Back when I started Thankful Thursday I explained that there is a little game we have played for many, many, many years. We call it the Thankful Game. When attitudes are lousey or when we are feeling sad, we play the game. We have played the Thankful Game a zillion times (no exaggeration!).
1. I am thankful that so many of you, my bloggy friends are now playing Thankful Thursday…friends like: Shonni, Adeye, Tiffany, Sarah, Rett, Kristin, Kim, Sally, Amanda, Jo Mama, Jen, Jinny, Sara Ra-nae, Jill, Kylea, Jean, and Janet. If you are play or want to start playing, do not despair (LOL)…I would be happy to mention you next time around, just drop a comment.
2. I am thankful for these particular scripture verses at this particular moment in my life:
3. I am thankful for the snow I see pelting my window at this very moment. Ya’ know why? Cause I have eyes to see it and I am behind the window (some people do not have eyes to see and others do not have homes to live in)….
4. I am thankful for awesome friends to go to dinner with tonight. Love you guys – C, I and S!!
5. I am thankful for a husband who comforts and loves me so tenderly. You are the best Whitey and I am so glad to have spent the last 30+ years married to you – my very best friend!!
6. I am thankful for hair clips – whoever invented them – I sure hope they are living rich and happy in the Carribbean….I hate my hair hanging in my face!! It drives me buggy!!
7. I am thankful for towels…can you imagine having to drip-dry every time you take a shower?? UGH
8. I am thankful for the two little brown naked bee-hinds running around the house – their laughter brings us such joy!! Think I ought to finish this up post and go put clothes on them?? =) Yeah, probably….
9. I am thankful for doctors who have the expertise to work with Arthrogryposis.
10. I am extra thankful for these sweet friends who came to play with us this past week-end.
Their six kids (who are still living at home) played with our six kids (who are still living at home)….that would make 12 kids running through our house – it was splendidly delightful – our hearts overflowed!
Steve and Lori (the mom and dad) have lots and lots of things in common with us. For starters: (1) they love a big family (they have 12 sweet kids, although Rebekah went home early to live with Jesus), (2) they homeschool all their kids (3) their son Ryan is married to our daughter Abigail, and (4) we both love ministry (they also have pastored)!! We had so much fun with them here and we miss them very much!
I’m with you on the hair clips! Gotta have my hair out of my face, though I’m also very thankful for hats that do the same thing!
Love you guys!
Wow, I love this verse:
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. I John 4:18
I was just thinking how I needed a favorite verse and this may just be it. Thank you!
Oh kindred spirit…I also HATE for my hair to be down in my face!!!LOL
Kalyn is doing our Thankful Thursday today…and thank you for mentioning us in your post!
Hope your enjoying this beautiful, snowy, Colorado day!
Thanks for reminding us to be Thankful. To count each day those blessings. Even when we don’t feel like it – love you!
So many wonderful things to be thankful for. It’s so good to see you smiling Linny. Love the pictures. I always say friends are special gifts from God. Continuing to pray.
That is wonderful to see so much joy when things are the best-another friend did a Thankful thursday so I did one today and I think I should play that game with my family! I got so down today when I found water in my living room-knowing we are on empty finicaly trying to get to China on top of it all. But I should be thankful I have a living room! Thanks for those Bible verses!
Carrie
Linn – Brian & I were just discussing the I John verse yesterday. You remain close in our prayers!
Ah Linny, thanks for the mention in your post. You are too sweet! I read your TT post and my heart leaped for joy—God is blessing you with the company of good friends. I know that the last 3 months have been soooo hard for you, friend. How He is restoring everything to you. How He is blessing you with the things that are important to you. How wonderful. What a joy to see your happy face again 🙂
Snow, snow, snow in our part of CO too. What in the world happened to Spring???? 🙂
Yes! Don’t we have so much to be thankful for?? Even the most simple things…like hair clips! Me and my friends will joke around saying that hair clips are the most inexpensive little things…yet so neeeded!!! We are always asking each other in between classes…do you have an extra hair clip?!? HAha!
Linny –
I am thankful for you and DW who are praying with us for a new adoption. Speaking of that adoption – we have an urgent prayer need on your e-mail for you to read!!
I am thankful that your family is willing to live out their faith in a public way to help guide others to Christ!
Thank you dear bloggy friend!
Love in Christ –
Janet, Kevin, Ted, and Philip
Amen to hair clips,I use “hair ties” aka pony tail holders. It is so great to have such a loving relationship with “in-laws”. It sure would make life soooooooooooo much easier at holidays!!! Is it o.k. to be thankful for the same thing? I seem to have a theme going. I am thankful you have a home tonight as well.
Sheri Keys
Hi Linn! I was so glad to hear from you, I actually just started my blog back up about a week ago. I’m loving it! I truly never hope to hear somebody flip out (kind of), but it did cross my thoughts without trying to.. 🙂
Have a wonderfully full day!!
Sara
Linny, I would love to play Thankful Thursday, although I have this deep fear that I would forget (like…every week) that it was Thursday and I need to post something. argh…. I will TRY, though. 🙂
I love those verses so thank you for sharing them. I think it is such a blessings for some of your best friends to be your daughters in laws. I also think it is a blessing for them both to be from such large families. I look forward to seeing how many grandchildren they give you!!! lol
You are a wonder to me and your faith is astounding and inspiring. I am THANKFUL in a kind of weird way that the fire happened because I never probably would have found you. Please don’t take that wrong, you are a blessing to me.
Love, Kristy
I am thankful for the few true friends I have that are working so hard helping me through some rough times-
I am thankful through this friend that I am learning more and more each day to trust God and his plan.
I am thankful that I am reminded almost daily that He is in control NOT me and thats hard to swallow most days but it took 39 years for me to get to this point in my life, I cant get somewhere new overnight- God has a lot of work to do in me!
I am so happy you have been having some fun times after the past few months you’ve had.
Lisa
and all gour of you have glasses:D:D:D:D
[sorry, I just couldn’t stop myself from obsrving it and leaving a comment. :D:D:D
PS, Mrs. Saunders, you are very pretty. 🙂
PPS, you don’t have to post this.