Thankfulness Journal - Saturday

It has been a stressful week for a variety of reasons and I have neglected my thankfulness journey--which probably hasn't helped the stress level. I am stepping out in faith and bringing myself into thankfulness mode because I made a promise to God and because I know I need to do it. But right now I am feeling that life is overwhelming me. And so I am not going to recount those things that have me feeling overwhelmed but instead am just going to try to focus on the things I know I should be thankful for:

• I have the gift of life
• I have good health at the moment
• We have an abundance of good food to choose from
• Our growing family--both in and out of the womb!
• I am thankful, so thankful, that I am only responsible for obedience to God and that He is responsible for the results.
• I am thankful for my children who all have a personal, growing relationship with Christ and are taking that faith to greater heights than ours
• I am thankful that my daughters by love are all better homeschool teachers than I was and that my grandchildren are being so well prepared for whatever the Lord leads them to be
• I am thankful that Dad is with us and we can care for him at this stage of his life, that he came through this latest bout of illness very quickly (he was in bed for a couple of days and congested)
• I am very thankful for a day away with a friend to just go shopping, eat and hang out on Thursday.
• Also thankful for a wonderful evening with OBCA teachers at our first staff retreat. (Note to those in LIFE Ministry who will be taking the Spanish class--ask Luisa about the special meal they serve to honor people in Peru. (She had us in stitches talking about it--although your children might not think it is funny.)
• I am thankful for a husband who works hard and thrives on it--and has patience with his wife who doesn't!
• Most of all I am thankful that I belong to a faithful God who is not finished with me--by a long shot!