November of Thanksgiving 23

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa NotI’m thankful for forgiveness of sins. I’m thankful that the record of debt that stood against me with its legal demands has been set aside—nailed to the cross (Colossians 2). I’m thankful that Christ came and lived and died and rose again so that I could have my sins forgiven and my record of debts cancelled.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for the freedom to share the gospel openly.
• Becky prays Psalm 116.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful that she can abide in Christ.
• Victoria is thankful for windows.
• Laura is thankful for ever-present gratefulness.
• Lisa is thankful for her Kindle.
• Becky is thankful for weather forecasts.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for good neighbors.
• Joan is thankful that Jesus dealt with sins once for all.
• Amy in Peru is thankful for that voice.
• Persis is thankful to be a debtor to the grace of God.
• Elle is thankful for a good friend who gave up her day.
• Dorothy is thankful for central heat and automatic thermostats.
• Rosemary is thankful that God is still on the throne.
• Sandra is thankful for “folks who stop by to visit, perhaps leave an encouraging word, maybe put us on your prayer list.”
• Trisha is thankful that she’s learned to lighten up as a mother.
• Colleen is thankful for authors who share words that inspire us.
• Lindsay is thankful for safety in traveling around town in the snow and cold.

What are you thankful for today?

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

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.

November of Thanksgiving 22

This is youngest son shoveling the big dump of snow we got over the weekend. I’m thankful for snow. There’s nothing more depressing than grey days and a grey landscape. Snow brightens things up, and protects the plants, too.

Plus, youngest son and youngest daughter still get excited when it snows. The both love getting out in the snow: my son to walk the dogs in the forest and my daughter to ski.

Yes, snow is God’s provision for us. We need snow and I’m thankful for it.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for the faithful service of the saints.
• Becky is thankful for one ministry.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for her parents.
• Melissa is thankful for a clear desk.
• Victoria is thankful for 32 years with her son.
• Laura is thankful for the memory of family dinners.
• Lisa is thankful for older ladies.
• Becky is thankful for cute little kids.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for unsanitized accounts of the men and women of the Bible.
• Joan is thankful for today.
• Amy in Peru is thankful for sun shining through the clouds, and more.
• Persis is thankful for times of solitude.
• Jen is thankful for the adequacy of God.

Update 9pm PST:

• Elle is thankful for “soreness that comes from beneficial activity.”
• Staci is thankful for a productive day.
• Dorothy is thankful for a very good friend.
• Rosemary is thankful for internet service and more.

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What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back later 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.

November of Thankgiving 21

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa NotI’m thankful

That I am not my own,
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

I’m thankful that

He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.

I’m thankful that

He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

I’m thankful that

Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me sincerely willing and ready
from now on to live for him.

I am thankful that I have this, my only comfort in life and death. (Heidelberg Catechism)

While I’m at it, I’m thankful for the various good catechisms, creeds, and confessions that we have recorded for us. They clarify and teach, but also, like hymns, they connect us with the saints who have gone before us.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for the love of God.
• Becky is thankful for the family of God.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for laughter.
• Elle is thankful for the Church Invisible.
• Victoria is thankful for the fellowship of the saints.
• Persis is thankful “that I can be built together with a local body of believers.”
• Lisa is thankful for reminders of last year’s thanks.
• Becky is thankful for the fellowship of the saints.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for the Food Network and the Cooking Channel.
• Joan is thankful for journals.
• Dorothy is thankful for an excellent sermon.
• Lindsay is thankful for a few days without the distraction of the internet.
• Aadel is thankful for unity in the body of Christ and for her kids.

What are you thankful for today?

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

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 send me a link to your next thanksgiving post.