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Jul. 31, 2008

Thankful Thursday- Relationships

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What a blessing it is to participate this week in the Thankful Thursday meme. I have missed being online but have had so much going on here at home that finding the time to blog has been almost impossible. Thank God that the week is almost over and He has been with me the whole time. He is such an awesome God. Iris's focus this weeks really hits home with me for so many reasons. I will blog about that another time, I must get to my TT for now :o)

First of all I thank God for the relationship I have with him. I have the comfort of knowing that my Heavenly Father loves me, desires to spend time with me, forgives me, encourages me, helps me up when I fall, send others in my path to keep me on the stright and narrow, and much more. I thank the Lord for sending his only Son so that I could have a one on one personal relationship with him.

I thank God for a good relationship with my pastor. I did not grow up with the luxury of having a father that loved me the way he should have, with a "fatherly" love. I believe that God has placed me in the church I am in with the pastor that I have because he knew I needed that in my life. I am a 34 yr old woman that sometimes needs a daddy to talk to, to lean on, to cry to, and so on. My pastor is this to me. This week has been one of those weeks I needed a daddy and he has been there for me in all those ways. Oh, God thank you for Pastor Orean. Thank you for the love he has for his people. Thank you for placing him in my life, for all the times past, but especially this week.

I thank God for the relationships I have with each of my children. Though at this time, one is away and Lord, I have put that in your hands and praise God you are bringing him home tomorrow, I thank you for teach of my precious children. Thank you for the connection we have that no one and no thing can take away. You have given me my children and Lord, I know they are all safe in your hands. As long as I follow your lead, I'll not lead them in the wrong direction.

Thank you Lord for my husband. At this moment things may not look good but I know God you are a miracle worker. Thank you for placing us together and Lord thank you for mending the things that are broken at this time. Thank you Lord that my husband is a man that serves you.

Thank you Lord for the friendships you have given me in the last few months. Thank you for my neighbors who now attend church with us. Thank you for sending them our way, even in the midst of our storm, to help them out of theirs and lead them to the Peace speaker...You Lord.

Thank you for my SIL and BIL who came to visit us and attend church with us tonight. Thank you Lord, that I can talk to them and they are not biased, but honest, God fearing, God loving people who speak Your Word into our lives. Thank you especially for my SIL who let me know that no matter what, she is there for me. Lord, that means so much.

Thank you Lord for my mother. A rock in my life. Thank you for the teaching she has instilled into me to always rely on you. Thank you for moving her to MS so that I could be close to her always. Thank you for the love she has for my husband and my children, and yes especially for the love and confidence she has in me when I don't.

Thank you Lord for the Ladies on here that continue to be a support to me. Encouraging even when they don't know that they are. You Lord send me searching the blogs and lead to the ones that you would have me read. Thank you that these Ladies continue to shed light, your light, to all who read their blogs.

Thank you Lord for my son, my 11 yr old. Who is not afraid to show his relationship with you out in the open. I thank You God for the personal relationship he has found with you. Lord I pray that you continue to do might works in and through him. He is yours Lord.

Thank you for the relationship I have with my ex MIL. She is such a blessing to me and my children. Thank you for the love you have placed in her heart for me and the ties between her and I. Lord, I know she is battling right now, bless her, even now I pray.

The Lord has shown up a lot in my life this week. Shown me that every relationship He has ordained will stand. Satan will come and try to kill, still, and destroy but God is in control and nothing can stand in the way of His plan for me, for us.
What are you thankful for this week? Share and be blessed. Click on the graphic at the top of this post to read more Thankful Thursdays.

Stacy

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Jul. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by http://shortybearsplace.blogspot.com/

Such beautiful blessings sweetie.

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Jul. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Serendipity

A lovely thankful list. Thanks for sharing your thankful heart. God bless!

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Aug. 1, 2008 - Thankful Thursday

Posted by Anonymous

Hi Stacy,

You have such a lovely thankful list. I am so glad I stopped by. Thank God for a fatherly Pastor. I am thankful for mine too. Thanks for sharing your thankful heart with us. May God bless you and family always. Take care!

Blessings,
Nancie
http://lifewithbipolardisorder.blogspot.com/2008/07/thankful-thursday-it-matters-to-me.html

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Aug. 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

You have such a nice thankful post! God is good! Happy TT!

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Aug. 2, 2008 - Lovely thankful list...

Posted by proverbsmomof3

I always enjoy your positive Spirit of gratefulness even when times are rough. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Ginny

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Aug. 2, 2008 - Thank You For The Post

Posted by Anonymous

I was extremely blessed by reading what you are thankful for. I was especially moved by what you said about being thankful for your pastor and how your dad wasn't there for you. I know about that pain. Even more so I really appreciated how you worded what you said about your husband. "Thank you Lord for my husband. At this moment things may not look good but I know God you are a miracle worker. Thank you for placing us together and Lord thank you for mending the things that are broken at this time." I am so there and yet I have never quite heard such a praise in that way. I needed to read that. And I am going to start praying that. Thank you Stacy. The Lord has used you to bless me. I am not a part of the homeschool blogger though I have several friends that are. I get on and check things out from time to time. This is how I found your blog. The Lord burdened my heart to begin a blog on blogspot. The address is http://ishallcomeforthasgold.blogspot.com/ I hope you will come by and be blessed. Again thank you for what you wrote. Lord Bless, Cathy Glass

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Aug. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by proverbsmama

What a lovely list! It is wonderful that you still have a great relationship with your ex-mil. That truly shows God's grace in your life.

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Aug. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Momto5

A beautiful thankful heart...thank you for sharing with us.

Blessings,
Tammy

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Aug. 9, 2008 - award

Posted by jones9387

You doth be nominated for an award on my blog!

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