Thanksgiving 2017 gratitude...

Thanksgiving Day 2017 has come and gone, but giving thanks to God is continually a choice, a constant mindset, a daily habit. God is so faithful, so gracious, so giving, so kind, so very, very much better to me than I could ever deserve. He deserves all of my praise, thanksgiving, gratitude and love.  And so I continue to journal my thanks.

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Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of Ann Voskamp.

 I continue to count my thanks

piling up gratitude day by day

in my journal.

(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)

#10,469-#10,492

11-20-17-

-listening to my son-in-law's sermon podcast on my walk

-God's work in my heart

-puttering with Christmas mantel ideas (home decor puttering is my favorite!)

11-21-17-

-a $10 off coupon

-homemade soup simmering on the stove for our small group tonight

-healthy discussions on things that aren't absolutely clear in the Scripture

11-22-17-

-my hub's taking today off

-centerpieces made out of foraged foliage

-thanksgiving meal prep done!

-a huge beautiful hawk perched on the very tip top of a bare tree

11-23-17-

-Thanksgiving Day!  Thank You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

-our whole family gathered together!

-our youngest grandson's first Thanksgiving

-sneaking some pre-dinner pumpkin pie

-all my girls contributing side dishes and desserts-my second born made special sugar-free stuff for her dad

11-24-17-

-my hub's and I putting up our tree

-puttering around the house all day getting the Christmas decorating done

-going to bed early after two full days

11-25-17-

-a good night's sleep

-a fun day spent with my oldest granddaughter

-a happy last football game of the season for my husband, youngest daughter and oldest grandson

11-26-17-

-powerful worship and message at church today

-our good friend's treating us to a delicious lunch

-a restful Sunday afternoon

still following,