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Thankful Thursday ~ Rescue

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! ~ (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

Our Lord is still in the ‘business’ of rescuing. I am so thankful that He had mercy on my soul, sent His son to make a way. You know, the Psalms are my favorite part of the Old Testament. Although the OT is full of encouragement from God’s heroes, the Psalms help me through the days that seem really bleak.

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I guess our new ‘puppy’ Corky is just as thankful for being rescued from the pound. Have you ever been at your local pound to look at dogs? It is the hardest thing to do — especially looking into all the puppy eyes. You can just see how they all want to leave — get out — get rescued.

Although we were not able to rescue all the dogs on Sunday afternoon, we gave one doggy another chance to have a happy life. I have to say: I am glad that God takes them all — I mean sinners. It does not matter where we come from, where we have been. Just one look at the cross, reaching out in need — He is there…Oh, Lord, how thankful I am for Your great love for us…

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving your link below. Remember, next week (and the entire month of September) we will meet at Laurie’s place “Women Taking A Stand“.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: No matter where you have been, He will rescue you 😛 .

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
2. Mhay
3. Michele (Beelieve You Can!)
4. bp
5. Karen
6. Pia
7. Grammy
8. Denise
9. Barbie
10. debi @ Who Says 8 is Enough?
11. Mom2my9 @ 11th Heaven (Life in Mexico!)
12. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
13. Debbie @ Heart Choices
14. Chris
15. Rocks
16. Serendipity Park		 17. Jensmere
18. hip Chick
19. Nancie
20. Angela
21. Christy @ At The Creek
22. Sarah
23. Jen S.
24. Marsha
25. Mama Bear
26. Michelle
27. Beth @ Not a Bow in Sight!
28. Janujennifer
29. Rita @ Following31
30. Oklahoma Nicole
31. Lynn @ Alive!
32. lily valley karen		 33. becky aka theRAV
34. Erica
35. PASTOR JOHN
36. GRACE
37. Jerri @ Jerri’s Journey
38. linda @ Being Woven
39. Chocolate and Coffee
40. purple moose (recipes)
41. Lisa@Blessedwithgrace
42. Vicki ~ Pray Without Ceasing
43. angie @ annies home
44. Connie
45. Melissa Multitasking Mama
46. Donetta at a life uncommon…
47. Loren
48. Mommy Magee – a place to live! yahoo!!!

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Thankful Thursday ~ Hope

“But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…” ~ 1 Peter 3:14-15 (emphasis mine)

Hope (to believe, desire, or trust), what a beautiful word. You know, so many today are hopeless, I am glad that we have Someone who gives us hope. Hope for a better tomorrow; hope to see us through the valleys…Yeah – I am very thankful for HOPE!!!

How can we, as followers of Christ, give others the hope we have? To be honest, some days I have a hard time when looking at all the things happening around us…Economy is in the basement, people persecuting Christians (yes, even here is the U.S.)…so much negativity in the corporate world. I think that we can live hope. Have a positive attitude (sometimes hard – I agree), have encouraging words for others, be friendly…Maybe we are the only ones listening…Be open — listen and live out the hope you have — someone else might be thankful for hope 🙂

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving your link below. If time allows you this week, please visit others.

Thank you for stopping by today…Remember, Hope is always there – reach for it 🙂

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Daisy
2. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
3. Melanie
4. Rocks@Made To Worship
5. Trish @ Another Piece of the Puzzle
6. bp
7. Debbie @ Heart Choices
8. LaDonna
9. Karen
10. debi @ Who Says 8 is Enough?
11. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
12. Chris
13. Denise
14. JesuLalaine
15. purple moose
16. It Feels Like Chaos
17. Pia
18. Grace of A walk to remember
19. PASTOR GIOVANNI		 20. Pia
21. Janujennifer
22. hip chick
23. angela
24. Erica
25. AMAZING GRACE
26. TerritoryMom
27. Red
28. Karen@Hallelujah Anyhow
29. gengen
30. Stacey
31. lisa@my little corner of the world
32. lily valley karen
33. Debra Kaye
34. Jana@Life with The Leonard’s
35. Connie
36. Rita @ Following31
37. Chocolate and Coffee
38. Lisa @ Kelly’s Klues		 39. Claudia
40. Carla
41. becky aka theRAV
42. Peggy @ Missions
43. Jen @ Scraps and Snippets
44. Janet @ Wildflower Thinking
45. Hannah @ fortheirfuture
46. Carrie – Oak Rise Cottage
47. Cora
48. tami aka agodlyhomemaker
49. Marsha
50. Donetta at a life uncommon…
51. Susan
52. Sandy
53. Magee Baby
54. Bernice ( My Journey )
55. Carolyn

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PS: I am a little sad tonight…Our little doggy Bandit passed away about an hour ago. He lived a long and happy life though — we was 17 years old…He will be missed.

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August_09 Desktop, originally uploaded by eph2810.

I know I am a little late with my August Desktop. This month I chose a quote by my favorite author, Max Lucado. This quote really changed a lot in my life…for the better.

Scrapping Material is by Vera Lim (Love Struck), available at Shabby Pickle Designs.

If you like it, go to my Flickr page (click on the photo above) and download it for your computer (personal use only). The resolution is 1800×1200 – perfect for my wide-screen laptop 🙂 …

Have a blessed weekend…

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Thankful Thursday ~ Joy

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
~ Romans 15:13 (ESV)

Today I heard a marvelous quote on my way home from work…”Happiness is depended on our circumstances; joy is in our bones”. Per the radio announcer, the quote is attributed to John Piper.

The quote really made me think about the difference between happiness and joy…And I couldn’t agree more with John Piper. You see when we are happy, it is really just for a short time, e.g. vacation, something new, a nice dinner etc. The moment of happiness is fleeting soon…

Pure joy comes from God, don’t you agree? Not only knowing the joy of our salvation (Psalm 20:5), but also the joy in giving, serving others. Today I am thankful for the joy the Lord has put into my ‘bones’ 😛 .

Today, my friend Debbie from Heart Choices asked me about my photography; if I ever had considered putting my landscape photography with Scripture passages to share them online for people to download. Debbie said, she really enjoyed these kind of things. I agree, what better way to display His marvelous creation in conjunction with His Word – great combo in my eyes. Maybe I could put that in a book some day to sell to people who enjoy them both together 🙂 …

What are you thankful for today? Would you care to share? If so, please leave you link to your Thankful Thursday post below…

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: Happiness is but a fleeting emotion, pure JOY comes from God 🙂 …

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PS: I would also like to thank Laurie and Lynn for keeping Thankful Thursday up and running during my blogging break…Love Ya – girls!!!!

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. micey
2. bp
3. Karen
4. Angie
5. Melanie
6. Debbie @ Heart Choices
7. Pia
8. Linda
9. Denise
10. It Feels Like Chaos
11. amada:)
12. debi @ Who Says 8 is Enough?
13. lira		 14. Janujennifer
15. PTR . JOHN
16. GRACE ( MY FIRST TIME HERE)
17. AMAZING GRACE
18. angela
19. Mrs.B@ Homekeepers Journey
20. gengen
21. LisaShaw
22. Jerri
23. Sandy
24. Michele
25. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
26. Connie		 27. Rita
28. JesuLalaine
29. Bernice ( My Journey )
30. Erica
31. becky aka theRAV
32. Lisa @my little corner
33. Donetta at a life uncommon…
34. Sab
35. ~ linda @ Being Woven
36. Multitasking Mama
37. tanya

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