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:
- Diane is thankful for fine new hymn writers.
- Trisha is thankful for life in pictures.
- Joan is thankful for God’s peace.
- Becky is has a whole list of things she’s thankful for.
- Lisa is thankful for that God’s presence is everywhere.
- Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones.
- Persis is thankful for a reminder in yesterday’s sermon.
- Victoria is thankful for our great High Priest.
- Kevin is thankful for music and singing.
- Melissa is thankful for her daughter.
- Jennifer is thankful for her church and for being able to be part of the Ladies Ministry Team.
- Connie is thankful for friends.
- Jen is thankful for sleep.
- Laura is thankful for memories of a simpler time.
- Hollie is thankful for memories in photographs.
- Dorothy is thankful for God’s word.
- Pam is thankful she was able to attend an Elizabeth George Seminar.
- Lindsay is thankful for wonderful time with her sister and more.
Update 8pm PST:
- Rosemary posts a poem of thanksgiving.
- Sallie is thankful that God knows her frame.
- Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for cell phone photos and the son who sends them.
- Aadel is thankful for farmers.
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.
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