Thankful Thursday

"Joyful, joyful we adore thee
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee,
Opening to the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day." Henry Van Dyke

I keep singing this hymn over and over in my head - I love it!

Today I am thankful for many things:

1) My Beth Moore group of ladies studying Believing God. This is an amazing group of women and I love sharing Thursday mornings with them. We also shared what we were thankful for today in our group - I could only share one thing there, but I can share more here!

2) Friends & Doc Sue who help out in big and small ways when my husband is out of town - especially for the dinner tonight that we will enjoy courtesy of Tammy.

3) Facebook - I know a very silly thing that can also become an addiction, but I am very thankful to be able to catch up with people that live so far away (and some that live just down the street). I am thankful for all of my many relationships that I can maintain in a small way with Facebook.

4) The Path small group - a WONDERFUL bunch of people from our church who can get together and laugh, cry, share, study God's word, decorate Christmas trees with less than stellar decorations, and share our many blessings with others as we give Thanksgiving dinners to two families in our community who would not be able to have a big dinner on that special day. I m very thankful for this group!

5) The beautiful weather that we have experienced here in Colorado this fall.

6) My friend, Angie, who had the wonderful idea of starting Thankful Thursday and inviting others to join in!

As Anna said in the Pioneers teaching last night - "When you look for the good in people, you'll find it." I think we can choose to look for the good that God gives us every week - some weeks may be more difficult than others - but we can CHOOSE to find the good & joy! No pictures this time - perhaps next week for Thanksgiving on Thankful Thursday!