Friday November 15:
Tonight I'm thankful for another special group of ladies in my life. Sometimes it's just unreal when I think about how God has blessed me with such amazing Christian women everywhere in my life. The group varies each time but we range in age from 17-90. We find a reason to gather together once or twice a month. Many of us are traveling to Belize together this June! This Friday night we gathered to wrap and pack shoeboxes to be sent out into the world through Operation Christmas Child. We also put together some necklaces that help share the story of Christmas and salvation. These necklaces will be sent to Belize and also with Devin and some other youth returning to the Appalachian mountains in a few weeks. Thank you Lord! Thank you Lord for the "Odd Bunch".
Saturday November 16:
Today I'm thankful for my comfy bed. A little under the weather and I'm so blessed to be able to have a place to lay my head and have a lazy day to recoup. Thank you Lord for my comfy bed.
Sunday November 17:
Thankful that the Lord spared us from any of the dozens of tornadoes that hit the state of Illinois today. Seeing the pictures and the videos of all the devastation is so incredibly heartbreaking. Knowing that one of the tornadoes hit just minutes away from your home kind of snaps you back in to reality no matter what you have going on. To see so many people seeking ways to reach out to those who lost so much reminds me how good people can be. If you would like to help please check out the Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief here: IBSA Disaster Relief
Thank you Lord for sparing my home.
Thankful that the Lord spared us from any of the dozens of tornadoes that hit the state of Illinois today. Seeing the pictures and the videos of all the devastation is so incredibly heartbreaking. Knowing that one of the tornadoes hit just minutes away from your home kind of snaps you back in to reality no matter what you have going on. To see so many people seeking ways to reach out to those who lost so much reminds me how good people can be. If you would like to help please check out the Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief here: IBSA Disaster Relief
Thank you Lord for sparing my home.
Monday November 18:
This Monday is a Monday. I'm I realize I'm thankful for bad days. I woke up late this morning... again. Once you get up late nothing else seems to fall into place, probably because there aren't enough minutes for your routine to fall into anymore. As I drove out of the driveway today, already frustrated I began to thank God for everything I could think of that had already happened this morning. Immediately my mood began to change. Genuinely thanking Him for being alive, for waking me at all, for breakfast to fix, for water for showers, for kids to wake up, for dogs that need to go out, for a job to go to, a car to drive... you get the idea. Thanking Him for all the things that were frustrating me as they took too much time suddenly didn't seem so bad. Thank you Lord for the bad days.
This Monday is a Monday. I'm I realize I'm thankful for bad days. I woke up late this morning... again. Once you get up late nothing else seems to fall into place, probably because there aren't enough minutes for your routine to fall into anymore. As I drove out of the driveway today, already frustrated I began to thank God for everything I could think of that had already happened this morning. Immediately my mood began to change. Genuinely thanking Him for being alive, for waking me at all, for breakfast to fix, for water for showers, for kids to wake up, for dogs that need to go out, for a job to go to, a car to drive... you get the idea. Thanking Him for all the things that were frustrating me as they took too much time suddenly didn't seem so bad. Thank you Lord for the bad days.
Tuesday November 19:
Today I'm thankful for space heaters! I am always freezing and my room is the coldest room in the house. This winter thing is for the birds... Thank you Lord for heat!
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Today I'm thankful for space heaters! I am always freezing and my room is the coldest room in the house. This winter thing is for the birds... Thank you Lord for heat!
Wednesday November 20:
Today I'm thankful for my job and my students this year, they have taught me so much (as they always do). This year especially, it just seems right, that I am right where I am suppose to be right now. So much that I'm not even trying to job hunt. I'm just enjoying what God has given me in this moment, and all the things I get to do with my "extra" time (laundry, grocery shop, clean, etc). This season will be over soon enough and I will be back to working full time and I will miss when I had enough hours in the day to at least stay semi caught up. This week we are discussing some topics that always turn a little more personal than others. I am so thankful that the girls feel like they can be so transparent with me. I try to remember to pray every morning that one thing I say would be something they needed to hear that day. I pray that I'm someone they know they can depend on and that cares what happens to them. I may teach child care to them, but more than anything it's the life lessons I hope they take away from the class. Hearing their stories and circumstances can be absolutely heartbreaking... and they honestly don't know any different, it's just normal to them. And what's even worse is they will tell you in a heartbeat that there are very few people in their life who care about seeing them make something of themselves. Please pray for our young people. And thank you Lord for giving me the opportunity to work with them!
Teamwork :)
Today I'm thankful for my job and my students this year, they have taught me so much (as they always do). This year especially, it just seems right, that I am right where I am suppose to be right now. So much that I'm not even trying to job hunt. I'm just enjoying what God has given me in this moment, and all the things I get to do with my "extra" time (laundry, grocery shop, clean, etc). This season will be over soon enough and I will be back to working full time and I will miss when I had enough hours in the day to at least stay semi caught up. This week we are discussing some topics that always turn a little more personal than others. I am so thankful that the girls feel like they can be so transparent with me. I try to remember to pray every morning that one thing I say would be something they needed to hear that day. I pray that I'm someone they know they can depend on and that cares what happens to them. I may teach child care to them, but more than anything it's the life lessons I hope they take away from the class. Hearing their stories and circumstances can be absolutely heartbreaking... and they honestly don't know any different, it's just normal to them. And what's even worse is they will tell you in a heartbeat that there are very few people in their life who care about seeing them make something of themselves. Please pray for our young people. And thank you Lord for giving me the opportunity to work with them!
Thursday November 21:
Today I'm thankful for Pandora. There is nothing like being able to sing to Jesus, or sing about Jesus absolutely anywhere you are, including work. And that's just what I do everyday after my students leave. I get so much more accomplished listening to music. So as soon as they hit the bus Miss Hazel's room starts rocking out... Ok, maybe not quite that extreme. But I do Thank you Lord for Pandora and artists who use their gifts to reach others through song!
(Fighter by Jamie Grace)
Today I'm thankful for Pandora. There is nothing like being able to sing to Jesus, or sing about Jesus absolutely anywhere you are, including work. And that's just what I do everyday after my students leave. I get so much more accomplished listening to music. So as soon as they hit the bus Miss Hazel's room starts rocking out... Ok, maybe not quite that extreme. But I do Thank you Lord for Pandora and artists who use their gifts to reach others through song!
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