A.W. Tozer said, "Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it." How true! Compared to the rest of the world, even our poor are rich! It is only by the grace of God that you and I, who live in this great nation, are even here instead of "there!"
The Psalms are about giving thanks and praise to the Lord for the mercy, grace and blessings He has bestowed on His people from the beginning of time. Psalm 107:1-9 reads:
1. O, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever!
2. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3. And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4. They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; they found no city to dwell in.
5. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.
7. And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8. O, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9. For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
Verse 1 - God is good to EVERYONE, the just and the unjust alike! I am so thankful for His mercies!
Verse 2 - Christians need to speak up! And we need to praise Him publicly! It is the least we can do for all that He has done for us!
Verse 3 - God has people all over the earth.....north, south, east and west......the four corners of the world!
Verse 4 - These verses are referring to the children of Israel, but isn't it true that we all wander in the wilderness of sin? We all need salvation!
Verse 5 - Hunger and thirst remind us of our dependence on God.
Verse 6 - Faithful God! He always answers the cries of His children in our trouble!
Verse 7 - Just as He led the children of Israel to the promised land, He is leading us day by day!!
Verse 8 - Praising God should be the longing of our heart - to praise Him for His goodness!
Verse 9 - Only He can satisfy the longing in our soul!
Let's be thankful again, America! Thanksgiving has become Turkey Day! Don't forget to be thankful to the One who deserves our thanks! Thanksgiving is a lifestyle, not just a day on the calendar!
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
And the gift-counting goes on.....
November 27th
44. Morning hugs
45. Faith
46. Prayer time
47. Tylenol
48. Supplements (vitamins)
49. Hymns and spiritual songs
50. Attending church on Thanksgiving Eve
51. Spending time with grandchildren
52. Staying up til 1:30 playing cards
53. God's mercies
Pictures from Wednesday:
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| Thankful for windshield wipers! |
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| Mini lights for my jars |
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| Noah likes to play A Different Kind of Rummy with us. He does pretty well, too! |
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| Mark's "I'm winning" face |
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| This was a long hand because we had almost all of the sets between us and we kept drawing cards that played. You will appreciate what I am talking about, Bro. Iverson! |
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| These are the only cards we did not have between us, Bro. Iverson! We kept drawing until finally Mark got a 3 and ended the round! I've never played a hand like that before! |
November 28th
54. Thanksgiving Day
55. Fire pit breakfasts
56. Helpers
57. The smell of smoke on your clothes
58. Hearing birds chatter in the trees
59. Thanksgiving wishes from your children and family
60. Fire pit chicken and dumplings
61. Geese flying high and honking
Pictures from today, Thanksgiving day:
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| I fixed the bacon in the kitchen instead of at the pit. |
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| OOPS! Wrong burner! (I actually did this last week) |
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| Biscuits for the fry bread at the pit |
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| The 3 of us at the pit |
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| Chicken for the chicken and dumplings in the pot and sausage in the skillet. |
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| red potatoes, yellow pepper and red onion for the hash browns. |
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| Noah wanted to be in charge of the potatoes. |
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| Helper #1 |
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| Mark cooked the sausage and the fry bread in the soup pit. Helper #2 |
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| I helped Noah with the potatoes and I cooked the eggs. |
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| The bisquick did not work as well for the fry bread so we will have to stick to the first recipe we used. |
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| YUM! Everything was delicious! Bring on the chicken and dumplings.......LATER! MUCH later! |
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| It might be hard to tell, but the sink is full of bubbles....... at least it is nice to know Noah uses soap! |
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| Chicken and dumplings for supper |
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| Delicious! Noah said they tasted like Cracker Barrel's! |
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| Enjoyment! |
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| Lovely fire! |
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| Hard to see, but the geese from the video are at the top of the screen in the tree branches. |
Mark and Noah are chopping some more wood before they come to the house. Noah has been a big help to Mark today!
Tomorrow we will do our Thanksgiving meal with Jenifer, Mark's daughter, and her family and her boyfriend and his 3 kids.....7 total, plus Mark, Noah and me = 10.
Thank You, LORD, for your wonderful works in my life! Thank You for blessing this country! Thank You for seeing fit that I was born in the land of the free! Thank You for the continued freedom to worship You!
