Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Thankful Times...

It's been forever since I last posted...Life has been hectic the last few months, to say the least.

But just to give you a quick update from my life: I'm still keeping my head above water! (or should I say, God is.) Something to definitely be thankful for!

Life is so hard and so many people I know are suffering with some major tough stuff. With all that going on, sometimes it can be hard to find something to be thankful for. I personally have had a particularly hard time keeping a positive and grateful attitude...

But let me tell you, God has been so good in my life even within the last 24 hours. He has showered His grace on me in many small but powerful ways - and mainly through the listening ear, encouragement, support, prayers, and hugs of different people. (Thank you dear friend who spent 2.5 hours with me today listening and praying for me!! God has restored my soul through you! "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul." - Psalm 23:1-3a ) I love my God and I'm so thankful that He loves me this much! Without Him, this past week would have been much harder than it was.

Thank You God for Your constant love and faithfulness - even when I'm unfaithful to You. Lord, help me give You all I've got because You deserve it. When it's hard to find something to be thankful for, please remind me - remind all of us - of the gifts You've provided in our lives and may we ALWAYS remember to praise You.

And a quote to leave you with...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Lord, please help us all to live out gratitude!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! And find something to be thankful for!

Take a minute to post a comment about what you're thankful for. I'm making a list of all that I'm thankful for....I'll be posting these in the coming weeks, so come back to visit. :-)

Love you!
Kristen