Weekly Gratitude Journal

It's Thanksgiving week! I love Thanksgiving. I love gathering with our loved ones. I love the cooking and the baking and the feasting together. I love that we have a national holiday to give thanks. But, thanksgiving to God should be our lifestyle everyday, not just one day a year. I pray that you will all have a blessed Thanksgiving day, but most of all, that all of our hearts would overflow with thanks to God each and every day.

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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)

#12,702-#12,722

11-18-19-

-a specific answer to prayer

-a few minutes of quiet and prayer before waking the grandkids up for school

-the gorgeous sunrise and view of the Columbia River, the foothills and Mt. Hood 

wrapped in ribbons of fog with the fall colors on the trees peeking through 

as I drove our two middle granddaughters to school

11-19-19-

-an unexpected blessing

-my husband's dental problem that turned into us finding a solution regarding dental insurance

-food, laughter, learning and praying together with our small group

11-20-19-

-the neighbors huge weeping willow tree all golden yellow

-family group texts about Thanksgiving plans

-a day with nothing pressing on my schedule so I could take my husband to his dental appointments since he couldn't drive himself while on pain meds

11-21-19- 

-a successful dental surgery 

-holiday plaid pillowcases for under $4

-always God provides for us

11-22-19-

-our oldest granddaughter stopping by to see us for a few minutes

-her first job interview

-our beautiful Pacific Northwest

11-23-19-

-God's provision even through finding sales on Christmas gifts for our family

-Romans 8-nothing can separate us from God's love

-a pot of homemade Zuppa Toscana soup

11-24-19-

-early Sunday morning texts from my husband-

(thank You, God that he was well enough to preach an awesome message today!)

-hanging out with our granddaughter  between church services

-communication that clears the air

still following,