Happy Thanksgiving! š¤š§” I hope everyone has a wonderful day of being with family and reflecting on the many blessings that God has given us! When I was thinking about this holiday and the verses that talk about giving thanks, this great psalm of thanksgiving immediately came to mind:
āMakeĀ a joyful shout to theĀ Lord,Ā all you lands! Serve theĀ LordĀ with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that theĀ Lord, HeĀ isĀ God; it isĀ HeĀ whoĀ has made us, andĀ not we ourselves; we areĀ His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, andĀ into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him,Ā andĀ bless His name. For theĀ LordĀ isĀ good; His mercyĀ isĀ everlasting, and His truthĀ enduresĀ to all generations.āĀ (Psalm 100)
I had some big thankfuls from this past week:
- Hugs from my nana ā¤ļø
- A friend trying to get me excited about my wisdom teeth removal. š
- Dairy-free ice cream (that tastes good!)
- That God knows all things (Jer. 12:3, 1 John 3:20)
- That He is carrying His purposes out, and nothing can stop that (Isaiah 14:27)
- The smell of pecan pie fresh out of the oven
- My brother Jared, whoās birthday was this week! Iām so thankful for the wise, godly young man that he is, and that heās one of my best friends! š
- The music that fills our house on a daily basis – whether itās John playing his guitar and singing in his room at night, Jacob playing his banjo, Grace playing the piano, or our evening hymn we sing as a family.
- Godās promise that He will give āperfect peaceā to the one whoās mind is stayed on Him. (Isaiah 26:3)
- All of my siblings coming along for our weekly Sunday afternoon walk.
- My wisdom teeth removal going smoothly.
- Encouraging messages and prayers from friends and family.
- Pain medication! š
- The amazing doctor and nurse, who made me feel at ease with being put out for the first time.
- My wonderful family who have been waiting on me this week during my recovery.
- A life-saving head wrap ice pack holder that my aunt told me about. Donāt know what I would have done without it!
- Finding creative ways to eat certain foods.
Just a little heads up, next Thursday (December 1) will be the final Thankful Thursday post for the challenge, and we will be doing the giveaway on that post!
sincerely-amanda.com 
I’m thankful
Blessed is he who come in the name of the Lord from house of the Lord we bless you
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good ;
Be exalted O God above the heavens , let your glory be over all the earth
Save us Lord our God and gather us from the nations that we may give thank to your holy name and glory in your praise
Give praise to the Lord procliam his name Glory in his holy name Let the hearts of those who seek the rejoice
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Love your list, Aunt Lynn! Your last thing was a good reminder of just how wonderful it is that we can truly rejoice and be joyful in our hearts when we seek the Lord! ā¤ļø
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Hope you have a fast full recovery and that you can eat normal foods soon.
My thankfuls this week are:
1. God’s protection while I was at home alone for a day…Some person that seemed drunk walked down one of our streets! So it was neat to recognize God’s protection. And that I happened to be on the phone with Dad when I saw the dude pass by. š
2. For two fun games of Clue with my siblings this week.
3. My accordion.
4. Some spelt/barley dinner rolls I made that turned out amazing!
5. A good talk with my mom.
6. For the encouragement Sarah shared last week in her thankfuls, that God cannot lie.
7. Getting to sing hymns together on Sunday.
8. Meeting a new friend through email.
9. That God’s word will prosper in the thing where He sent it.
10. That I got to meet Mr. and Mrs. H. who my brothers had been telling me about.
11. Getting to make a fun Christmas card
12. For our friends from TX getting here safely and staying to celebrate Thanksgiving with us.
13. A kitten Bryce rescued š
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Love your thankfuls this week, Colleen!
#1- How neat that you were on the phone with your Dad at just the right time. So glad the Lord protected you!!
#2- Games with the siblings are the BEST! š§”
#6- I am glad that was an encouragement to you!
#13- I was QUITE concerned about that kitty when John showed me Brandonās comments about it on Facebook. š±š š I was very relieved to hear it was going to be safe as a barn cat! š±ā„ļø
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Haha! No worries there. Brandon’s not a cat hater. Though, we like to joke around about it. Our friend, Mr. Hunt, mentioned that he likes cats, “they taste like chicken” he said. LOL Bryce and Benjamin had been wanting to have a barn cat for a while because of rodents, so this is a great answer to Bryce’s prayer because he had asked God once for one!
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Haha, I’m glad to hear that! š š I have a soft spots for cats. *smiles* I hope Kitty does well in his/her new home!
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Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that it’s a she. I suggested the name Linx because she looks like a linx. They boys are considering the name “Lady Linx”
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Misspelled: I mean “Lynx”
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Love that name!
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Sooo…come to find out, the kitten is a male. The boys are now thinking to name him “Lord Lynx.” š
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Lynx is such a fun name for a cat!
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Yes! He looks kind of like a lynx. His ears have fluff that sticks up like that and he’s kind of greyish with stripes!
