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Thankful Thursday ~ Vacation

Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
(Psalm 30:4 ESV)

In June my trip to Germany seemed so long away; I can’t believe that tomorrow (Friday) I will finally board the plane to my home-country. I have been giddy all week. The only damper is that my beloved is staying here in Arizona. I am also not looking forward to the very long flight. However, the people I have talked to (who take the same flight from Phoenix to London) say, it is very comfortable to fly with British Airways.

It will be awesome to see my family again; after eight years it is time!!!! My list of foods I want to eat when I am ‘home’ gets longer and longer. Not sure if the ten days will be enough to eat the foods I want. Maybe I just won’t sleep 😆 .

I am very, very thankful that God cleared the way for me to go home. I will take my camera to capture memories of my family and Germany. I also know that the people I work with are thankful for me finally taking off. I am sure they are tried of me counting down the days 😉 .

What are you thankful for this week? Please share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below. Please note that in the month of October and November, my friend Laurie at “Women Taking A Stand” will be hosting Thankful Thursdays.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: God will answer our prayers, in His time.

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. It Feels Like Chaos
2. A Favorite Bible Study Tool
3. Rocks
4. Style N Season: Then God Created Femininity
5. Benevolence vs. Selfishness
6. Friend
7. Hi ho! Hi ho! It’s off to mow we go!
8. Seek This Jesus
9. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
10. We ALL Have a Mission Field!
11. Fall Cleaning @ Teaching What Is Good
12. Bethany
13. First Day of My Life
14. Melanie @ M&M		 15. Jenn on the Go
16. Never Alone
17. “Honey”:Blessed By My Husband, Homeschooling, Chores and More
18. Christ’s Earthly Ministry: Triplets of Love
19. Tiffany
20. Kathleen
21. It Is Time {Lauren Mills @ MercyINK}
22. Seeds of Faith
23. Wendy @ Saved Sister
24. Love Extinguisher #5 Family Neglect
25. Dear Books
26. Marriage Is Ordained Of God
27. This is my community.
28. Chelle		 29. Prayer for a Stranger
30. “Honey”: Blessed With An ADHD Child
31. How fear robs us of God’s best
32. Pamela of the Songs on the Way
33. 10 years of marriage
34. Spending Yime in a Mennonite Community
35. The “C” Word
36. Come Unto Christ Through Repentance
37. Funki Planet ~ And Again I Say Rejoice!
38. The Only Way
39. Prayer isn’t shopping, even if we think it is
40. Your Beautiful Pain

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Thankful Thursday ~ Joy

“You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
(Psalm 16:11 ESV)

In June I shared with you that I will be going home to see my family. The day of my departure is getting very close. As of tonight, I have 29 days before boarding the plane. I cannot describe the joy I have in my heart. 8 years not seeing my family is a long time…

I also shared in my June post that everything truly is Divine intervention. His intervention continues as my departure date draws close. My passport came 2 weeks before the expected date. I have updated my online booking with my personal data, e.g. passport number, alien number etc.

Last week, we saw my husband’s cardiologist to check on his progress. His doctor was very happy. My husband’s heart is beating well; no danger of another heart failure. This was great news and it gives me peace leaving my husband for 2 weeks.

Looking back at the beginning of 2012, things looked very bleak in my life…But God is faithful and will work out everything for the good (see Romans 8:28).

What are you thankful for this week? Please share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below. I will also be hosting Thankful Thursday in the month of September, since I will be out of town in October 😉 . In October, my friend Laurie at “Women Taking A Stand” will be your hostess.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: God will work everything out for the good, no matter how bleak it may currently look in your life.

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. It Feels Like Chaos
2. Abiding in the Word
3. Self Portrait
4. Abide In the Lord’s Territory
5. Tami @ The Next Step
6. Learning things the hard way.
7. Chelle-Peace in the time of storms…
8. LaughingLady
9. The God of Alreadies
10. New Series ** Training Thursday**
11. Pamela @theSongsontheWay		 12. Melanie @ M&M
13. Thankful for My High Need Child
14. A Moment with God
15. Forgiveness Leads to Miracle
16. Romi @ In the Way Everlasting
17. Dawn @ Guiding Light
18. bp
19. Kate@ Teaching What Is Good
20. Abide
21. becky aka theRAV
22. His Eye is on the Sparrow		 23. Things Unplanned @Jen’s Life Between
24. Counterfeit Trinity: Satan the Deceiver
25. Daily Journey
26. Inspirations from Phather Phil-Thankful Thursday: Footprints in the Sand
27. Inspired RD
28. Happiness Month! Day 30: Sweet
29. Tiffany
30. Prayer: The next best thing @ Teaching What Is Good
31. Today I Am Thankful For…
32. Ann @ Christ in the Clouds

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Thankful Thursday ~ Divine Intervention

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” ~ Colossians 3:15 (ESV)

Southwest Airline

Do you believe in Divine intervention? Well, I do. You see, I have been trying to go back to my home country (for a visit) for the past 3 years. For one reason or another, it just has not worked out…until now.

