Thankful

It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week!! It is probably my favorite holiday. I love that little bit of calmnest before the hustle of Christmas begins. I love the orange, red and brown decorations on the table and of course the pumpkin pie! My family always plays dirty bingo and it's fun to see which items reappear year after year on the "prize" table.
I have much to be thankful for this year. My mom is doing well after surgery (cancer is all removed !) and my dad is stable although weak. God has provided Terry with not one but 2 jobs !! And I have been able to be home for awhile to help my parents and do some projects around the house that I have been putting off for awhile. Our kids are doing well. Our friends are supportive. Our church is a blessing.
God is definately good. He is indeed worthy of my thanks!

Am I Teachable?

Sometimes I ask myself...Do I learn ANYTHING from the circumstances of my life?
At times I can give a resounding YES! But there are times when I feel the discouragement of realizing I haven't gained any ground at all. Didn't I listen? Didn't I take into account? Didn't I recall that...? Won't I EVER learn?!


What has God taught me from failure?
What has God taught me from a lack of money?
What has God taught me from pain or sorrow or depression?
What has God taught me through waiting?
What has God taught me through illness?
What has God taught me from disappointment?
What have I learned from my family, my church, my relationships, my small group, and my critics?

PSALM 119:13
Be blessed, God;
train me in your ways of wise living.
I'll transfer to my lips
all the counsel that comes from your mouth;
I delight far more in what you tell me about living
than in gathering a pile of riches.
I ponder every morsel of wisdom from you,
I attentively watch how you've done it.
I relish everything you've told me of life,
I won't forget a word of it.

"CRY OUT TO JESUS"

To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye

And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus

For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough

For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering

When your lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus

To the widow who suffers from being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight
(THIRD DAY)