Thankful Thursday ~ Vacation

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your flesh
and refreshment to your bones.
~ Proverbs 3:5-8 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

Oh, what a blessing not to have to get up at 4:30am getting ready for work. Although it does not take me 2 hours to get ready in the morning, I like to have a cup a coffee and meet with God. At any rate, vacationing this week (at home) by relaxing, reading, and refreshing body and soul.

Although I had plans to leave town, it is really nice to take my sweet time in the morning. Oh, and reading the marvelous book “Red Ink” brings to mind how truly blessed I am to live in a country where I can mention the name of Zhu Yesu Jidu without being thrown into jail. I can read my Shengjing in public if I need encouragement.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share with us by leaving your link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Next month we will be meeting up at my friend Lynn’s blog “Spiritually Unequal Marriage“, and in the month of November we will meet up at my friend Laurie’s blog “Women Taking a Stand“…

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: trust in Him who will strengthen you and do not lean on your understanding.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Pam
2. Heart Choices
3. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
4. LaughingLady
5. Wonder and Will
6. Simply a Frugal Mom
7. Amanda@ Confessions of a Wannabe Supermom
8. the woman whom Jesus loved
9. Joshlin@Saving Moms Sanity
10. Rocks @ Made to Worship
11. Whidbey Woman
12. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
13. Pia
14. It Feels Like Chaos
15. jackie@God Brought Me Here
16. che
17. Denise
18. Kids Turf # 5
19. hip chick
20. Joan @ Reflections
21. Karen
22. Nicole@ComingAliveInChrist
23. Melanie @ Musings & Meanderings
24. Susan @ DCS
25. Heather@Becoming A Titus 2 Woman
26. Claudia @ A Girl After His Heart
27. bp
28. Kimberly
29. Exceeding Abundantly
30. becky aka theRAV
31. Sherry@MyJourney
32. Jerri @ Jerri’s Journey
33. Cora
34. Christi
35. Peggy
36. Debbie @ The Way we Are
37. Harter@ Servant, Wife, Mother
38. Jess @ Homestead 4 Him
39. Lindseys Log
40. Krista
41. Charlotte
42. Story of A Woman
43. Tiff @ The Faery Inn
44. McMama@RubySlippers

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35 Replies to “Thankful Thursday ~ Vacation”

  1. Iris,

    Love LOVE this scripture. I had to post about it as well. Enjoy your week and hope your Birthday was absolutely special. You are a treasure to me. BIG hugs, Lynn

  2. Enjoy your time of refreshment.

    I love that my anti-spam word just now was Jesus. He modeled pause, reflection and refreshment for us so well when he’d stop to pray or be alone.

  3. Glad you are getting “refreshed” this week! I will think of you when I get up again tomorrow at 4:15 a.m. (Lol). Must have lots of coffee to get going!
    Thanks for sharing from Proverbs. I so love that wisdom-packed book!

  4. Oh that is one of my favorite verses.
    I wake up about two hours early also. I like the quite time in the morning. I can drink my tea and sort of “get it together” before my day begins. I had two weeks off in August. One of them I was away but the second one I stayed home. It was so nice and relaxing!

  5. Thank you for hosting this month. Thankful Thursday is a blessing in my life. Enjoy the rest of your home vacation. I think sometimes they are the best kind : )

  6. Wow, you get up at 4:30 every morning so you can spend time with God??! Now THAT’S dedication!! I believe God rewards those who make these kinds of sacrifices for Him. Whether it’s an unexplainable source of energy to accomplish day-to-day tasks despite your early mornings, or whether the rewards come in eternity, your faithfulness will not go unnoticed.

    Enjoy the rest of your staycation!!

  7. I’m envious of your morning rendez-vous with the Lord.
    And yes, what a great reminder of how blessed we are to love Jesus publicly in this country without having fear of being thrown into jail.
    God bless!
    🙂

  8. This is right up my alley… as I am about to embark on a girl’s weekend with old friends this weekend. Everyone has been telling me I need this; that I need to get away. Glad you are enjoying your vacation.

  9. Wonderful TT post! Isaiah 55:8-9 says our thoughts & ways are not like His…so when we don’t understand we have to remember that! His thoughts and ways are higher than ours! 🙂

    Blessings,
    Krista

  10. I’m so happy that you were able to sleep in this morning! I hope that your vacation plans go well and you return refreshed and rested. Thanks for hosting the Thankful Thursday posts this month, Iris! I’m not joining in this week, but I am definetly thankful for so many things in my life! God is showering blessings on my family!

    Living for Him, Joan

  11. What a wonderful Thankful Thursday! Lots to be thankful for!! Glad you had a wonderful vacation!

    ( I thought I had commented earlier but guess not. Sorry!)

  12. Eph. 3:5-8 is one of my favorites, definitely one to memorize! I’m starting a Christian Women’s blog myself. So far I only have just gotten the site up & running and have posted a simple welcome blog. The direction I’m going is quite a bit different than what I see here but I would appreciate any advice you have to offer, I’ve never blogged before but I’ve always been a writer. I think that Thankful Thursday is really cute. We always have something to be thankful for. I was just talking with my boyfriend today about how lucky we are to worship freely. If you have a minute sometime, check out my site & let me know if you have any thoughts. Thanks & keep up the good work (: http://everythink-pink.net

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