Breakfast

I am thankful for my hubby who has become excellent at cooking breakfast!  These are Banana Nutella Crepes.  Yum, Yum. We recently made Egg Nog French Toast for breakfast. It surprisingly good!

I am not a morning person.  Most days, my husband gets up first and makes the coffee. Then, after the coffee is made (the sound of the grinder grinding the beans has become my alarm clock) I will slowly roll out of bed.  I wake up foggy and slow and not at all talkative.  Gary has learned that few words and fresh coffee help me wake up much more pleasant than grumpy.

Just a few more days until Thanksgiving.  What are you thankful for?  Join me in giving thanks during the month of November.

God’s Provision

This is a huge carrot that we bought at the open-air fruit & vegetable market just before it closed for the season. It will open again in early spring. But I always miss it while it is closed for the 4 or so months during winter.  We made Italian Wedding Soup for dinner tonight and it was delicious.  It’s just a reminder of how God always meets my needs in better ways that I can ever imagine.

I am so thankful for God’s provision.  In the past, he has always provided just what I’ve needed…  food when I couldn’t afford it, money when I had bills coming due, a friend’s shoulder to cry on, guidance when I’ve needed wisdom.  Those needs haven’t always been met in conventional ways, but they were always met.

It’s comforting to know that big or small, God cares for us.  Nothing is too huge or too trivial.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ” ~ Matthew 6:25-33

What are you thankful for?  Join me in giving thanks during the month of November.

Nice Bosses are Nice

I’m thankful for good bosses. These are truly rare indeed! It makes serving them with Godly actions so much easier.  Not that we shouldn’t be serving the mean and uncaring bosses with Godly actions… but it is so much harder to do.  And I’ve had my share of those bosses as well.

Today was a good day at work.  It was also a busy day.  But it is nice to work for someone who appreciates the effort that goes into working in retail.

“submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.” ~ 1 Peter 2:18

What are you thankful for?  Join me in giving thanks during the month of November.

Autumn

I’m thankful for autumn leaves, the smell in the air, and pumpkins. Though autumn is my favorite time of year, I’m glad that the seasons change… that there is a time and a season for everything.

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:”  ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1

What are you thankful for?  Join me in giving thanks during the month of November.

God’s Word

I am SO thankful for God’s Word and Community Bible Study where I can learn more about our Lord in a comfortable setting among gracious people.  I urge everyone to find a good Bible study and to dig deeper.  The Bible is jam packed with nuggets of truth everywhere.

This year we have been studying Matthew.  We’ve all read Matthew dozens of times. And if you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, there may be books in the Bible that don’t seem to cause a lot of excitement.  Beyond the Christmas story and maybe the Beattitudes, I’m sorry to say that I just don’t get all that excited about the book of Matthew.

This last week we were in Chapter 8 reading about some of the miracles Jesus performed.  A man with leprosy was healed, the Centurion’s servant was healed, Peter’s mother-in-law was made well, Jesus calms the storm, and two demon-possessed men were set free.  At the end of our study we were asked to pick out the truths about Jesus that we noticed in each of these miracles.  Wow, did God’s Word become more alive to me this time.  Matthew is a good book!

When the leper asked Jesus to heal him, he said, “If you are willing.” And Jesus said, “I am willing.  Isn’t it cool that we have a Lord who is willing to heal?

The Centurion asks Jesus to heal his servant and notes that as he as authority over men, so Jesus has the authority to just say the word and the servant will be healed.  How awesome it is that Jesus has the authority to heal even when someone else is asking on behalf of the person who is ill.  Think intercessory prayer…

Jesus saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed and healed her.  I love that Jesus can see our needs and from his own compassion for us, will heal us.  She didn’t ask to be made well, yet Jesus healed her anyway.

Storms will come into our lives in many different forms.  And I am encouraged to know that Jesus is able to calm even the strongest of storms.

And more than physical needs, Jesus can heal our spiritual needs and set us free from all the things that may hold us bondage, as in the demon-possessed men.  We may be screaming back at Jesus, “What do you want with me?” and yet he knows that we need to be set free. In his mercy, we can be healed.

What are you thankful for?  Join me in giving thanks during the month of November.