Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A B C’s of Thanksgiving ~ 2011

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1
Finding Joy  The ABC's of Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving for those of us who live in the United States! Yippee! I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving, it’s a great day to just connect with family and enjoy each other’s company while reflecting on how very blessed we all are. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas too, but Thanksgiving is like Christmas without having to worry about all the shopping and decorating and wrapping. ;)




Today I’m sharing my A,B,C’s of Thanks along with http://rachelmariemartin.blogspot.com/. Wanna share yours too? Click over to Rachel’s blog to find out more.



Here we go!


A – ALMIGHTY God our AWESOME Creator


B – BOB, my amazing husband, the BIBLE and great BOOKS


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C – COFFEE – you didn’t really think I could get through this whole list without saying coffee, did you? And our awesome CHURCH and church family {this isn’t our church pictured, but it sure is pretty!}


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D – DIFFICULT times, that help me to trust God more


E – EVERY morning, His mercies are new, I’m so glad they are!


F – FAMILY & FAITH



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G – GRACE of GOD … and GRACIE our crazy pup


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H – HOPE, our incredible firstborn & HOMESCHOOLING, having the freedom to do it


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I – IN LAWS – I could not have asked for more wonderful in laws – love them so much!


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J – JOY, our amazing youngest daughter & JESUS, where would I be without Him?


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K – KINDRED SPIRITS {aka: amazing friends!}


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L – LAUGHTER – those silly girls of ours bring many hours of laughter to our home!


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M – My MOM, love her SO much & MUSIC


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N – NATURE


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O – OPPORTUNITIES to use our creative talents


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P – PHOTOGRAPHY, I may not be a professional, but I absolutely love taking photos everywhere I go


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Q – QWIRKLE – one of my fave games, and what else can you write for Q?


R – RELATIONSHIP, with the God of the Universe


S – SISTERS IN CHRIST – I adore my girlfriends!


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T – TREES, I love my big maple trees, they bring such beauty to our yard in every season


U – UNDERWEAR … sorry! Corny, I know, but what else starts with U?!


V – VEHICLES – that get us where we need to go!


W – WORSHIP


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X – eXtremely fun and blessed life – I am blessed and grateful!


Y – YOU! Yes, you, my friends, my family, I am thankful for each of you this year!


Z – ZIPPERS … yep, how else would you keep your jeans up?!






Have a BLESSED Thanksgiving my friends!!

3 comments:

Amy said...

Ha ha ha! When I was thinking of something for U I thought "underwear" too. I mean, I am awfully glad to have it. :)

Amy H said...

Love your list! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing your gratitude. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Amy Hickman
(lots of Amys around here!) =)

Amy S said...

Ok I LOVE your list of thankfulness and I Also wanted to keep in the Amy Tradition of comments :P