Thankful Thursday

I am thankful that nothing compares to the promises I have in Him................

I am thankful that when my heart is heavy He will hold me while I cry...........

I am thankful that just when I think I am of no use to the kingdom of God , He opens a window and I see the harvest.

I am thankful that He speaks in a soft voice so I can hear Him over the roar of the enemy.

I am thankful that He is not angry with me even though I do not understand His ways.

I am thankful that I did not bring anything to the table when He saved my soul, and I am thankful that He is able to keep me and I still have nothing to offer.

I am thankful for life, and the days that He has allowed me to draw breath.

I am thankful that He stands on the brink of eternity just waiting for the Father to allow Him to call us home.

Thankful Thursday

..THIS IS A THANKFUL THURSDAY

Do you remember Jean my friend that is in a battle with Pancreatic Cancer........... Well I have not been posting much on her because she is doing great!!!!!!!!! In fact she is coming here today for lunch....... I have been going over there but she is well enough to get out and about and we are having lunch with Tea!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will see if she will let me take her picture today...........

I am thankful the the life that the Lord continues to give her..........

.......... I am thankful for my DH...... I guess one of these days I will need to share with you how we met ......... and how that came about....... I will do that..... It is an awesome story........Just to give you a taste of that story.......... We met on the Internet April 24th 1999........... and we met at the praying hands in Tulsa Oklahoma on May 30th 1999........ He is a a man of God and it may sound strange but he is helping me to understand the nature of God....... I have never know a man so tender.

.........I am thankful that it is BASEBALL season BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a St.Louis Cardinal fan and me and my DH love to share the love of the game........... and they won their first game Wednesday night.......... Ypeeeeeeeeeeee !!

............ I am thankful for the blue birds that are showing up in my back yard and the Hostas that are pushing up through the ground.

......... I am thankful that I have a lot of feeling coming back in my right foot and am not having to take much pain medicine........ and that is a wonderful thing.... I am believe that God is going to heal my back and let me avoid the surgeons...... I thank each and every one of you for your prayers.....

............ I am thankful for dirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because when the temperature gets above 65 I have something to play in..................

......... I am thankful for my sense of humor......... because my laughter has been good medicine for myself and others.............

........... so today I wish you the spirit of giggles............... (it's a spirit, I know it is, I am sure of it... because it lives with me in my house) but I will lend it out to you.............

Hugs

:) I am thankful for the fact that I have all those silly jackets finished and the shirts for the Sheriff department are neatly folded and ready to go out the door ......whew!!!!! it has been a week with those things........

:) I am thankful that I have a loving husband that is helping me out around the house so much since my back problems..... He cleans and folds and sweeps and runs the vacuum...... He cares for me like a loving husband that I wish for everyone...........

:) I am thankful that my Father God has led me to the right Dr's in order to avoid surgery on my back......... I am thankful for a Christian Dr that has helped me find just the right specialist.........

:) I am thankful that my DH is off this week and we are getting that rent house about finished and will be able to put it on the market this weekend..........

:) I am thankful to my Father God that He is ever teaching me that to just be a woman is ok and that He will give me strength where strength is needed and He will give me time to rest in Him and that is ok....... I am allowed..

:) I am thankful that I have had a good visit with my son Chris this week and we chatted about the Lord and the relationship that the two of them share.........I am thankful that the Lord let me have that time with Chris................

:) I am thankful that the Lord has brought into my life women of like faith here in these blogs.. Women that I can share the word of God with and learn of the Jesus in them as I share the Jesus in me.....It is causing me to grow in the Lord and that is a good thing.............

:) I am thankful that when I sin I have an advocate with the Father.........

Thankful Thursday..... For Sure

...As some of you know I am having some back problems.. I had an appointment this past Monday with a Neurologist in Edmond Oklahoma.. This Neurologist is the one that my Dr. here is very adamant about who I am to see and this Dr in Edmond is the only one that he wanted to refer me to....

