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Thankful Thursday ~ Daily Blessings

“Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall!
Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!”
~ Psalm 144:15 (ESV)

One of the most peaceful things is the time I spend in the morning and evening with the Lord. What a blessing to sit down in the morning with a cup of coffee, reading devotions and Bible passages. I think I had mentioned last year that I ordered a German devotional and Bible. Oh, it has been so nice to read the Bible again in my mother-tongue. Believe it or not, but sometimes I have to consult my English Bible to make sure I read it correctly – funny how that changed.

One of the daily things I have also added is praying for others. Although I have always prayed for others (family, friends, strangers), but I make it now a daily intentional activity. That is one of the many little daily blessings I am thankful for.

I really enjoy being back on a almost daily blogging schedule. I didn’t realize how much I have missed being blessed by women around the globe. There is so much love, wisdom, laughter, and sometimes sadness other women share. It is such a blessing to be connected to my sisters in Christ. We all have our challenges so the encouragement we give each other is amazing. Thank you for allowing me part of this beautiful community.

What are you thankful for this week? I would love for you to share with a link below. Hopefully you have time to visit a few others this upcoming week.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: blessings come in large and small sizes, be thankful for either size 🙂

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
2. Debbie @The Way We Are
3. gemini
4. Melanie
5. Pia
6. Mary
7. Joan @ Reflections
8. Bernice @ My Journey
9. bp
10. The Journaling Gina
11. It Feels Like Chaos
12. Serendipity Park
13. jo.attalife
14. debi @ Who Says 8 is Enough?
15. K@ In The Lord’s Path
16. Melonie @ Wandering Quail Road
17. Sharon
18. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita		 19. Heather @ Marine Corps Nomads
20. Denise
21. Irene
22. a collection of days
23. SusanD
24. Jen S.
25. Grace (diagnosed w/ big Cancer)
26. Holly
27. Dana
28. It’s All About Him
29. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
30. Martianne @ Training Happy Hearts (the gift of reading)
31. annies home –
32. Karen @ Living Life
33. Cora
34. Arlene – Accepting Change
35. Carmen
36. Kimberly		 37. becky aka theRAV
38. Erica
39. Michele
40. Wendy @ Faith’s Firm Foundation
41. Nancy @ Homemade Blessings
42. By Grace Alone
43. June
44. skoots1mom(heavy-duty & wisps)
45. Heather @ A Day In My Life
46. Ramblings of Casey
47. Cyndi @ One Day More
48. Jaime
49. Jaime ~ Without Words Blog ~ 1 Peter 3:1-6
50. Susan @ Daily Coping Skills
51. eikcaj
52. Marsha
53. Rocks @ Made To Worship
54. gemini

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Building Bridges

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace…

My sweet friend Lori (Lori’s Reflections) visited family this past week in Phoenix…

Please read the rest of my devotion this morning over at…

Blessings on your day…

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Thankful from the bottom of my Heart

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” ~ Colossians 3:16 (ESV)

I am inching myself back into the blogging world. Yes, I have been absent for a while — I needed to regroup and figure out what is truly important in life and to me…

So, why I am I writing a thankful post today? I have two wonderful things to share with the blogging community (although one thing is bitter-sweet)…

  • Some of you know that I had a ‘Silent Auction‘ last week on this blog. Although I didn’t get many bids for the print, the ‘winning’ bid is extra special (and bitter-sweet). I want to thank Marsha and CWO for bidding on the print. The ‘winning’ bid was submitted by CWO.
    Here is the very cool part: Darlene placed the bid in the name of all Christian Women around the globe — so in essence – you placed the bid too 🙂 . Since the bid was from the community of Christian women, Darlene requested that the print is not shipped to Canada, but to sweet little Gentry Rose.
    This is the bitter part: July is the last month that CWO is being published. I have known CWO (and Darlene) from the beginning. I truly believe that I would have not made that many connections around the world if it had not been for Darlene following His lead…Darlene, you always will have a special place in my heart…I thank God for you and your commitment over the past 4 years ~ I love you, girl…

  • The other thing that I am truly thankful for is: God gave me a dream and is making it in little pieces reality. I only have shared this with a few of my closest friends, but now I am ready to share with you all. I am trying to build a portrait business. The only part that is hard to have the energy after an 8 hour work day to take portraits and promote my business. But I know that I can dream big with God…If you have time, check out my ‘business’ website: Iris Nelson Portraits…Let me know what you think 😛 …

Thank you for taking time to stop by today. Remember: No dream is to outrages if God is leading the way 🙂 …

Visit my dear friend Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage, to visit other Thankful Thursday participants.
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Laced with Grace Fall Giveaway

Laced with Grace has teamed up with Women of Faith for this year’s Fall Giveaway. The grant prize: tickets to the 2009 “A Grand New Day” conference at a city of your own choice. To find out more details, please visit Laced with Grace starting October 1st.

I personally am planning on attending the conference in Phoenix in October of 2009. Something to look forward to in the new year. You know what the theme is for next year? “Mercy” — how awesome is that 😛 ?

Blessings on your day and always…