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Thankful Thursday ~ Joy

“And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:6 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

Ever feel like skipping, jumping, smiling, dancing – all at the same time? Oh, what a sweet ‘feeling’ joy is. I wanted to share first the definition of the word ‘joy’ from Webster with you, but I don’t agree with their definition.

You see, I think (my personal opinion), joy comes from the inside and not from outside circumstances…So, this week I would like to share with you my joy…

  • Thank You, Lord for the joy You have put in my heart. Knowing that You have sent your son to redeem me, to spent eternity with You, makes my heart beat faster — skip for joy…

  • I am thankful for my beloved and the joy in our marriage. Especially after I read this interview he gave here. You have to understand, my beloved is a manly man – not a lot of ‘mooch’ – know what I mean. I know he loves me (he tells me every day), but to see how he talks about me outside our own walls, gives me joy…

  • I am thankful that the Lord allowed me to raise a son. He is doing well for himself. He truly is our pride and joy…

  • I am thankful for Christian women on the internet. I love reading how they find joy in following the Lord…

  • I am thankful for the joy in children. I watched a little girl the other day as she was dancing on the sidewalk. The joy on her face was hard to miss…

  • I am thankful for cameras. It gives me joy to ‘record’ the glorious splendor around me…

  • Last but not least, I am thankful for Fall. My favorite season. With joy, I am looking forward celebrating the birth of our Savior…

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us all by leaving your link below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: joy comes from the heart — let you heart ‘spill’ out this week…

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Melanie
2. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
3. Felicity (The Voice of FMLL)
4. Serendipity Park
5. To Know Him
6. Nancie
7. BP @ Raindrops & Rainbows
8. Bugzmommy
9. Laurie @ womentakingastand
10. Rocks
11. Denise
12. Mary
13. Yen
14. It’s All About Him!
15. Debra
16. Mariposa
17. heidi
18. Laurie Ann
19. Tammy W (Munchkinheads)
20. Jennifer @ Through The Storms of Life
21. Susan @ Forever His
22. he & me 3
23. Peggy@aMazingGrace
24. Jill
25. Heather
26. mom2my9 (Vintage Potato Sack)
27. Pia @ My Life’s Journey
28. Willnette
29. Daphine
30. Kristi-KikisCorner
31. Peggy
32. Eyeglasses & Endzones
33. Bobbi Jo
34. Crystal @ News from the Zoo (Freedom)		 35. Amy (Kings Table)
36. Beth@The Accidental Pharisee
37. Esthermay
38. Nancy @ Homemade Blessings
39. alihsee @ remember the moments
40. Lori ~ Simple Life at Home
41. mama meji
42. Willow
43. Kim
44. AniqueAnik
45. Deidre
46. Schotzy
47. Melissa, Multitaskingmama
48. Stacy
49. Patricia@TypingOne-Handed
50. Tammy ~@~
51. Jerri @ Jerri’s Journey
52. Liza’s Eyeview
53. Denise @ Teacups and Time
54. Gina@chatswithanoldlady
55. Chocolate and Coffee
56. Halfway To A Dozen
57. Sherry(@myjourney)
58. Chelsey at Joyfully Living
59. Tracey @ Cheese and Whine
60. Lisa
61. Speaking from the Heart
62. Devita
63. Newlyweds
64. Debbie @ Heart Choices
65. Lynn
66. Alicia, The Snowflake
67. Mellissa – wondermommy
68. Angel (House is Sold)		 69. Ruth A Stiles
70. Tami @ The Next Step
71. Elisa
72. Michele
73. Dana-from chaos to Grace
74. kristine
75. Lori @ Front Porch Legacy
76. Sab@Seeds of the Heart
77. Bonnie @ Thugater
78. pam @ Without Fear
79. Tracy @ Thirsty for Him
80. lambofHisflock
81. Daniel’s Mom
82. Mrs. Cuddles
83. Heather @ Not a DIY Life
84. Kathleen Marie
85. Chel @ Chasing Contentment
86. Paula
87. Marsha
88. Linda
89. Cheryl
90. Vanessa
91. Gail
92. bvoylesal@aol.com
93. Kathy @ Joyful Journey Journal
94. Kim @ Scattered Stones
95. Miss Ellie for feelin’ feminine
96. Mommy Magee
97. Sherry
98. Jack’s Mommy (10 Things I am Thankful For)
99. JesuLalaine
100. Stacy@His Way…Not Mine
101. Hopeful Spirit
102. Tessa @ Jesus-Filled Hope

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Thankful Thursday ~ Random

“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.” ~ Colossians 3:16 (ESV – emphasis mine)

Before I share my random list of thankfulness with you all, I want to say “Thank YOU” all for the wonderful birthday wishes last week during our ‘get-together’ on Thankful Thursday. You all made my heart skip a beat…

If you have read my post “Welcome to ‘Grace Alone…'” you know that I really had a hard time over the past 6 months. Nothing seemed as it should have been. I was down — all the time. I want to apologize for not being a better hostess on Thursdays…The Lord has lifted the dark cloud, put the spring back into my step 😛 …Isn’t He grant????

