Inspirations

Thank you, God, for children!    I love watching them.   Children know how to have fun.   Uninhibited by the cares of the world, they fully engage in play.   They do funny things with caring what anyone else will think.    Children are fearless.   They are authentic.    Children do not come with a censure.   You just never know what they will say.   They just say what they think.    Children have an innocence about them.   They do not see in shades of grey as often as adults do.   Things are right or wrong, good or bad.   They love as God loves, without conditions.    Thank God for children,  for their faith, love, honesty,  and genuineness, and their love of life.   I am learning to be more like a child and not take things too seriously.    Children are a blessing fr...

Today I'm thankful for blessings. Little gestures that brighten my day It may be a kind word or a smile. I'm thankful for the blessings that I didn't anticipate like coaching a quiz team, or having four children. Homeschooling. These are things that as I look back, I would never change them, unless I could have them last longer. Thank you for the treasures they have become. Thank you, God, that I did not miss these blessings

Thank you, God, for creating in each of us,    from the beginning of time, a desire to be free. Free from tyrants and bullies, free to come and go as we please,  to worship as we want; to make our own choices. Thank you for the desire to be free spiritually. yet,  I often live in slavery and fear. Thank you, God, for paying the price for our spiritual freedom, freedom from fear and its power. I long to be free of this world, Thank you, God, that the day will come when I will be unshackled from all of the trappings of this world. and I will be as free as a butterfly.

Today, I am thankful that we live in a country  where the citizens can choose  who they want to be our leader. Although at times it can be a struggle when the person you would choose  is not the same as others, I am thankful for this privilege of deciding who will be our leader. I am also thankful that  no one becomes a leader  without your knowledge or permission. I am also grateful that  the choices are not permanent, we can choose different leaders in the next election.

I am thankful that  no matter where we go, anywhere in the world, We can always find a connection  that draws our hearts to one another. That connection is our hope in Jesus. It makes us part of God's family. Time and distance  and sadly, sometimes, differences of opinion and even death may separate us from our mother, father, sister or brother.  in those times, I am thankful that we still have our church family. It is amazing  that no matter where we are whether at work, school, in a new town when we find a Christian,  there is an unseen connection. Suddenly,  the world can seem less hostile and cold. This person that you just met  is your brother or sister in Christ. I am grateful for the gaps that they fill in our lives.   We can share hugs and hurts. We strengthen each other when we feel weak. Thank you, God, for a forever family.  and that nothi...

For the people, you have put in my life; Thank you! My family, the ones close by                            that I see every day  and the ones farther away; the ones that I can only touch,  with my heart  and hug you with my prayers. Thank You!                                     Some, have been separated from us by death                                      and we wait for the time                                      when we will be reunited                                   ...

For the next thirty days, leading up to Thanksgiving, I will be posting things for which we can be thankful. Often when we are in the middle of hard places and rough patches, we forget that we have things for which we can be thankful. Today I am thankful that there is a God. There is one who is wiser, more loving, and fairer than any earthly person. He is strong enough to set the world in motion with a word from his mouth, yet gentle enough to wipe the tears from our eyes. All of my gratitude and thankfulness starts with God from whom all other blessings pour down and into our lives.