Wow! November went by way too fast! I am sad that the challenge is coming to an end, but so thankful that the Lord has given us another year to have this special focus of giving thanks to Him! I pray the challenge was as much of a blessing to you as it was to me, and that we will continue to practice having a heart of thankfulness into the Christmas season and the new year!
My thankful highlights from this past week:
- Holiday get-togethers with extended family.
- Watching my grandparents enjoy a new movie.
- Marco Polo video messages from a friend. 💖
- My sister helping me with a grocery shopping trip.
- Gluten free muffins that turn out really good!
- That “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 11:8)
- That this present world is not our final home.
- Attending a dear friend’s 90th surprise birthday party! 😊
- Someone blessing us with a huge white sheet cake that I was able to decorate and bring to church.
- The timeless truths in the old hymns.
- Learning how to make soap for the first time!!! 😀😀😀
- Our super nice mail lady who’s fun to visit with when she delivers packages. 😊
- A fun Christmas light shopping trip with my sisters and aunt.
- Running into a dear friend at the store.
- Being close by when a friend needed us during a difficult situation.
- Christmas lights and pretty Christmas decorations! ✨
- The peace we have in Christ.
Featured Photos from Participants! 📸
(Thank you to all who sent photos in! It made the last post so much more special! 😊)
Did anyone complete the Scripture Memorization part of the challenge? I was able to get half of the verses memorized. It was such an encouragement to me to be reading and meditating on these verses throughout the challenge!
And now….
The Giveaway!!
I am kind of excited about the giveaway this year, which is a really cool 4- in-1 pen, and a fun gingerbread magnetic notepad! 😀
How to Enter: Leave a comment on this post:
1. Letting me know that you completed the In Everything Give Thanks Challenge of writing down five thankfuls each day for the month of November.
2. Listing your top five thankfuls from the challenge! 🙂
The giveaway will be open through the weekend, and then I will draw a name and announce the winner on Monday!
sincerely-amanda.com 
This challenge has been a great blessing for me! Thank you, Amanda, for putting this on. I am encouraged each week seeing how the Lord works in each of our lives, and it has been a good month of being aware of God’s provision in so many ways. I may not write down what I am thankful for in the days ahead, but I have grown through the challenge and look forward to continuing in that growth. The following are a few things I am thankful for from last week:
1. The opportunity to hike at Mt. Nebo and Mt. Magazine. It was an indescribable experience, and also a pleasant time for prayer and deep thoughts as my friends and I trekked along.
2. Laughter at my workplace.
3. Sight, and the beauty of colors. Also that we have colored pens, pencils, and paints to create art with.
4. Provoking and uncomfortable thoughts from “Suffering and the Sovereignty of God” edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor.
5. Getting to fellowship with a friend while kayaking on a lake.
I have not finished memorizing the passages, but I plan to continue with that even though we are moving into December tomorrow. They are excellent verses worth committing to memory.
I did not complete the challenge of writing down five items each day, but I thoroughly benefitted from the attempt, and it has been worthwhile to have that in my mind for so long.
My top five favorites from the challenge are:
1. God’s patience with me
2. The conviction of the Spirit
3. Hiking at Mt. Nebo and Mt. Magazine
4. Paintings of nature that make me smile
5. Encouraging truths from a Paul Washer podcast titled “Studies in Proverbs”
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Wow November went by too fast I enjoy doing the thanks challenge.
1 God created haven and earth .
2 Christmas light were beautiful
3 my niece and aunt playing a game
4 Thanks before his God
5 The peace we have In Christ
6 Christmas decorations
Philippines 4_7 and the peace of God which surpasses all understand
will guard your heart and your minds In Christ Jesus .