..... My Dr here is a Christian and I so trust him....... It was very difficult to get me in so quick but Monday morning we headed to Edmond.. About 2 hours into the trip we got a call and my appointment was canceled...... The Dr was very sick with the flu and they were having to move all his patients.........
......... When asked they told me that it would be March. Well as some of you know, March will not work as the condition in my back is progressing pretty quick. Long story short, they put me into another appointment this Friday but with another Dr. As I thought my Dr. here was very disappointed and told me to keep the Friday appointment but to make another appointment with the first Dr before I decided on any surgery........ He was so emphatic about that......... I agreed......... However God had other plans........

..... This morning while having my coffee and blogging my cell phone rang and it was the nurse from the original Dr office........ The Dr was better and back in his office and they decided to put me in first thing Friday morning at 8 a.m. I was so thrilled and so thankful that God was working on my behalf and I am going to be able to see the right man........ How do I know he is the right man..... I was not at peace with the mix up and my spirit man was restless......... Now knowing that I am headed to the Dr that my Dr sent me to my spirit man is at peace........... It is truly a Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Mom and Dad's house that we moved in this summer.. How cute is that.......

....Going to stop in just for a minute and say good morning to all the ladies here... Hubby has been home until this morning, so my days have been out of the normal routine. I love having him home ..... we love kicking around together... I still have my Christmas tree up and still have the decorations on the house... Weather is cold cold and I guess there is some sleet coming. Sooooooo the decorations on the house will have to wait.

........... I have been so down in my spirit the past couple of days and not sure why... Trying to be my normal self but I am sure that each of you know how hard that is....... Tell you the truth, I cannot share too much here about me as my Dad reads my blog and to sit down and really share would possibly upset him..... sooooooooooooo guess I need to make a ghost blog so I can just talk......

........ I have decided to keep my shop open one more year so I need to get my days in order so that my house work will not overwhelm me. With Mom and Dad right out beside my house it is easy just to drop what I am doing and go there........(that is the picture of their little house) That is the nice thing about them being so close.......... I had wanted to retire this year but we have only been in this house 3 years and it was built in the 70's so there is a lot of upgrading to do......... We have finished a lot but now the kitchen/dining room needs work and new heating and air system put in the house. Thus, I will work toward that and hopefully by the end of this year we will have those things finished. I hope to post a few of my projects on my Sew The Word blog so that you can see what I do.... maybe next week.........

......... I am just finishing up a book called Blue Like Jazz and I must say it is the most down to earth book about Christianity that I have ever read. If you get the time pick it up and read..... but please be prepared he is very colorful in his writing, nothing like any other christian book you will read.

.... busy day today and still the rent house to finish up..... I think we can get it on the market by the middle of the month... and good riddance I say...... We have flipped 5 houses in the past two years (and not because of want to... had to) long story......... this will the 6th one. I pray that there will not be anymore for a few years..... I need to spend time on mine. AND we are tired of painting!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahhaha. I will be over there most of the weekend finishing up the painting in the house and cleaning the hardwood floors......

..........BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so thankful that I am able to work like this and I am so thankful that I have Mom and Dad close in order to help them... I am thankful that even in my 60 years I still can run with the best of them. I am thankful for my husband of 8 years, he is such a gift from God and I am thankful that the Lord is going to bring my youngest son Chris, his soul mate. (that is a by faith proclamation) I have been praying for him a wife for years and years and years and by faith she will come on the scene this year... He is 38 and has waited long enough I think........... He is ready to settle down but she has just not shown up yet.....

.......... I am thankful for all the promises of God that we can grab hold of when life gets in our face...... I heard a saying once that bears repeating...

............... Things in life are a fact of life........... but the Truth overwhelms the facts....... for Truth is greater........ I like that....... It is a fact that I am tired but the truth tells me that the Joy of the Lord is my strength...............

............ Today I will joy in the Lord...................and I will dance..............