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That is so neat when God answers specific prayers like that! š
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Thank you! It has been pretty rough, but I feel like I am past the worst of it now.
Wow, Iām so thankful that God protected you when you were home alone! And that is neat how you were on the phone with your dad when that was happening. š
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Oh, Colly girl, I never heard about some drunk guy walking by on the road!
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I’ll have to tell you about it then! Yeah, it is true, but I didn’t make a big deal about it ’cause nothing bad happened! š
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I have to admit, I haven’t been faithful in writing things down everyday, but it has still been a great experience, stopping to thank God for the little(and big) things!
Here are some highlights from the week.
My brother Jared, who had a birthday this past week.
Icecream!
Pecan pie!
A COLD walk
Southern Gospel music
The Word of God – How it is applicable to every area of out lives!
The bagel I’m about to eat!š
My sisters oral surgery going well
Getting to gather with family today!š
Pecan sticky muffins
The example of the Pilgrims who had the first Thanksgiving – Giving thanks to God for his provision, even after just coming through a hard time.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
I Thessalonians 5:16ā-ā¬18 NKJV
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Enjoyed your thankfuls, John!
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First…a bunch of celebratory emojis for this being your first (I think?) comment on my blog!! šš¤š„³ššš Loved reading the things on your list, especially the last one! š
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I’m not going to compete for any prize ’cause I know I’m too late. But anyway, just wanted to share a few thankfuls:
1. Sweet taters
2. That we caught that cat before it starved to death.
3. For dairy-free food options.
4. Kombucha
5. Good books
6. A time to share special childhood memories with each other today.
7. Siblings that like playing games in the evenings.
8. Bryce, who does a lot of stuff with me.
9. That I can trust God to take care of my needs.
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Numbers 3 and 4 have become things I’ve been thankful for as well recently. š¬š
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Thanks for sharing your thankfuls Benjamin! š I enjoyed reading your list! I was very thankful for āsweet tatersā yesterday as well, because it was one of the foods that was soft enough for me to eat! š
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Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!!! This week I was thankful for:
1. My Aunt Lori’s cheerfulness. ā¤
2. Grace's energy+enthusiasm!
3. Having my sisters as friends
4. Jared on his birthday!
5. The Lord saving me 11 years ago
6. Let Me Be A Woman by Elizabeth Elliot
7. A non-rushed Sunday morning getting ready for church. š
8. My family-I take for granted way too often how blessed, fun, and amazing it is to do life with them!
9. Getting to watch an Inspirations Quartet concert with the siblings. There are not enough words to describe how much I love and am blessed by their music!
10. Every single breath God gives me. James 4:15 reminded me that we don't have a guarantee of another second, and that we should say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live…"
11. James 4
12. That we get to clean Pap and Nana's house for them
13. Scrambled eggs!
14. A messy kitchen to clean up. š
15. A quiet Thanksgiving day with our grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousin.
16. Fun games of dominoes!
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LOVE your list Sarah!! š I was thankful for #7 this week as well. š You summed up #8 perfectly! š„°ā¤ļø
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
My highlights:
1. Getting sidetracked from my intentions…into accidental productivity on my LTP! š
2. Discussing eras of music with Daddy
3. Chose an unorthodox method for working on the LTP, and it ended up being the most productive hour and a half of work I’ve had in a long while!
4. Cozy Fall afternoons for all working around the house
5. I’m actually keeping up with the #InEverythingGiveThanksChallenge āŗļø
6. A really good sermon
7. Veggie Velveeta Chicken Soup – a new invention by my sister Melissa
8. I made 3 pies with Mama!
9. Mincemeat Pie šš
10. My newest little nephew arrived! ššššš
11. A Wednesday evening at home
12. 1yo nephew calling out/singing to his twin sister to calm her down when she was crying in the middle of the night…and it worked!!! š®
13. The National Dog Show is fun for the kiddos to watch, and is safe (i.e. doesn’t have to be monitored for inappropriate content šš)
14. My grandmother got to come for Thanksgiving!
15. Grace to pitch in where I’m needing, and not shying away from the work to be done
16. Going to see the Fayetteville Square lights – a Thanksgiving-evening tradition, to usher in Christmas! šāØ
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Haha! # 1 is great! š And yay for #5 and #10!! š Aww! #12 is so sweet!! š„° Oh! And #16 sounds like a very fun tradition! š
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Hi miss Lorraine,
That’s a neat story about your twin niece and nephew! I’m an aunt of twins too! One of my married sisters has two sets of twins! š
That Thanksgiving light tradition sounds fun! We step into Christmas excitement right after Thanksgiving.
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Lorraine, that is so cute and neat how your twin nephew helped his twin sister to calm down! I have heard/seen that twins tend to be pretty close to each other. congratulations on your new nephew! That is exciting!
