Day 11
"In everything give thanks for this is the will of God . . ."
I am thankful for those times when my soul and spirit were weeping and even my bones ached because of deep sorrow that God gave me the strength to do physical exercise that was a catharsis for my spiritual aches.
I am thankful that on those days when the aches of aging cause my physical body to moan that God gives me the strength for a quiet walk with Him at The Acres that turns my focus to Him and restores my soul.
I am thankful that at one of those times when I needed His intervention the most He gave me a "job"--actually a number of them--in South Carolina. My parents and sisters were a great blessing to my boys and I--brothers-in-law too! In the church I was fed by great teaching. Friends were made that I will never forget. He gave abundantly.
I am thankful for His gift of great friends in Ohio. They have encouraged me, loved and prayed for my sons (still do), allowed me to use the gift of teaching in a variety of ways--iron sharpening iron.
I am thankful for His humbling. A broken heart that has placed in me a sensitivity to the needs of others around me. May it never "heal." A timid and shy spirit that reminds me every day that my teaching is His work being done through me and not my own "expertise." "Without Him you can do nothing." Nothing.
I am thankful that in His kind provision He has in my old age given me The Acres. It is the perfect gift for my need for solitude, meditation, physical work, and love for the beauty in His Creation.
I am thankful that on those days when the aches of aging cause my physical body to moan that God gives me the strength for a quiet walk with Him at The Acres that turns my focus to Him and restores my soul.
I am thankful that at one of those times when I needed His intervention the most He gave me a "job"--actually a number of them--in South Carolina. My parents and sisters were a great blessing to my boys and I--brothers-in-law too! In the church I was fed by great teaching. Friends were made that I will never forget. He gave abundantly.
I am thankful for His gift of great friends in Ohio. They have encouraged me, loved and prayed for my sons (still do), allowed me to use the gift of teaching in a variety of ways--iron sharpening iron.
I am thankful for His humbling. A broken heart that has placed in me a sensitivity to the needs of others around me. May it never "heal." A timid and shy spirit that reminds me every day that my teaching is His work being done through me and not my own "expertise." "Without Him you can do nothing." Nothing.
I am thankful that in His kind provision He has in my old age given me The Acres. It is the perfect gift for my need for solitude, meditation, physical work, and love for the beauty in His Creation.
Thank you, Lord, for the showers of blessing--in sunshine and in times of sorrow You have lovingly "rained on my parade," given me a deep sense of Your presence, and showered me with nothing but good gifts from my loving Father.
"In everything give thanks for this is the will of God . . ."
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