and spirits with whom I do life together
...for pastors who love like Jesus and hearts that desire to live like Jesus, too
...for friends I love dearly {you know who you are} who love in hard places
...for the gift of small things
{Photos} celebrating family, giving thanks-gratitude day eleven
Wednesday
A month of gratitude::day nine...
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for just enough of whatever I needed for a morning's devotions outside with my camera
...for watching the sunrise from my son-crafted bench seat under the live oak tree
...for love notes from friends
...for vanilla bean coffee in my "Rise N' Shine" mug
...for hummingbirds, caterpillars, and mockingbirds
...for heating pads, pain meds and prayer
Tuesday
A month of gratitude::day eight...
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for sweet moments with grandlittles
...for the delightful aroma of pumpkin breads in the oven
...for girlfriends and a spinach salad, pizza and pumpkin bread lunch with Joy and Emily
...for windows open wide
...for water - clean, clear, free-from bacteria water - to drink, to bathe, to water the plants
...for a morning without wifi {my chores were done by noon}
Monday
A month of gratitude::day seven...
...eyes and ears to behold wonder, capture music's timbre and delight in my beloveds
...a gospel-saturated, Word-infused Sunday morning message
...the patience and kindness and generosity of God's people
...hearts knit together in the love of Christ {bind us together, Lord}
...delightfully cool weather and pink socks and sweaters
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:1-6 ESV
{Photos} crop dusters glide over sugar cane fields, and the sugar cane processing plant in Muck City
Sunday
A month of gratitude::day six::a day of rest...
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,
and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe...
Hebrews 12:28 ESV
Saturday
A month of gratitude::day five...
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1 ESV
...for a stunning sunrise over the dyke around the Big O and fields of sugarcane {↓}
...for safe travel to the east coast
...for hot coffee on a chilly morning
...for grandlittles and t-ball and a delightful Saturday morning with those we love
...for a relatively painless broken toe
...for crockpots that cook supper while I'm away
...for amazing videography to share the wonder
...for the joy of the Lord that's my strength
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