Thankful Thursday – Week 2
In Everything Give Thanks Challenge

Thankful Thursday – Week 2

Amanda S.

At church on Sunday I played the hymn “Count Your Blessings”, and I’ve been thinking of the words to that beloved hymn as I’ve been putting this post together…

“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.


Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.”

Here are some of my “blessings” from Week 2 😊:

  1. Phone calls with long-distance friends ❤️📞
  2. Sunshine ☀️
  3. My pap’s sense of humor that he still has, even with his Alzheimers.
  4. Beautiful fall colors 🍁
  5. Laughter
  6. A dear friend joining our church
  7. That Jesus turns our “sorrow to joy” (Esther 9:22) and our “mourning into dancing” (Psalm 30:11)
  8. An encouraging nudge from a friend to finish my book that I started writing years ago.
  9. God’s Word, and specifically my copy that I’ve had and read for the past 14 years. The Lord has shown Himself to me in very precious ways on those pages. 📖
  10. God’s wonderful creation of WORDS that allows us to communicate with each other and record important information and what we think or feel.

(I’m also thankful for this blog that the Lord prompted me to start years ago. Fun fact: this is my 100th post! 🥳)

Photos from Participants 📸

Send in some of your own photos each week to be added to the weekly posts! You can email them to: sincerelyamanda@proton.me

Thank y’all for sending your pictures in! They make the posts even more fun! 😊

Photos from Anna M.

Thankful for walks in the country while listening to Christmas music and spending time with my cats! -Sarah S.

Pictures from Barbara G.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”

James 1:17
Have a blessed and thankful week, my friends! 🤗🧡
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15 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday – Week 2”

  1. Some things I was thankful for this week:

    1. The beauty of the fall leaves.🍁 
    2. The example that my mom is in being a prayer warrior for her family.🙏🏻
    3. A car that doesn’t go “clunk” anymore because my husband ordered the part and my son put it on.🚙
    4. My grandfather, who many years ago, took the step to go to a revival meeting that then led to his salvation and our family’s Christian heritage, and then finding his testimony written on a piece of paper.
    5. Getting to sit and listen to my kids sing.🎶 
    6. A Heavenly Father who hears us when we pray.
    7. Truth from scripture: “Keep your  heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)

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  2. From Ms. Barbara:

    THESE ARE THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS.

    NOV. 7- THANKFUL FOR MY OLDEST FRIEND BABETTA. THANKFUL FOR MY WONDERFUL FRIEND SUSAN IN ARIZONA.

    NOV. 8- THANKFUL FOR MY TRUE AND LOYAL FRIEND PENNY. THANKFUL FOR THE YEAR OF FRIENDSHIP WITH CHERYL WATLEY BEFORE SHE WENT TO HEAVEN.

    NOV. 9- FOR BECOMING A NEW MEMBER OF OAK GROVE BIBLE CHURCH TODAY. THANKFUL FOR MY BIBLE STUDY WITH DANA. I AM LEARNING SO MUCH.

    NOV. 10- THANKFUL FOR A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES WITH MY PRECIOUS ANGEL GLENDA. THANKFUL FOR THE PRIVILAGE OF BEING HER MOM.

    NOV. 11- ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS I CLIMBED TO GET CLOSE TO JESUS. AND LEARNING I AM NOT IN CHARGE!

    NOV. 12- THANKFUL FOR CHRIS, MY GRIEF COUNSELOR, FOR THIS PAST YEAR OF HIM LISTENING TO ME, LETTING ME POUR MY GRIEVING HEART OUT TO HIM. AND THE PRIVILAGE I HAD TAKING CARE OF MY MOM MANY YEARS BACK.

