Happy Thursday! It’s time for the first Thankful Thursday post, where you share a few (or as many as you want to!) of your thankfuls from the past week. π Some of the things I was thankful to the Lord for this week…
- Beautiful fall weather ππβοΈ
- Laughter
- The blessing of music and sweet harmonies
- Much needed rain (thank You, Lord! ππ¦)
- Naps + perfect napping weather πβοΈ
- Phones that allow us to communicate over hundreds of miles π
- A productive day
- The great privilege of being able to come before our Heavenly Father’s throne in prayer ππ»
- The special season I’m in right now of living with my grandparents part of the week π₯°
- Evening family time (my favorite part of the day!)
- Soft, cozy blankets
- That we serve such a GOOD God!
Photos from Participants πΈ
(Send in some of your own photos each week to be added to the weekly posts! You can email them to: sincerelyamanda@proton.me)
Iβm thankful for a walk with Aunt Lynn in the beautiful weather on Election Day!ππ God Bless America!πΊπΈπΊπΈβ€οΈ -Grace S.
Some beautiful fall foliage from Colleen W. ππ
And one of my highlights from the past week – getting to dress up as an 1800’s lady and sing with some friends!
Who all is doing the Scripture memorization? I was thankful to have gotten the first two memorized this week! It did help that they were already kind of familiar to me. π
I can’t wait to hear everything that you all found to be thankful for this past week, and to start another week of giving thanks to the Lord together! π
sincerely-amanda.com 
I have found ever so many roses this past week! As I have been filling in my simple journal there has been so much to write down in my daily life during this week.
I am thankful ever so much, with fullness of heart, for these special blessings. And I will treasure them up and lay them at the feet of my Lord each day.
-For healing my little dog who was bit on her neck, that she has lived and every day grows better! For the person who I talk to at evening that has encouraged in the Course, to fight for Him who died for me. For the simple earnings of my shop. For joy in spite of trials, and peace in the storms of life. For green foliage that still lives in my small garden. For the healing in my back from pain. For strength to my limbs, and words restored again so I may write poetry. For my pens and paper that I may write. For a brother that kindly plans a game for me with others. And for dirty dishes to wash each day for near a hour.
For all these things and more, I thank my blessed Lord. I could make this list even longer, but it would fill a book.
God bless all who have blessed me this week, and who’s prayers have risen to the Throne on behalf of me. I pray for them and may they be blessed.
I am so rich in the blessings of my good and gentle Shepherd! I could sing the Gloria Patri and the Doxology with every word my own.
Thank you for doing this challenge Amanda! And your blessings from this week are so lovely as well!
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I noticed that we had some of the same thankfuls this week, Amanda! π I love how this challenge stretches me to continually think of how I can be thankful, even in situations where I would normally complain. I had a few of those this week, and instead of giving into negative thoughts, I was reminded to give thanks instead!
Here are my highlights from the week:
1. Laughter
2. The hope I have in Christ – “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (Hebrews 6:19-20)
3. The book of Hebrews!
4. God’s mercy… “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” (Hebrews 8:12)
5. For all of us siblings still living at home, even though it makes things a little crowded and hectic at times. π
6. Chai tea
7. Ebay
8. That the abortion amendmentΒ failed in Florida!
9. Fall weather
10. Family worship
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Oh, that’s neat! SO very thankful for #2 and #5 and #8!! β€οΈ
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I’m so glad you’re hosting this challenge again, Amanda! I’ve really enjoyed reviving my thankfulness list and reading over last year’s additions!
A few of my favorite things that made the list this week are:
Ferns blowing and streaming in the wind.
Walking down the driveway in the dark with the wind whipping about me.
Getting to hold a baby on Sunday.
Sitting outside writing as a storm rolled in. (The gusts of wind were superb!)
My sister helping me learn a hymn on the piano.
Getting an Icee from a local gas station.
It has been a lovely week and I’m looking forward to noticing more little and big things to praise God for next week too!
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So glad to have you here for the challenge, Rachel! π€ Your list this week was so fun! π What hymn are you learning?
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Hannah helped me figure out some of the chords in Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, and then she gave me the encouragement I needed to tackle To God Be The Glory on my own!
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That can be a tricky hymn to play! And To God Be the Glory is such a good one! Will we be hearing those at the hymn sing? π
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Hopefully so! π
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This challenge has been such a blessing so far!!π§‘𧑠This past week I was thankful for…
*Our Lord’s faithfulness!!
*Difficult days that make me rely on Christ’s strength more and make me more thankful for the good daysππ»π€
*The fresh breeze
*My first time to voteπΊπΈ
*A government that is of, for, and by the peopleπΊπΈ
*A compliment from Pap on my browniesπ₯°
*The complete, fulfilling joy we have in GodβΊοΈ
I am doing the memorization challenge as well, and have really enjoyed the selections so far!πππ»π€
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I’m so glad to hear that! Love your list! And I’m so happy to hear that you’re doing the memorization challenge!
