Rebecca Stark is the author of The Good Portion: Godthe second title in The Good Portion series.

The Good Portion: God explores what Scripture teaches about God in hopes that readers will see his perfection, worth, magnificence, and beauty as they study his triune nature, infinite attributes, and wondrous works. 

                     

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Monday
Nov082010

November of Thanksgiving 8

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa Notes.I’m thankful for work. I have work I need to do today—and probably tomorrow, too—and I’m not enthusiatic about it. In fact, I get tense just thinking about it. Last week I filled holes, sanded the filler, and painted the top part of the dining room walls. (I have a chair rail dividing top from bottom.) The painting was fun because I was excited to see the finished results. (Which reminds me: I’m also thankful for CIL paint colours Misty Glen and Chalk.) Now, today, I need to  put things back on the newly painted walls, which is turning out to be a big job because I’m changing things up as I go. Then I need to restore order to the rest of the house. I let it get embarassingly disordered and dirty around here while I focused my attention on the paint job. This is the part of the whole job that I’m not finding fun.

But work‚ even work we don’t like, is a good thing. It gives purpose to our lives—purpose to my life—and I’m thankful for it. And when it’s all done, I’ll be thankful for that, too.

Others thanking God today:

Update 8pm PST:

What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back this evening to add any more thanksgiving posts I find (or that you point me to). As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to give me a heads up on your next thanksgiving post.

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

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Reader Comments (2)

Hey! I just put up my post for today, so if you want to switch it from my 'blessed encounter', that would be awesome!
-Lindsay
http://theexperiencesofalifetime.blogspot.com/2010/11/month-of-thanksgiving-8th.html

November 8, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLindsay

Thanks Lindsay. I've updated your link.

November 8, 2010 | Registered Commenterrebecca

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