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It’s always bittersweet when this challenge comes to an end. 🙂 Here are my highlights from the last week:
1. A quiet morning walk with Aunt Lynn.
2. The ability to see colors!
3. A beautiful blue sky with white clouds.
4. A warm house.
5. Christian fellowship.
6. The time of singing hymns with my siblings and friends after church.
7. Cold weather!
8. A fun evening with our “adopted” cousin, Ben.
9. Getting to see our sweet friend, Glenda, one more time and hold her hand before she went to be with Jesus. 😢💔
10. The joy and comfort we have when a believer dies, even in the midst of grief. “So we grieve, but not as others who have no hope. And we cry, but deep inside of us we know- the grave is not the end, reunion lies ahead. In the arms of Jesus there is comfort. Yes, we grieve, but not as others.” (“Not As Others” sung by the Mylon Hayes Family)
I memorized all of the verses, though I am still working on getting the last one concrete in my mind. They were a blessing and will continue to be, I’m sure! I also completed the challenge to write five things down for every day. My top five are:
1. The Lord’s grace and faithfulness to want to transform me into His image.
2. Getting to spend more time with my grandparents in their last years by living with them.
3. Siblings that make me laugh!
4. All of my sky thankfuls, and how it fills me with awe and wonder to see that part of God’s creation every day!
5. That we got to be apart of Glenda’s life the past several years. ❤️
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#10 – ☺️😍I didn’t read your comment until after I wrote mine and realized we both mentioned the same song!❤️❤️❤️
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❤️ That will always be a special song now! 😭😊
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Last week I was thankful for…
1. Christmas decorations!
2. The Mylon Hayes family music
3. The truths from Matthew 10 about the sparrows
4. Our heavenly home that God has prepared for us
5. The weather turning cold enough to break out my thick coat!!🥶🤩
6. Airplane sighting
7. Candy corn & peanuts😋
I completed the Scripture memorization this week! All the verses were really good and I’ve enjoyed pulling them from my memory during the day and quoting them to myself.
I completed the challenge as well with writing five thankfuls daily, and my top five from this month are:
1. This season to focus on thankfulness
2. God’s forgiveness and love for us
3. Encouraging music
4. Memories, laughter, and fun times had with family
5. The truth that “we grieve but not as others who have no hope, and we cry but deep inside of us we know, the grave is not the end reunion lies ahead, in the arms of Jesus there is comfort, yes we grieve, but not as others.” (Not as Others by The Mylon Hayes Family)
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Your TEETH are not thankful for candy corn… 🤨😆
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This post is such a great finale to a wonderful season of Thanksgiving! Thank YOU so much, Amanda, for hosting it and all your encouragement! I love your list and the photos! The cake turned out so cute! 🙂
Some of my thankful highlights from the past week:
1. My Daddy! His passion for God’s truth and helping others is a joy to witness! And how he faithfully works to provide for us and loves us so much. ♥ I’m so blessed to be his daughter!
2. Canning tomatoes with my sister-in-law!
3. A perfectly blessed Thanksgiving Day with family!!
4. My Grandmom! We celebrated her 92nd birthday this week.
5. The time of sitting around in the living room with her and my siblings’ families and several cousins…hearing all the stories flying back and forth! I have a precious mental picture of that roomful. 🙂
6. Warm socks
7. My new sourdough starter’s off and running!
I did not end up completing the challenge of writing down thankfuls each day, but it was a very helpful reminder to be in the spirit of thankfulness, even if I didn’t get them down in my journal!
I would say these are 5 of my top thankfuls…but it’s so hard to pick just five! 🙂
1. My Savior Jesus Christ!
2. That I am covered by and washed clean in His blood
3. He bids us to ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK
4. The Lord has good plans for my life and He loves me enough to have custom plans for my life!! (And the same is true for each of us!) Isn’t that incredible to ponder?
5. These fun times with my parents and sister!
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I know I’m over a week late but, better late than never!
It’s been a busy couple weeks and I didn’t get things written down each day but here’s some thankfuls that I did.
1 Getting some yardwork done at my grandparents house
2 Getting to spend some time kayaking and visiting with a friend
3 For the kind park worker who loaned me the use of his personal kayak when their rentals weren’t functioning properly
4 The opportunity to gather and praise the Lord with fellow believers
5 Warm food at the end of a long day
6 Seeing God move to provide in a situation
I know the giveaway is already over[and congratulations to Aunt Lynn!]but here are my top five.
1 The opportunity to share about the Lord through song that I have with my siblings
2 Dad getting to file to run for state senate
3 Seeing God move to provide in a situation
4 Getting to see family for the holidays
5 Friends who encourage you in your walk with the Lord
Thanks Amanda again for putting this challenge on, it was certainly a challenge for me this year! Looking forward to next year!
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