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I was thankful the Lord blessing every morning .
2. the hope I have in Christ βγwe have this hope as anchor for the soul firm and Secure it enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain . Where our forerunner Jesus has entered on our behalf he has become a high priest forever , in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrew 6-19- 29
3 peace of God
4 family worship
5 Laughter
6 Oh Give thanks to the Lord , for He is Good for his Mercy Endures forever. Psalm 107- 1-3
7. Lord is my strengeth and song
8. The Lord is my rock and my fortess
9 God of my Salvation
10. Thankful for God great love
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Loved reading your list, Aunt Lynn! I especially loved #7 – The Lord is my strength AND my song! ππ»πΆβ€οΈ
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Your reenactment gown is really neat! Did y’all have a tea party? or play music?
Highlights from this past week, and a few xtra days, since i started in October, are…That I have a cozy home. The victory I have IN Christ. A sewing machine of my own for a very affordable price. A sweet letter from one of my brothers. A phone conversation with my sweet friend, Evangelina. A talk on the phone w/ another sweet friend whose name starts with E. π The joy of sharing my feelings w/ God. A beautiful song called Gabriel’s Oboe. (never seen the movie it is associated w/) Healing. A brother reading Lamplighter books to us in the evenings. Beautiful weather
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Thanks! It’s the same one I wore last year, so that made me very happy. We didn’t have a tea party this time (we did do that earlier this year on a rainy day π₯Ά), but we did sing and play music! Loved reading your thankful highlights! π
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I almost included Gabriel’s Oboe on my list too! It’s cool that we’ve both been enjoying that beautiful piece of music recently.
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It is encouraging doing this with everyone, and I always enjoy seeing the different things we do each week that brighten our days and help us see the meaning in life more deeply. Here are a few things I was thankful for this week:
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I forgot one of the biggest blessings on our lives this week! Trump won! That is something I am so grateful for. π
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So thankful for this Thanksgiving Challenge. The verse from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 has been on my mind this week as I have thought about what I am thankful for. The verse says, βin everything give thanksβ. I have thought about how that means to give thanks for EVERYTHING. We tend to only thank God for the good things in our life. Sometimes God uses hard things in our life to grow us closer to Him.
Here are some highlights from my week of being thankful:
I am doing the memorization also and plan to recite them to a friend on the phone. Hiding Godβs word in your heart is one of the best things you can do!
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That is such a good thought about giving thanks for everything – the hard and the good. And Lamentations 3 is a chapter I have been very thankful for at the start of this 2nd week of the challenge. β€οΈ
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One of the things I like about the Challenge is that it is helping me think very specifically about every blessing of the Lord. Giving thanks will cure what ails you!
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That is such a true and beautiful thought about the sunrise being a picture of Godβs faithfulness! The heavens declare His glory! (Psalm 19) And Iβm so thankful to hear that the challenge and the Scripture memorization is being a blessing to you! π
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Thank you for having this challenge, Amanda! Iβve enjoyed reading all the responses. Praise the Lord for His many kindnesses!
Iβm thankful for my children.
Iβm thankful to be home with my children! The Lord has blessed me so!
Iβm thankful to homeschool and homeschool with other families who seek to honor the Lord.
Iβm thankful to be a tutor for CC. I love my dear class.
Iβm thankful to come home at the end of the day and rest with my family.
Iβm thankful for weekly walks with a dear friend! We discuss many things. Always such a a joy.
Iβm thankful for my daddy. He took my boys hunting. Heβs teaching them skills he taught me. Heβs teaching them to hunt and provide for their families.
Iβm thankful my son got his very first deer!
Iβm thankful they were able to find the deer and have an adventure in the same woods I grew up in.
Iβm thankful my girl was able to attend a birthday party. She loves those sweet girls!
Iβm thankful I was able to attend my first ball. I absolutely loved it! It was the best night.
Iβm thankful for the Lordβs day.
Iβm thankful to be able to gather with the saints.
Iβm thankful we are able to gather and pray together. Iβm thankful we are able to worship together. All to the glory of God.
Iβm thankful for dear brothers and sisters who seek to honor the Lord.
Iβm thankful for faithful pastors.
Iβm thankful the Lord reigns.
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Thank YOU for joining! And I have been so blessed by all the people who have been a part of this and hearing/reading yβallβs praises to the Lord! π
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I do thank God daily for His many blessings, but naming them one by one makes it more personal and a form of worship to the Lord.
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That is wonderful about the opportunities to share the Gospel and your friend who is cancer free! ππ» And congratulations on your new niece! π
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I’m excited for this challenge again, Amanda!! My written Thankfuls have been inconsistent and slow to be recorded, but I still have a fair number to share here!
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Iβm excited to have you here! Loved hearing about the God-timing with bringing that client to the pregnancy center! β€οΈ And praise the Lord for a client coming to Christ! ππ»
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Week 1 Thankfuls:
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