I promise I will stop babbling now, and share my list with you all…

  • Lord, thank You for lifting the dark cloud. Thank You for putting a spring in my step, joy in my heart…

  • I am thankful for my beloved. He made my birthday special last Saturday. He looked all around town to get me a manual camera. He now is patiently teaching me photography from the ground up…

  • I am thankful for God’s guidance. Tuesday morning I read this post from my friend Lynn. You see, I was praying for subjects to blog about. Little ole’ me thought – well maybe about marriage, raising a son. But NO – He has a different agenda for me. I pray that I will not chicken-out. I will trust Him to give me words to share with you all (and hopefully some who see Christians in a not so good light). I am willing to be His tool (although a little scared)…

  • I am thankful for Lynn’s hard work on putting together a wonderful Fall Giveaway prize. If you have not seen it yet; check out the giveaway post at Laced with Grace…

  • I am thankful for Darlene’s site “Writing Fundamentals“. I have already gleaned some great insights on improving my writing. I need all the help I can get 😉 – still the German thought pattern working in this ole’ brain…

  • I am thankful for women like Lysa TerKeurst. They step out in faith, sharing their heart with the world. I was really touched by her post “My Secret“…

  • I am thankful for Firefox. I know this seems kind of odd to you. You see, I have IE at work (an old version). It keeps crashing when I try to access some blogs because of the plugins used on the blogs. It gives me hardly any time to read blogs during my lunch-time (30 mins), because I constantly have to reboot. So, yes, I am thankful for Firefox here at home – fast browsing, tabbing, linking, clicking, leaving comment…ahhhhhhhh

  • And last but not least I am thankful that God gives me strength every.single.morning to stay on ‘target’ with my life. I had asked Him what needed to go in order for me to be available to Him. It was hard to give up scrapping as a CT, but I know it was necessary…

Okay – I better stop, because I have so much to be thankful for — I want you to have a chance to also visit others…(ps – I am my old self again – PTL!!!!)…So, what are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving your link below…

Thanks for stopping by today. And remember: He is able to put a spring back into your step – keep on thanking Him for the things He has done and will do in your life…

Be blessed today and always…

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Stacy – big announcement
2. Tammy
3. Melanie
4. Denise
5. JesuLalaine
6. Lisa@BlessedwithGrace
7. Nancie
8. speaking from the heart
9. To Know Him
10. Cheryl
11. our family story
12. Angie
13. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
14. Angela (son #2 is home!!!)
15. Felicity (The Voice of FMLL)
16. Laurie @ womentakingastand
17. BP @ Raindrops & Rainbows
18. Cheryl@Hope
19. Heather
20. Lori @ Front Porch Legacy
21. Laurie Ann
22. JanuJenn
23. Aisha @ The Holley Herald
24. Tonya @ Safe in His Arms 🙂
25. Jerri @ Jerri’s Journey
26. Sarah (part-time job)
27. heidi (a special friend)
28. Tammy @ Munchkinheads
29. Peggy
30. Mariposa
31. Janera
32. Beth@The Accidental Pharisee
33. mama meji
34. Rocks		 35. Tara
36. Esthermay
37. Marsha
38. Linda
39. Amy
40. Crystal @ News from the Zoo
41. Lori ~ Simple Life at Home
42. architect
43. Kim-
44. Willow
45. Liza’s Eyeview
46. Amanda Bowers
47. Erica
48. jennifer’s joyride
49. Nemo @ daily-dabble.com
50. He & Me 3
51. Tracey
52. Kristi-Kiki’s Corner
53. Heather @ Not a DIY Life
54. Debra
55. Jill – awards 4 u 🙂
56. Newlyweds
57. Amy @ Joy of my Heart
58. gen/entryhere
59. Dana
60. Tami @ The Next Step
61. Patricia@Typing One-Handed
62. Lea
63. Kathy C.
64. pam @ Without Fear
65. Susan @ Forever His
66. Bonnie
67. Tarah
68. Nichole @ A Call to Higher Places		 69. Susie-Pink Carnation in Bloom
70. Debbie @ Heart Choices
71. Kat
72. It’s All About Him!
73. Michele
74. Jennifer
75. Nancy @ Homemade Blessings
76. Angel (house under contract)
77. gail @ challenges and adventures
78. Tea with Tiffany
79. Mandy
80. lisa
81. Darlene @ Everything to Me
82. Sherry(@myjourney)
83. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting – 29 Days of Giving
84. Rachel (Persecution in India)
85. Marcia
86. Sab
87. Rosheeda
88. Kathy @ BlessedBuilder
89. Kathy @ Joyful Journey Journal
90. Catherine
91. Heather
92. Denise @ Teacups & Time
93. Dori
94. Tessa @ Jesus-Filled Hope
95. becky aka theRAV
96. Ann
97. Tanya @ texastanya.net
98. Mommy’s Gems
99. Karl
100. Rebecca
101. Miss Ellie for feelin’ feminine

