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Thankful Thursday ~ Dancing

“‘Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!’
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!” ~ Psalm 30:10-12 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

How awesome is our God that He turns our mourning into dancing? What really surprised me this week is that the song “Blessed be Your Name” has had not only impact on me, but many other Christian women 🙂 …Yes, I had (have) struggles this summer, but I choose to praise Him — no matter what the circumstances…Okay – I start rambling right now. Here is my thankful list for this week:

  • I am thankful that God will use our ‘low’ moments (desert dwellings/wilderness wanderings) to bring us into a closer relationship with Him–strengthens us in the process…

  • I am thankful that God is able to use the devotional teams at LWG and CWO for His glory. Sometimes it is painful to share our hearts, but if He can use it to encourage others, we are more than happy to share our life with you…

  • I am thankful that God has allowed me to turn my blogging into a ministry. Who would have thought that. I know that some of my real life friends don’t understand that blogging can become a ministry, but thats okay…

  • I am thankful that God opened a door for my creative outlet of Scrapbooking 🙂 – I got my ‘first call’ as a Creative Team member. Marguerite from “Designs by Marguerite” accepted my application to create LO’s with her beautiful kits. Marguerite likes my photography 🙂 – thank you LORD…

  • I am thankful my Sweetheart and I will be on vacation in 5 weeks (believe me — I will share with you the countdown every single week 😉 — hope you don’t get sick of it). We hope to be able to leave town for a couple of days — California coast line…

  • I am thankful that God has given me peace as our son is preparing to move out in a couple of weeks…Although my heart is still a little heavy about it; I know that everything will be okay…

What are you thankful for this week? Please share with us in leaving your link below. Please make sure that your link will work so others will be able to visit your blog. As always, the sign-up will be open until Saturday morning and the link is permanent with each Thankful post.

Blessings on your Thursday and as always…

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Rachelle G.
2. Lisa ~ Quiet Waters
3. Laurel Wreath
4. ellen b
5. Millie
6. Mary
7. Lynn @ Spiritually Unequal
8. Proverbs 31 Woman Wannabe
9. maiylah’s snippets
10. To Know Him
11. Deidre
12. zamejias [verb]
13. Kelly ~ Three Hearts For Home
14. tnchick
15. Susanne
16. Lori – Simple Life at Home
17. Lorikate @ Stand In The Rain
18. Nikki
19. Denise
20. Susan B
21. Our Happy Happenings
22. Dana
23. Melly
24. Tarrah @ My Blue Eyed Babies
25. Kathy (Aka “kks”)		 26. chupieandjsmama
27. Tonsofsons
28. Angie
29. Karen
30. Sharon @S.W.M.A
31. gina
32. Chocolate and Coffee
33. Nise’
34. Diane (Hope)
35. brandybuzz
36. Lynn~Somewhere In The Sun
37. Striving Tessa
38. Melissa Lea
39. Treasure in Earthen Vessels
40. Janet
41. Janet
42. Kim @3peanuts
43. Beth/Mom2TwoVikings
44. Mindy
45. Kim
46. Cyndi
47. Nikki Angels of Heart
48. Ann/mom2HandH
49. SharonB
50. Shirley		 51. Lynnae (From Under the Clutter)
52. Kathleen Marie
53. Gretchen
54. Donetta
55. Deena @ Wholly Devoted
56. AmyD
57. Sandy
58. Janis
59. Grams
60. FullofGracenBlessings
61. In Light of the Truth
62. Heather
63. Annabelle
64. Tami @ The Next Step
65. Keeley Brown
66. Forgetfulone
67. Betty Jane
68. Stacy
69. chrixean
70. beloved
71. Andie…Thankful Friday anyone?? 🙂
72. Christina~ Lifted High
73. tanya
74. connie

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Thankful Thursday ~ Random IV

“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. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” ~ Colossians 3:16-17 (ESV)

