Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thankful Thursday

Well. . . it's Thursday. Whew. Busy week.

"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Eph 5:20

1. The dirty laundry. . . because it means there are children and a Coach to wear clothes and go to work and school and basketball and play outside.

2. Dishes to wash. . . because it means we have plenty of food to eat and healthy, hungry kids who eat it. Lots and lots of food and kids. :-)

3. A messy house . . . because it's full of children and laughter and noise.

4. Bathrooms to clean . . . hooray for indoor plumbing!

5. Bills to pay. . . what a blessing to have electricity and running water. A gas fireplace, extra freezer and fridge in the garage. . . washer and dryer, telephone and computer with DSL. Oh. And lights. And heat.

6. Homework and projects to do . . . thank you, Lord, for our wonderful school. So grateful that the children are being taught God's Word and Christ-like character by teachers who love them and love the Lord. So blessed.

7. Gray hair. . . ugh. This one is hard! But I'm hoping all of the gray hair means I'm growing and learning and becoming more of what I should be as a wife, mother, daughter and friend. Sure am grateful for that box of hair color, though!

8. A Little Man that has to be force-fed every meal. . . because it means he's healthy, whole, well and in spite of his "issues" with eating, he CAN eat. Praise the Lord.

9. The extra 25 pounds I'm carrying around right now. No, not Little Man - he doesn't weigh that much! If I had the time to work out every single day and go back to Weight Watchers - I could certainly lose the weight. But the lack of time is because I am amazingly blessed with wonderful people that keep me insanely busy. It won't be forever.

10. Tight budgets. Because almost every week we see God move in incredible ways to provide abundantly for our family. If we could do that on our own, we'd miss the chance to praise Him for His goodness.

So today. . . thank God for the "hard" things in your life. Some of you are dealing with REALLY hard things. His grace is sufficient. Give Him thanks in all things. I promise you'll be blessed.

Happy Thursday!

6 comments:

The Adventures of Treasure's Island said...

i agree with all these whole-heartedly, except i don't have a little man and i have hard time being thankful for the grey hair. however, i am thankful for loreal excellence creme dark ash brown! :)

Alyson said...

Thanks for reminding me again that we must also praise Him in the storms and be willing to bring Him into our boats - He will always get us to our destination!

Lori Leigh said...

Happy Thankful Thursday friend!

Jen S said...

Great attitude, Karen. I know that is God's grace!

lgiversen said...

Hey Karen! Are we related?! I still feed my three year old...I could relate to each and every thankful point. Great perspective. Thanks for sharing! :)you blessed my heart.

Zimms Zoo said...

What a wonderful list! I don't have any gray yet. I know I can't believe it either.

Busy crazy lives, but so wonderful!