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Thankful Thursday ~ Dancing

“Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King! Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre! For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.” ~ Psalm 149:2-4 (ESV –emphasis mine)

Do you like dancing? I do! Especially when it comes to praising my Lord. Sunday morning was beautiful at the Sunrise service. Although it was cold, I could not help but dance before my Lord. My heart was filled with joy knowing that He saved me from myself. Here is my grateful heart for this week – oh Lord…

  • Lord – I am thankful that You gave up the throne for a little while; to take the punishment for me. Thank You for saving me. I am looking forward to the day when I can dance all day long before You – praise You name forever and ever in Your presence…

  • Lord – thank You for enabling us to leave town overnight last week to spend some time away from the daily hustle and bustle. The get-away refreshed my heart and made my feet lighter..

  • Lord – thank You for spending time with me every morning in my little ‘sanctuary’. Although I would rather dance than drive, but that would be too dangerous. So I sing to You instead. I love how You give me strength and focus every day for work…

  • Lord – thank You for my beloved. I am so glad that You have placed him in my life. My beloved makes me laugh and dance inside. I am always excited when I get home…

  • Lord – thank You for the incredible community of Christian women bloggers that meet here every Thursday to praise Your name. No matter if we are in the valley or on the mountain top. You help us realize that we are a blessed bunch…

  • And Lord – thank You for sending an additional writer for the devotional team blog. I praise You that You have given Tiffany peace to join us. It made me dance the ‘giggy’ last night…

My precious Thankful Thursday ‘bunch’ – what are you thankful for today? You might be going through the valley, but know that He is there with you. So, please share with us what you are thankful for this week. Even if it is just the smallest blessing…If you have written your thankful post, please link below. Make sure the link is valid, because I don’t check the links usually until I transfer them to be permanent on Saturday morning.

Thanks for stopping by today – and remember: there is always a reason to dance before the Lord – He is worthy of our praise, because of His love for us…

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Gina
2. snippets
3. Lynn
4. mama meji
5. Shari –
6. Millie
7. Melanie
8. poor man’s nicole richie
9. Joshua
10. Home with Amy
11. Denise
12. Twinkle Mom
13. Susan @ Forever His
14. a
15. Angie
16. Patty(GirlfriendsinGod)
17. Amadis @ His Amazing Grace
18. Mary
19. Jenileigh’s Journey
20. Cheryl
21. Mary
22. BP Raindrops & Rainbows
23. Crystal@God is in Control
24. Linda
25. Tonya @ Safe In HIS Arms
26. Shari – Onward Christian Woman
27. Stephanie
28. Cristina
29. Karen@The T.A.G. Blog
30. Nancy @ Homemade Blessings		 31. Janet@ Daily Provision
32. Kim @Scattered Stones
33. Robyn @ Overflowing Grace
34. Reese
35. Tammy
36. Heather – Not a DIY Life
37. Dana
38. JennyV
39. Linda
40. Paula
41. Dori
42. Tami @ The Next Step
43. Susanne
44. We are THAT family (Thankful for Memories)
45. Laurel Wreath
46. Missy
47. Terri Sue
48. lori@allyouhavetogive
49. Rosheeda
50. Tracy – 1st timer
51. Gina\’s Public Diary
52. Blessed Chic
53. SharonB
54. Tracy @ Thirsty for Him
55. Donetta at a life uncommon
56. Mrs. Mordecai
57. Tea with Tiffany
58. Chandra
59. Mama Bear
60. Kim~Season’s of My Heart		 61. Chocolate and Coffee
62. Sharon
63. Prairie Chick
64. Christine
65. Partner In Prayer for Our Proidgals
66. Michelle
67. GinaLaughed (Thanks in ALL things!)
68. Heather@mommymonk
69. Devildogwife
70. Amanda
71. Lyndy
72. It’s All About Him!
73. Amber (P31)
74. Texastanya
75. Mellissa – wondermommy
76. Stacy
77. Darlene
78. Bobbie
79. Tara
80. In Light of the Truth (scary day!)
81. Barbara @ Downstowngirl
82. michele
83. Angela
84. Marsha
85. Amy Shipp
86. Laurie
87. Tessa @ Jesus-Filled Hope
88. All Things Cherished

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