Thankful Thursday

 

 

Had an opportunity to visit my mom last weekend

 

While we were there, we helped with some projects around her home

 

I'm thankful for the skills God has allowed me to develop and the chance to use them to assist others

 

Three of my siblings live within an hour and a half of my mom

 

Thankful that I was able to see them and their families

 

Thankful for the way we all worked together to help out

 

Thankful for time to just enjoy being together and catch up

 

Had some good conversation with one of my nephews

 

He asked me about my eye and during our talk he questioned what I was learning through this experience

 

I told him it has been a reminder of my inadequacy.  When things roll along and all cylinders are firing, I have a tendency to think I'm in control.  That's part of the deception.

 

So thankful for God's reminders about who really holds the reins

 

Thankful for His patience with me when I'm slow to learn

 

Thankful God is redemptive and forgiving

 

Thankful He hears when I call out to Him and responds

 

I've been spending money on airfare lately, putting plans in place to be together with my kids around Christmas

 

Thankful I have that time to look forward to

 

Thankful for God's blessing in allowing me to be a father

 

Thankful for my wife, the mother of our children, and my cherished companion for almost 33 years.  She is the expression of God's favor in my life

 

Thankful for Jesus, His life, His sacrificial death, His resurrection

 

Thankful He came to seek and save the lost