    NOV. 13- MY BIRTHDAY PICNIC AND BOAT RIDE THE SILVEYS GAVE ME ON MY 78th BIRTHDAY IN SEPTEMBER. AND WHEN I HEAR LYNN SING ” OH HOLY NIGHT”

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  3. here are my thankful for this week .
    1.i’m thankful for my nieces and nephew

    2. thankful for God blessing

    3. God given me a talent to sing

    4. thankful for my Heavenly Father

    5. a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
    james 1- 17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of light with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

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  4. God’s blessings to me:

    • first snowfall of the season
    • the God-given gifts of creativity and imagination
    • encouragement from Hebrews 11
    • a friend who encourages and challenges me in the Lord
    • the privilege of being a military wife
    • the Veterans of our nation

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  5. I’ve loved reading everyone’s thankful lists so far. This second week has gone by fast! Here are my highlights…

    -My phone that allows me to listen to music and podcasts on the go

    -The transportation of cars

    -Colors that look awesome together

    -A God who has communicated His Word to me

    -A timely podcast

    -God’s power that can wash away my filthiness and make me clean

    -The sweet older folks in Redwater, TX that we get to sing to every year

    -Fun exercise while playing basketball and soccer

    -My mom and how she always looks out for the interests of others (Philippians 2:4)

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  6. It’s so fun seeing the pictures people sent in! Here are a few of my thankfuls:

    –a day spent with friends

    –Sacred Harp singing

    –volleyball

    –molasses cookies

    –ice cream and coffee

    –ice on the birdbath in the mornings

    –pumpkin pie cookies

    –the Northern Lights in Texas!

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    1. A fun day at Hobby Lobby shopping for Christmas decorations with Mom and Aunt Lynn!🥰❤️💚
    2. God’s promise of wisdom to those who ask🤍
    3. For “sweet hour of prayer that calls me from a world of care”🙏🏻
    4. Time on the trampoline in the cold with a cat, blanket, and God’s word☺️🐈‍⬛📖
    5. A really smooth set up for a concert we did last week, and the joy to sing about the Lord together as a family!🎤💕
    6. Getting to visit the nursing homes each month to sing for them. It warms my heart every time to see their faces light up and hear them sing along! When we walk in, there is one lady who always says, “Look, they’re here!” 🥰
    7. Getting to drive home by myself for the FIRST time since getting my license several weeks ago!🥳😁🚘 I put on some favorite music and settled back for the ride…a memory I will never forget.😍
    8. Discovering some new music recently/this year that has been such a blessing to me!

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  9. BIG congratulations on your 100th post, Amanda!!! 🥰🥳🎊***throws virtual confetti and flowers everywhere!!***🎉💐🎊🌹 That is SO exciting! I, too, am so thankful that He lead you to start your blog! It is an encouragement! ❤️

    Here are some favorite thankfuls from Week 2!
    -My parents!
    -Their 39 years of faithful love and commitment to each other by God’s grace!
    -Quilts!!
    -Seeing the Northern Lights
    -A lovely little ladies luncheon/tea with a couple friends (and getting to use china dishes 😊)
    -My Grandmom
    -Spending time in her sewing room together, picking out fabric for a baby quilt ❤️
    -God’s Word, which endures forever!
    -“…By one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14) Hallelujah!

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  10. Hello everyone! It’s so much fun to read your thankfuls and what the Lord is doing in your life — in the big things and in the simple joys of life. Thank you so much for each post, Amanda, and congratulations on 100 posts!!!🎉

    For my week 2 (looking back over my journal, and catching up on my posting), here are some highlights, though there were so many things🤗 —

    I’m thankful for:
    -Hot tea, warm blankets, and cozy things for this season!
    -My little niece bringing me a beautiful, fragrant yellow rose!💛 It was soooo precious. She was in her car seat with the window rolled down, calling for me, and hanging my rose out the window (with some oversized Dewalt sunglasses on, I might add).
    -My parents! For their faithful commitment for 39 years!!! (celebrating their anniversary during week 2); the way they have trained their children in the training and admonition of the LORD; their friendships; their encouraging support of their children; and on and on!
    -A wonderful Sunday meeting and reminders to seek and serve the Lord with fervor and commitment!
    -My family and the strong bond that we have. Oh it is SUCH a blessing!♥
    -The two ukuleles that a dear friend gave to me! They were her late parents’ ukuleles.♥
    -The whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11), by which we may stand against the wiles of the enemy! Christ is our victory!
    -The Northern Lights and getting to see their beauty, God’s awesome handiwork on display!
    -A new subscriber to my email magazine!
    -Some powerful verses in Revelations 5 and the throne scene of PRAISE that we get a glimpse of. Verse 8 of chapter 4 also stood out to me as the creatures “do not rest day or night” saying “Holy, holy holy…” So when we sing this hymn, we are joining a song of heaven!♥

    “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:9-10

    “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.” Revelation 5:13-14

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