Wow, another Thursday 🙂 . Where do the weeks go? I am so looking forward to September–it means VACATION time…You don’t know how much I need one…Anyway, I am thankful that it is Thursday and we are able to share our thankfulness with each other…

  • I am thankful for God’s Word. Every time I get into a stress situation, His Word pops into my heart to calm my fears about the future. I am glad that His word changed my heart on Sunday afternoon…

  • I am thankful that I had some time with my Sweetheart on Saturday — just the two of us. Our son had to work, so it was nice just to hang out and go with the flow…

  • I am thankful that I had a fun time with our son on Sunday afternoon. Just laughing was a good medicine…

  • I am thankful that I am healthy enough to do all the things I am doing…

  • I am thankful for the funny things my Sweetheart says – he makes me laugh out loud – sometimes I even snort, because I am laughing so hard (it can get embarrassing – my snorting – especially in public 😉 )…

  • I am thankful that it has been a little cooler in the mornings…ah – looking forward to fall…

  • I am thankful that I kicked the pop-habit. I started to drink iced-tea – green iced tea…Is that healthy? I don’t know, but certainly is better than pop 😀 …

  • I am thankful that I was able to scrap some pages the last couple of nights — what fun…

  • I am thankful for all the wonderful awards Sting My Heart received over the last couple of weeks. I will hopefully have a more detailed post on Friday about it. Thank you, Ladies for your generous hearts…

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us — add your link below (but you know the drill). It is always such a blessings — I actually made it to all 73 (and than some) participants last week 😛 . As your time permits, please visit other Thankful Gals.

Blessings on your Thursday and as always…

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Kim @3peanuts
2. Devildogwife
3. Deidre@For Such A Time As This
4. Linda
5. Laurel Wreath
6. Angie
7. Gloria
8. Jen @ Scraps & Snippets
9. Scratchin’ the Surface
10. Betty Jane
11. Millie
12. Lynn Donovan (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
13. ellen b
14. Terri @ in His hands
15. Training Hearts
16. Jenelle
17. Crystal@God is in Control
18. Lorikate @ Stand In The Rain
19. To Know Him
20. Tami @ The Next Step
21. Alycia@Where Your Treasures Are
22. chrixean
23. Denise
24. zamejias [verb]
25. on the Rock
26. Dana		 27. Karen (Changed by Love)
28. Jenny
29. Cyndi @ One Day More
30. Sheri@PurelyHis
31. Diane (Dear Son)
32. Mindy
33. Jeannie
34. Tiffany (Life on the Road: Home Business, Homeschool and Cats!)
35. Michelle
36. ellen b (more!)
37. mom2HandH/Ann
38. angela
39. SharonB
40. Deena @ Wholly Devoted
41. Mama Bear
42. allhisblessings
43. Nise’
44. angela
45. Andie @ ProchnowBlessings
46. gina
47. Terri@ColoradoDreaming
48. Melissa @ Breath of Life
49. AmyD
50. Sandy
51. marye
52. Kathleen Marie		 53. Ella
54. Nikki
55. Charity@its not a religion it’s a relationship
56. Carrie of Natural Moms Talk Radio
57. Lisa B @ simply His
58. Stacy
59. Robinznest
60. Annabelle
61. Lyndy
62. Veronica@Proverbs22:6
63. Janis
64. Melissa
65. Linda aka yellowroseli
66. Dori
67. Terri Sue
68. Melissa
69. Hopeful Spirit
70. kks
71. Liza’s Eyeview
72. Beloved
73. tammi
74. Susanne (Late linking, but please stop by and see me!!)
75. Nikki Angels of Heart

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Thankful Thursday ~ Blessings

“Blessed be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
~ Psalm 28:6-7 (ESV – emphasis mine)

Do you ever have those days where you just feel totally defeated? When everything you touch just goes wrong; or you have to jump another hurtle? Girls (I am not discriminating, but I know that I don’t have any male readers 😀 ), I just had some of those days. Than God stepped in and shook me. I was about to write a Thankful post on Monday. On the days when I am down, God pours out His mercy with a huge bucket. But let me share with you…

