Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy your day with family and friends, but remember to be thankful!!

Have a thankful  day,
Donna

Happy Thanksgiving

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:29

This is a special day for me. It is Thanksgiving, it is my wedding anniversary (43 yr) and it is my son’s birthday. Seven times since my wedding Thanksgiving has fallen on November 27.

When my son was young we always celebrated his birthday on the actual day and our anniversary on the following week. My son lived out of state for a while so we didn’t always get to celebrate together. This year he is back in the area and we will be having our thanksgiving meal together.

I am so thankful for all the blessings God has bestowed on us.

Here is my very short list:

My wonderful husband, Mark – Happy anniversary

My children

My grandchildren

Jesus

God’s marvelous creation

Morning coffee

Quiet time with God

Health

Water

The Love of God

Take a few minutes to praise God for all his blessings to you.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Psalm 68:19

Have a blessed day,
Donna

The 5W’s of Thanksgiving

As the month of November comes to a close I wanted to share my 5W’s of Thanksgiving. Enjoy and remember to be thankful each and every day for all your blessings.

Who should be thankful?

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Psalm 18:49

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.  Psalm 30:12

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. Psalm 95:2

What should we be thankful for?

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. II Corinthians 9:15

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; I Thessalonians 1:2

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Hebrews 13:15

Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. Psalm 30:4

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 15:57

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalm 26:7

When should I be thankful?

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5:18

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; I Chronicles 23:30

Where should we be thankful?

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Psalm 18:49

Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. I Chronicles 16:8

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Psalm 35:18

Why should I be thankful?

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. I Chronicles 16:34

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14

Have a blessed day,
Donna

Be thankful

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 106:1

Today’s 5

1.      Quiet time – early morning alone with God

2.      Job – thankful that I have one, many are without

3.      Food

4.      Blessing of children – I am so thankful for my children

5.      Forgiveness – where would I be without the forgiveness of God 

Have a blessed day,
Donna

Give thanks

Have a thankful day, Donna

Always Giving Thanks

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Ephesians 5:20

I love thanksgiving. It is the only holiday that we truly have to give Praise, Glory and Thanks to the Heavenly Creator. In my lifetime Thanksgiving has changed. When I was a child it was a huge family time with family traveling to be with other family members. It was a time of high school Thanksgiving football games with rival teams from other towns. Everyone would go to the football games to meet up with old friends and acquaintances because everyone went back to their home town to be with family on Thanksgiving. When we got home to have the big meal the main theme was not the turkey or the desserts but bowing our heads and thanking God for the year that past and looking toward to the coming year.

Yes, there are still families that do all of the above and more, but unfortunately most leave out the most important Element, God. Listen, to the TV or the radio and the announcers will go on and on about being thankful, but God is never mention.

During the month of November I am dedicating my blog to Thanksgiving. I will post items of thanks; pictures, quotes, verses, lists etc. please feel free to leave comments with your “thankful" items.

Ideas for November:

©  Keep a “thankful” journal

©  Write “thank you” notes to others that have “blessed you”

©  Do the Joy Dare Challenge

©  Give “thanks” in everything

Have a thankful day,
Donna