Category: Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday-Just

Posted on by Mary

Each week it seems as though God throws something at me and makes it very evident that this is what I should write about this week. Well this week is no different. And each week I walk away feeling “preachy” BUT I remind myself that I needed reminded about these things too! Well again this week is no different 🙂

I have a dear hubby. He loves me so very much and right now he is really pouring all of his energy into a house  where we are not always on top of each other. I know you ladies are probably all sick of hearing about how great each other’s hubbies are. Well I am kinda going to go down that road BUT not quite.

3 things happened this week that made me appreciate my hubby even more.

1.  This week marked the one year anniversary of a friend passing due to cancer. He left behind a wife and young daughter.

2.  Valentine’s day (like I had to tell you)

3.  Hubby got hurt and potentially in a very bad way 🙂 He must go to the doctor today to get his arm checked out. The whole incident involved a chainsaw, a tree and a branch…Thankfully he still has All of his appendages  BUT he (by all rights) should have fallen from the tree and by God’s grace he didn’t. (did I mention this happened on valentines day?)

The last thing just knocked it right into my head that each and every moment we have with our husbands is a wonderful gift from God. And for today I am thankful…OH SO THANKFUL for the wonderful, talented, Loving, God-fearing hubby that God saw fit to give me. I am Blessed!

Thankful Thursday-Accountability

Posted on by Mary

We all need  it  and I am no different.  I am so excited…yes excited because this is something I have been praying about for almost  years now.  God will bring someone to mind and I will pray about it, then talk to them.  I get two major responses with some varied in between.

#! No time, I’m too busy!

#2 Yes I’ll do that for you –AND IT NEVER HAPPENS!

It’s not Like i am  some half- hearted  believer.  I am a pastor’s wife. I NEED to be held accountable.  For the things I do,say and believe! Well after many  “rejections”(it starts wearing on you after a year and a half) God provides someone I believe will do the job well…NOT half- heartedly!  She is a pastor’s wife and she is busy too. BUT we make time for the things and people that are most important to us!   And would you believe we haven’t seen each other or talked in nearly 5 years!

We were talking on FB she wanted to share some really exciting news she had going on in her life ….Sowe chatted for awhile. Reminisced about Seminary WivesFellowshipand the Disciplines Bible Study class we took together!  She lives in Ohio and I in New York    We had talked about our families and what we were doing now and at the end I just felt God prodding me…Ask her..ask her…So instead of holding off and praying about it first. I took a leap of faith and stepped out on the proverbial water….You know what i found out….BOTH of us have been living and experiencing the same thing!    We then discussed what we expected out of this and how we were going to go about it…WE MADE A PLAN!  First  call tonight during Awana.

So I am very thankful  for a coupleofthings concerning this..

  1. BIGGEST OF THEM  ALL- God answers our prayers…maybe not on our time and in the way in which we thin He should BUT when He does it is SOOO obvious!
  2. A friend who is as passionate and dedicated to excellence.  She will keep her word.
  3. Telephones  because  everyone locally is too busy.
  4. Wisdom to not be too scared to ask and follow God’s reading!
  5. A friend who cares!

there is so much more that goes into this story and I wish I could share it all BUT alas I can’t and I shouldn’t…SO happy thankful Thursday!

 

Thankful Thursday! 2-2-2012

Posted on by Mary

Howdy!  It’s Thursday again and  this week has been sooooohard to try to figure out!  Not because i don’t have anything tobe thankful for BUT there is just sooo much for one post!

As I sit here typing away my son just finished watching Veggie Tales.  I am so thankful for people who make uplifting and God honoring Media for families.  Last week i talked about movies!  And that fits into this category too, but it’s notlimited to just that.

Here are somethings our family uses in our everyday  lives to enhance our walk with God and keep our mind focused on the Good things as we are commanded to do in Philippians 4.8.

Growing Godly families list

And the list goes on and on and on!  So what are some of the things you are thankful for?  What has helped your family grow inside, in their walk with God in the media?

 

Thankful Thursdays-So much to be Thankful for!

Posted on by Mary

Hi all!

This week has been full of realizations that some things just needed to be changed!    Hubby and I have been spending a lot of time talking about what we would like to see  change in our family. And though it has been an absolutely exhausting week, it has been an encouraging week.

Yesterday I got to go to our kids school and watch Tornado’s awards chapel!  As i sat there and realized just how small their school was I was impressed with the fact that I (Really we) got to choose this for our children.   Some of you know that I have had the opportunity to visit  a Communist country when I was a teenager (19).  At that point I never knew what kind of impact that would have on me BUT now that i am in my 30’s I realize that this trip impacts everyday of my life AND it should! I need to make sure that I don’t take certain choices for granted….let’s  see a few of them!
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Thankful Thursday-God’s Word

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There are many things  for which we can be thankful!  But today i am finding myself Thankful for God’s word.  It says that it will NEVER return void!   we forget that until we are reading a familiar passage and something  just happens to POP out at us.  It surprises us as we exclaim…”why Have I never noticed THAT before?”

As  I have begun to enjoy a regular morning devotional time again I am reminded of these things almost every morning.   We  take for granted our times with god and sometimes rush through without paying attention!!!   Thankfully God loves us so much He repeatedly brings us backinto focus!  And forthat I am also VERY Thankful!