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I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving, reflecting on Godās goodness to us. We enjoyed a good time with family and food! Before we went to bed last night our family thought over the last year and talked about what we were thankful for. Here are some of those:
Our new grandson, Jackš„°
Being able to be involved in some political races this past year, specifically the governorās race and our state senate race, of which neither of them won, but the experience was life changing for our family.
Jacob being able to get a new truck in an unexpected way(someone rear ended him and the insurance company gave him a sizable settlement.š)
And being able to purchase a home with some land.
Now for some of my thankfuls from the past week:
1. Celebrating Jaredās birthday.
2. Using Sarahās nice sewing machine for a project.
3. Finding some good eggs for Sarah at the grocery store.
4. The example of fervent prayer from Daniel 9.
5. Getting to be with family on Thanksgiving day!
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Love your list, and that you included the highlights from the past year! š
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I’m a little sad that there is only one more week of doing this callenge, because its been so enjoyable, I love everyone getting to share their thankfuls and having some interaction on here! Here are my thankful highlights from this week:
1. reminder from the week 3 verse for this challenge from Ephes. 5 to sing and make melody in my heart to The Lord + 2 days later: the multiple verses I’m assigned this week, all telling me to sing to The Lord [the Ephesians one, Psalm 92:1-2 + Colly is doing a separate challenge for our family with a verse per person each week and the theme of this week with our verses also was to sing to the Lord; which is something I knew I was supposed to be making some time to do, but had been neglecting most days, though I enjoy it so much!]
2. the cleansing blood of Jesus
3.stories of what God has done for people
4. God’s kindness to me day by day
5.all sorts of animals [God made] that we can use for all sorts of things [meat, dairy, work, pets or to enjoy watching them, learn from them, hides, bugs that help gardens, soil and pasture imrovement, etc… and to eat mice and rats!]
6.that Jesus is my friend
7.some friends’ visit for thanksgiving
8.that we had enought Erythritol (which we don’t always keep in stock) to use in some desserts and the sweet potato casserole so Mrs. H. could have some (she doesn’t eat sugar)
9.getting to sing hymns together with our visiting friend thanksgiving night
10.seeing siblings enjoying washing dishes together
11. Bryce happy with his new barn cat which he thinks he had prayed for
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Happy Sunday! I hope it’s been a very blessed day for ya’ll, to finish out a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving weekend! We had a very good “part 2” study today on thankfulness, and it was an encouragement!
Wow, it’s hard to believe (and sad!) that we’re already working on our last week of the In Everything Give Thanks Challenge! Thank you SO much for hosting this, Amanda! I love the Psalm you chose for this week! I’m so thankful that your extraction went smoothly, and that you’ve been surrounded by blessings and promises during this hard week! Ahh, that sounds like such an unpleasant thing to go through!!š®š®š®
Here are some highlights from my Week 4. I had a lot of highlights –
1. a safe, fun trip and weekend to the Alabama Gold Camp with my parents and sister, panning for gold and getting to see such beautiful countryside that I’d never seen before or not in years!
2. reminders from Jeremiah 17 and Isaiah 58. That He satisfies and satiates the longing soul and weary heart! I’m so thankful I can be convinced of my God and firm through storm or drought!ā„
3. that He works for my good and in my favor and answers prayers in big and little ways!
4. the VAST diversity of God’s creation! Including gold and garnets and sooo many fascinating rocks!š
5. warm houses and shacks (you know, when you’re staying in a “prospector’s shack” at a gold campš ) to shelter in during the cold!
6. that His mercies + truth + faithfulness reaches to the heavens and fills the whole earth! Wow, He covers us completely! Psalm 89
7. His people are full of JOY! Because “in your name they rejoice all day long”! Psalm 89:16
8. my family and all the blessing and joy and FUN they add to my life!
9. an ABUNDANCE of good food!!
10. the grace of Jesus Christ! Though I’m so unworthy, He covers me with grace and hope and Life!
11. a study on Thankfulness for our Sunday!ā„
12. washing dishes +visiting with my sister-in-law.
13. our little church family group! It’s such a blessing to meet together and support each other!
14. my niece coming and spreading such joy! We did fun things together like playing in the leaves outside and coloring.š„°
15. the blessing of having sisters in Christ and being able to encourage each other on this journey! Ahh, it’s such a blessing to be able to write and receive letters + emails + texts and encourage each other onward and upward!
16. family sit-down meals!
17. the gift of song and music that brings such encouragement and joy and positivity to our spirits. It’s really amazing how God has created and given this to us!
18. some good work done this week. For wonderful customers and for my wonderful BOSS (who also happens to be my brother)!! He’s so gracious and easy going. I love working for Wolf Valley Forge!š
19. a precious ā„-toā„ with my sister under the stars – reflecting on our season of life, where we’ve been and where God’s brought us! He is so FAITHFUL, ya’ll!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead!!
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.” (Psalm 9:9-10)
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