752. recovery from surgery
753.Thanksgiving spent with family and friends
755. a hot water shower
756. hugs from the golfer757. a reminder to pray as Daniel did morning, noon, and night
758. days off from my job at Edinbrook759. library time
780. warm coffee and the word
781. for mentors who love the Lord and want to see women grow in Christ780. warm coffee and the word
782. God’s creation: these turkeys greeting me at our patio door on Thanksgiving morning
783. new granddaughter Nora
784. skype time with Dallas daughter, husband and granddaughters785. a book that is changing my thinking and helping me to look deep in my heart
786. Dallas daughter who is an amazing knitter and has made these recent gifts for the golfer and me
Closing with this quote tonight:
“Gratitude that is pleasing to God is not first a delight in the benefits God gives (though that will be part of it). True gratitude must be rooted in something else that comes first — namely, a delight in the beauty and excellency of God’s character. If this is not the foundation of our gratitude, then it is not above what the ‘natural man,’ apart from the Spirit and the new nature in Christ, experiences. In that case ‘gratitude’ to God is not more pleasing to God than all the other emotions that unbelievers have without delighting in Him.” [John Piper, God is the Gospel.]
Remaining In His Arms, B.
Hi Beth,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. It's great to meet fellow "gift counters". Praying for your soldier-daughter's protection and trusting that she is safe in the Father's Hands. Many blessings, Maureen
I love the gloves! And the turkeys! And isn't it lovely how, like you said in #751, gratitude seems to enlarge our hearts!?
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