  • I am thankful that God shakes me once in a while to remind me why I am blogging. I want to share with my readers my struggles that are met with His mercies. I want to decrease so that my Lord increases (paraphrased John 3:30). What a blessing it is that our Lord’s mercies are brand new every day…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with an incredible patient, tenderhearted and encouraging husband. I don’t know how I would survive without my Sweetheart beside me…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with some incredible friendships that developed over the internet. Thank you Laurel, Lynn and Terri to stand in the cap for me ALL.THE.TIME…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with access to the internet. When I need encouragement during the week, I can just click on some Bible teachers at OnePlace.com. Not only did I listen to Beth’s continued study on Romans on Monday, but Pastor Ingram had a message that I think was straight from God (Spiritual Warfare 101). I don’t think that I clicked on that particular message by chance…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with talented friends. Heather at Graced by Christ is a very talented artist and she has a giveaway in honor of her one year blog anniversary. Go check it out. I would love to have a painting from her…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with a wonderful readership that takes part in Thankful Thursday. Thank you ladies for allowing me to be your hostess…

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with a wonderful Christian online magazine. If you have never read the articles on CWO’s Online Magazine, I urge you to check it out. Start today since the August issue was just published. Speaking of CWO’s Online Magazine; I have something in the works for the September issue 😛 …

  • I am thankful that God blessed me with a little talent to partake in Miss Mint’s August Scrap Challenge. If you are a digi-scrapper, check it out. There are two levels–beginner and advanced. The prize? One year Miss Mint’s creations – free. Hm, maybe I should have kept that to myself to increase my chances to win. Nah – I like to share…

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us. As usual, leave your link below with your valid blog-address. I do delete blog links if no Thankful Thursday post is publish – sorry…

Oh, one more thing: if you haven’t had the chance to sign up for the book giveaway, scroll down to add your name to the linky…

Be blessed today and as always…

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. ellen b
2. Laurel Wreath
3. Devildogwife
4. Karen (Changed by Love)
5. Sharon @ SWMA
6. Crystal@God is in Control
7. Nise’
8. Betty Jane
9. Lynn
10. Millie
11. Amy – Knights Acre
12. Lori@SimpleLifeAtHome
13. Sheri@PurelyHis
14. Lyndy
15. Training Hearts
16. Tanya
17. Kelly (aka:Kellyque777) Special Friends
18. Denise
19. Liza’s Eyeview
20. Faerylandmom
21. Amber@TITL
22. Lori
23. Tarrah @ My Blue Eyed Babies
24. Linda aka Yellowroseli
25. Deidre		 26. Our Happy Happenings
27. Kathleen Marie
28. Jenny
29. Terri @ in His hands
30. Mary
31. Tami @ The Next Step
32. Angie
33. Rachelle G.
34. Lisa ~ Quiet Waters
35. Beth/Mom2TwoVikings
36. Mama Bear
37. gina
38. SharonB
39. Erica
40. Ella
41. AmyD
42. Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity
43. To Know Him
44. Jen@ Scraps & Snippets
45. Tiffany (Life on the Road: Home Business, Homeschool and Cats!)
46. Sharon
47. Annabelle
48. jodi
49. Allison@Simple Christian Living
50. Andie @ ProchnowBlessings		 51. Lauren
52. Lorikate
53. A Chelsea Morning
54. cre82learn
55. Lisa
56. EllieMae
57. Lisa B @ simply His
58. Stephanie
59. Jeannie
60. Christine- Fruit in Season
61. Lisa Kay@EllijayatHeart
62. Wendy
63. Cheryl
64. Lynn
65. Sandy
66. michele
67. Alycia @ Where Your Treasures Are
68. In Light of the Truth
69. maiylah’s snippets
70. Shannon – CMA
71. Chris
72. HL @ Renewed Journey
73. Hopeful Spirit

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