Thankful Thursday~Only God

"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,

for His steadfast love endures forever!

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,

whom He has redeemed from trouble."

~Psalm 107:1,2

Only God can take an aching heart and fill it full of gratitude, making it impossible  to keep quiet. Only God can open weeping eyes to see the goodness, His goodness all around them. Only God...

I'm so thankful for....

Children who start the morning singing This Good Day.

Flexible sleeping positions

Yummy snickerdoodles. We loved this recipe:

2-2/3 c. all purpose flour

1 cup butter, softened

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

1-1/4 c. sugar

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2 T. sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

In a large bowl, mix flour, butter, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, vanilla, eggs, and 1-1/4 c. sugar. Stir well until blended. Shape dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap, chilling for two hours or until easy to handle. Mix together cinnamon and sugar (I used less cinnamon than recommended). Shape dough into 1-1/2 inch balls and dip in cinnamon sugar. Bake at 400 degrees on greased cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes.

**from Chickens in the Road

A house with many knights in shining armor, even itty bitty ones. (P.S. That sword weighs more than he does. :))

Whistler's love for sketching God's creation

Trees at the park to climb! Oh, how blessed you are if you have trees in your yard for climbing. :)

Precious bracelets for all of the Poff Girls, courtesy of my very thoughtful friend, Jill. I know it took so much time to make each one of these. And then, she included a joy journal, chocolate cookbook, and a letter I'll treasure always.

I'm also thankful for an encouraging letter from my friend, Camille, all the way from Canada. :) She even included a tea bag for me to enjoy. Good words and tea? What a perfect combination. 

Both of these friends invested time in me. Time to write. Time to create. Time to mail me a blessing, and these gifts came the week before the darkness fell. God's timing is perfect.

I'm thankful for the truth of His Word and for these trials that make us more like Jesus. 

I'm thankful we finally caught a renegade mouse that grew fat on our stores 

of food for over a month. Dead. Very dead. :)  

I'm thankful that Michele's "Celebration Service" took place on Tuesday. It felt like another loss in not being able to attend, but I'm thankful for the time I had with her in Utah.

And I know you're probably weary of hearing it, but I'm so thankful for your prayers and your kind words. You'll simply never know how you have encouraged my heart!!

Is it not humbling to reflect on your mercies, knowing you deserve not even one of them, and yet, God continues to daily pour out more than you could ever count? Truly, it brings me to my knees and to tears.

I pray that no matter how dark your road right now, God would bless you with many reminders of His goodness to you. I pray He would give you glimpses of His joy in the midst of your heartaches and that you would soon find your groanings mixed with rejoicing.

"Thankless children we all are, more or less, comprehending but dimly the truth of God's fathomless love for us."

~Elisabeth Elliot

With love,