WHAT'S NEW AT MY HOUSE: Chapter 3, Page 31, Book 11

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Chapter 3, Page 31, Book 11

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

Elbert Hubbard

Thanksgiving should be a regular part of our lives. We can take time each day and thank God for the things He helped us with, but we should also continually breathe out simple prayers of thanksgiving every time we see Him working in our lives or blessing us.

I'm thankful for a good night’s sleep

I'm thankful for God's help in making good decisions today

And I'm very thankful to Him for keeping me encouraged

God is always good to us, always faithful, and always working diligently in our lives to help us in every possible way. We need to respond by letting Him know we appreciate Him and everything He is doing for us.

Lenten Tip for Today: Thank God for twenty things today before you ask Him for anything.

I hope your Thursday is one that you can be THANKFUL for too!

'On Ya'-ma

6 comments:

LYN said...: I'm going to do a thankful thursday post today too!!; 6:13 AM
BlueRidge Boomer said...: Great post....!!

Enjoy; 9:00 AM
jack69 said...: Good entry and yuou are absolutely right, we should be thankful all the time, Giving Thanks for life, love and blessings.
Sending Love, Sherry * Jack; 2:27 PM
That corgi :) said...: I like your Lenten tip for today, Ma. That is good advice to thank for 20 things from God. He does always know what is best for us and always provides for us like you said, and I know like any parent, he likes to hear "thank yous" from his children :)

betty; 7:31 PM
Buttercup said...: A great reminder! I think I'll go with a Thankful Thursday, too!; 7:43 PM
Tyson said...: Hope you have teh same great weather there we had today.
I am Thankful for soccer in the back yard with the girls.; 10:41 PM

THE FEBRUARY ANGEL

February can test our patience and endurance, but it also brings us a myriad of gifts. Its snowfalls turn our everyday landscape into a sparkling fairyland. St. Valentine's Day, celebrating the power of love, romantic or not, falls right in the middle as a signpost for the spirit. And this month, which can seem like the longest, is actually the shortest! Perhaps February is a lesson in perception, in searching for the positive rather than the negative. The February Angel will help you focus on the positive throughout the year.

Prayer for Peace

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to understand,
not so much to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we awake to eternal life

WHILE THERE IS TIME LORD

While there is time, Lord,
May I use it well,
'Tis gone in a moment,
One can never tell
Which day is our last one,
With so much to do,
All must be in order,
When summoned by You.
While there is time, Lord,
And life is my own,
Let me bring gladness
To someone alone.
Renew a small hope,
Rekindle a dream,
For shadows are never
As dark as they seem.
While there is time, Lord,
Let me not waste
The chances You give me,
I cannot replace.
Lend me Your wisdom,
That I may learn
To give of myself,
Nor ask a return.
Let me be gentle,
Keep my words kind,
In spite of the worries,
Crossing my mind.
And when at long last,
Life's sun starts to set,
Let me have never
A cause to regret.

Grace E. Easley