Don't Despair ~ Be Thankful !

" And it is good to take time to be thankful , for it is all too easy to let the world's trouble sweep over one in a dark flood and to fall into despair. "  Gladys Taber

" Be anxious for nothing , but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."   Philippians 4:6

Have A Thankful Thanksgiving~

Have a thankful Thanksgiving,and be thankful you're not a turkey! Our turkeys are not aware of how thankful they should be this Thanksgiving. We could not find the time to prepare them for the Thanksgiving table , so they will happily gobble and eat their fill of grain , thinking turkey thoughts, dreaming turkey dreams. Our days around here are full of keeping the house warm and water in the animals' troughs. The power went out in the early hours this morning and came back on this afternoon. The weather forecast is for much of the same below freezing temperatures through Wednesday.( We are colder than the North Pole is right now!) Because of the uncertainty of electric power and that the rest of the week will be full of cooking and enjoying family, I will not be blogging for a few days. Happy Thanksgiving to you! ~"It is good to take time to be thankful, for it is all too easy to let the world's trouble sweep over one in a dark flood and to fall into despair." Gladys Taber ~" The Pilgrims made seven more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." H.U. Westermayer ~ "Thanksgiving Day comes , by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." E.S. Martin ~ "Thanksgiving , after all, is a word of action." W.J. Cameron

Thank-you!

I am going to dedicate my blog to giving thanks for the rest of this month.I want my first expressions of thanks to be for YOU! I moved my Blogger List of FOLLOWERS to just below my header to acknowledge my appreciation for you all, and what you have contributed to my life. Blogging has enriched my life, and that of my family in ways I will not elaborate here except to say your many prayers and words of encouragement, your kind and helpful comments, well~ you humble me.Your blogs too, enrich my life, inspire me, entertain me.Thank-you, very much. "Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Albert Camus "It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises unto His name." Psalm 92:1

4 Reasons to Be Thankful...and then some...

~Oldest Granddaughter, and oldest of 4 sisters~

~2nd oldest of 4 sisters, 4th grandchild~

~3rd sister, 5th grandchild~

~4th sister,7th grandchild~

~Four of many reasons to thank you Lord, and today I am so very thankful for all your prayers. I was prepared to give thanks for however God allowed things to go in court ," Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Phil.4:6 and today it was especially easy to give thanks, the judge dismissed a particular petition to the court, which is WONDERFUL news for our son and his daughters. ~He does have to fly down to appear in court April 3rd, for another petition, and prayers on behalf of the little girls are welcome. But for now, they are able to continue in the school they are thriving in , and rest peacefully at night, in their new home , and enjoy safety and continuity in their lives....play with kittens, dogs, ride horses....

"Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think. according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in Christ Jesus..." Ephesians 3:20-21