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“Many of you know that I grew up in GermanyÒ€”a divided Germany. In 1975 our class took a trip to Berlin…”

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Be blessed today and as always…

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Thankful Thursday ~ Rejoice

“Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!” ~ Psalm 32:10-11 (ESV)

Yeah – Thankful Thursday again. I know that I haven’t been around much–just needed a little refreshing break. I needed to refocus on a couple of things πŸ˜› . I am glad that the Lord refreshed my soul…I even have a decent post to share over at CWO on Thursday (hope you’ll stop by). I will post the link later tonight to it.

Here is what I am thankful for this week (although there is much more…)

  • I am thankful for God’s love. It was so wonderful to just ‘hang out’ with Him over the last couple of days. Just praying, reading, meditating…my soul longed for it…
  • I am thankful that God is using the Laced with Grace team blog to encourage women from around the globe to have a closer walk with our Lord. For the first time, LWG hit the 2,500 visitor mark last month. Thank you gals for your devotion to Him and your commitment to LWG…
  • I am thankful for EMI Records. They contacted me to listen to some new music. My first little taste was Mandisa’s two tracks from her first CD that will be released in July. I will share more in detail about it hopefully on Friday. All I will share today – POWERFUL voice…
  • I am thankful for fresh fruit. I love cherries and grapes. The are on sale right now in our local grocery store–Yummo…
  • I am thankful that I can drink everything for free at work–coffee, water, soda…at my heart’s delight. Especially since we should be drinking a lot during this hot season. Can you believe we will hit 115 by this weekend – yikes….
  • I am thankful that my dear friend Laurel will be coming back to Phoenix in February…Did you read her post about her brother in sweet Sister-In-Love expecting twins. How cool is that? I am so happy for them…
  • I am thankful that I had time the last couple days to visit an ‘old’ friend’s blog, but also had time to explore a new blog. I am really excited about Leigh’s blog. She not only shares my love for Him, but guess what she sells? Purses. And not just any old purses. Nope…She sells really neat ones with Bible verses on them. Why I am so thrilled? Well check it out:
    Tan Purses

    Did you see it? One of the purses has my LIFE verse on it (can you guess which one πŸ™‚ ). Hopefully Leigh can ship it as soon as she gets back from a speaking engagement in NC…

So, what are you thankful for this week? I hope you care to share…Leave your link below. As your time permits, please visit others.

I hope to see you also at CWO tomorrow πŸ˜› . Be blessed today and as always…

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Lynn Donovan
2. Angel ():)
3. Linda
4. Rachelle
5. mom2HandH/Ann
6. Nise’
7. Betty Jane
8. Tami
9. Mary
10. Karen from the Korner
11. Crystal@God is in Control
12. Denise
13. Multiple Hats
14. Cheaper By the Half Dozen
15. Zoe
16. Kim – So Loved
17. Sharon
18. In Light of the Truth
19. Jenny
20. Dana
21. Christine- Fruit in Season
22. Laurel Wreath
23. The Preacher’s Wife
24. SharonB
25. Devildogwife
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27. NspiredByFaith
28. Diane
29. Irene (The Green Greek)
30. Lori
31. Kahri
32. Susanne
33. chupieandjsmama
34. Melissa Lea
35. Deana (Housewife)
36. Gloria
37. Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity
38. Melissa @ Breath of Life
39. Training Hearts
40. Terri @ in His hands
41. Kathleen Marie
42. Andie-ProchnowBlessings
43. Mama Bear
44. Sharon-S.W.M.A.
45. Deena @ Wholly Devoted
46. Carrie of Natural Moms Talk Radio
47. Tanya
48. Michelle
49. Chocolate and Coffee
50. Patty
51. allhisblessings
52. Wendy
53. EllieMae
54. On the Journey to Victory
55. Mindy
56. Jenileigh’s Journey
57. Angie
58. Nancze
59. Ruth
60. Mindy
61. Gretchen
62. Suzanne
63. Bloggin Mom
64. M
65. maudie-mae
66. Melinda
67. Hopeful Spirit
68. Alycia@Where Your Treasures Are
69. For Such a Time as This
70. Angie

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Double Vision

No, you are not seeing double, but it turned out that I am posting today at two different places. You can find a post about “Cutting Branches” here:

The second post is about Hasty Decisions over at

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As you are celebrating Memorial Day today, please remember the fallen and currently serving soldiers in your prayers.

Be blessed today and as always…

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Are we There Yet?

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Blessings on your Wednesday and as always…

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PS: If you have time later this morning, please stop back by here, because I want to share something with you πŸ˜‰