Thankful Thursday~Daily Bread

"God's bread is always in our mouths, 

so should our praise be. 

He fills us with good; let us also 

be filled with gratitude."

~C.H. Spurgeon

~a quiet new dishwasher, "Is it really on?"

~a brand new stove that leaves our children in wonder,"Look! We don't have to light the burners!" "Wow. Look how clean it is inside." "Are you loving cooking with your new oven, Mommy?" :)

~a phone call from a long, lost friend whose words always bring my heart joy. Truly, the joy of the LORD is her strength.

~finding the right part at the store so my Beloved could finish installing the dishwasher late at night

~brothers

~Our Pastor's reminder that our children are the sharp edges on Christ's threshing sledge, something we as parents must remember as we teach them

~Sunday afternoon naps

~My Beloved finding time to read--he's already finished three books this year!

~Older boys who have their fourth big meal late at night

~birthday celebrations with friends, balloons, Buttermilk Pie, Cream Cheese Pound cake, pizza, Sequence, Farkel, 10 children, and lots of laughter

~Irish breakfast tea

~Psalm 139:16 "...and in thy book all my members were written which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."

~children who love what I cook for them

~An unexpected snow in the morning

~text messages just to say, "I love you!"

~Connect Four and Jenga

~scones, scones, scones

~God's protection over my Beloved as he drove to work in the snow

~the opportunities a large family provides to learn to die to self

~Boo's love for reading

~the fruit of repentance

~Five Star Burgers

~Jury Duty (Yikes!)

~Clairesy's "Hol me! Hol me!" (Hold me. Hold me.) It's her theme song these days. One day it won't be.

~This visual of the attributes of God

~Josh Garrels' free album download. His music is amazing (and I can even tolerate the one rap song)!

~I am redeemed!

With love,
Trisha