Thankfulness

Thankfulness Journal

For some time I've been keeping a record of things that I'm grateful to God for. One thing that helps to keep us close to God is our awareness of what He's done for us. In Heaven we'll learn more fully just what all He *has* done for us. Meanwhile, the old song is exactly right: "Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings, see what God has done". It's hard to be negative when our eyes are opened to the fact that He loves us so much that He did all these wonderful things for us. He could have easily made things differently, such as no light, no humor, no color, etc. I challenge you to create your own similar list... it's amazing how many blessings we all have. Here is my count-in-progress, in no particular order:

I'm thankful to God...

1) that my parents are still living.
2) that I live in America, where for all her faults, she's still the best thing going.
3) that I go to bed every night in peace, free of fear.
4) that I'm not lonely.
5) that my basic needs have always been met.
6) for decent kids.
7) for a good, godly man.
8) for a happy childhood.
9) for color.
10) for Heaven to look forward to.
11) for stereophonic sound.
12) for the math found in creation.
13) for a good sense of balance.
14) for leading me into quiltmaking.
15) for the mysteriousness of cats.
16) for the goofiness of dogs.
17) for humor.
18) for the infiniteness of music.
19) for Scriptures that have come alive for me.
20) for paint.
21) that plants are green, one of my favorite colors.
22) for freedom to be myself.
23) for spoken language.
24) for the heat and light of the sun.
25) that Jesus is not an effeminate wimp.
26) for electricity.
27) for friendship.
28) for rhythms.
29) for cloth.
30) for wind.
31) for the innocence of children.
32) that God has preserved my children's lives.
33) for music harmonies.
34) that the human body is so tough.
35) that both my parents know God.
36) for Handel's Water Music suite.
37) for the wide range of flower colors.
38) that I got to see my youngest kid get baptized.
39) for the amazing variety of color, texture and taste of foods.
40) for the Milky Way.
41) for fast means of transport.
42) that friends can patch up disagreements.
43) for the Internet and computers.
44) for my brother and his children.
45) for movies that teach that right is better than wrong.
46) for choir music at Christmas.
47) that my children love home and pursue wholesome interests.
48) for written music.
49) for freedom to choose between right and wrong.
50) for a godly best friend, who also happens to be my sister.
51) that my brother recently found God.
52) that the highest nobleness and the deepest depravity of mankind, and
everything in between, can be expressed in the language of music.
53) for modern healing techniques and miracle drugs.
54) for email, cell phones and wireless technology.
55) for my dog, Breeze, and my cat, Captain Bubble.
56) for eyeglasses.
57) for the smell of fresh lumber.
58) for photography that allows me to see things that I would never see without it.
59) for giving me a new and wonderful sister-in-law.
60) This is a very short list...more coming soon...

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