Last week, I received a bonus at work, which was really great. My husband said: “Well honey, now you can finally buy the new laptop you always wanted”. My answer: “Or, I could go home to see my mom and the rest of my family”. He agreed. I have not seen my mom or family for 8 years, so it really is time.

So, on Friday I started to check airline prices. I so wanted to go with the German airline, Lufthansa. Unfortunately, Lufthansa does not fly directly from Phoenix to Germany. I was looking high and low to find a good connection, for a certain time frame and price. However, nothing really came up with my search. Sure, there were plenty of flights available, but I would had to fly first to the East Coast before even making it on the flight across the Atlantic.

The funny thing is that usually plenty of flights are available from Denver, but for some reason not for the time frame I wanted to go. Monday afternoon I made another attempt to find the fitting flight. Honestly, I was ready to just book any flight; but coming back in the middle of the night, with several hours in an airport I would not feel comfortable being by myself?!? Hm…So, I thought, well, what can it hurt to check Kayak.com in another tab just to see…

Have you ever used the travel-site to find flights, hotels etc? As I was waiting for the site to update for flights with my dates, the first flight that came up was with British Airways. I could not believe the price; it was under $1,000 round-trip. The best thing about it? I fly from Phoenix to London, 4 hours layover, than from London to Hannover (my final destination) 😛 …

All I can say, I am very, very excited to hug my mom after 8 years…and my mom is equally excited 🙂

As for the Divine intervention you may wonder? Hm, two things: 1) I could not find a flight that would make me fell all fuzzy/secure – 2) I checked the price for the same route, same carrier today and it is $300 more (2 days later…).

Lord of Heaven and Earth. Thank You from the bottom of my heart!!! I am so giddy, I could burst. I am thankful for Your guidance. I know that I am not the most patient person, but You have taught me the past years to be patient. Everything will work out in Your time.

What are you thankful for this week? Please let us know by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below. Please remember that Laurie at Women Taking a Stand will be our hostess for the month of July.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: sometimes God’s timing is not our timing; I have learned to be patient.

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Thanks for the Journey to Peace – There’s Just One Mommy
2. Ms. Kathleen – Contentment
3. Friendships @ Teaching What Is Good
4. Simply Helping Him
5. Gifts
6. What Our Hands Can Say		 7. Love Begins at Home
8. A rabbit falling from Heaven
9. mama to 9. 12 and under.
10. Deidra M. @ The Middle
11. life by ashley pichea
12. Jesus, Christ & Lord: Reflecting the Trinity		 13. What Makes Me Happy?
14. Raindrops & Rainbows
15. Graceful Walk
16. Style N Season: The Traditional Human Nature of A Peanut Forgetting Its Shell
17. Footprints
18. Garden Tenders

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Thankful Thursday ~ Internet Radio

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
~ Psalm 100:4 (ESV)

I know it is a little different than my normal Thankful post, but I was so thankful today that I was able to listen to the soccer game between Germany vs Ghana. Although I have been living here is the US for the past 19 years, Germany has still my heart.

I was so glad that Germany won the game, because I didn’t want my home-country play the US team in the next round. Why not? Well, because my boss likes the US team of course 😆 …

Isn’t it neat how we can use the internet for a variety of things? Listening to something that happens at the other end of the world – how cool!!!!

I am also thankful that I will be able to watch Germany play their next game against England, since the game will be on Sunday afternoon and I do not have to work.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share by leaving your link below. Next week will be already July and we will meet up at Lynn’s place “Spiritually Unequal Marriage“.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Nancie@More Than Conquerors
2. Whidbey Woman
3. bp
4. Joan @ Reflections
5. Sandy @ The Tablet of My Heart
6. It Feels Like Chaos
7. Wendy @ Faith’s Firm Foundation
8. Loren @themagoosnews
9. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
10. Denise
11. Bernice@My Journey
12. a collection of days
13. LaughingLady
14. Leah @ Running on Empty		 15. Tere’s World
16. Karen/Lily Valley
17. Brooke @ Smart Strong = Sexy
18. Joan @ The Beauty in His Grip
19. Mary
20. Judy @ A Homemaker Speaks
21. Rita @following 31
22. Debbie @ Heart Choices
23. Lisa @ my little corner of the world
24. Joshlin@Saving Moms Sanity
25. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
26. MageeMommy
27. Amanda@Confessions of a Wannabe Supermom
28. becky aka theRAV		 29. Karen
30. Cranberry Morning
31. Cathy @ TCKK
32. Chelsey @ Joyfully Living for His Glory
33. Tracey @ Cheese and Whine
34. Marja
35. jo.attalife
36. Wild Olive Shoot @ Keeping them H.O.M.E.
37. Shelby
38. Ladysweet
39. Two Southern Girls
40. Linda

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