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Thankful Thursday ~ God’s Peace

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. ~ John 14:27 (ESV)

Hello my dear Thankful Thursday friends; thank you so much for stopping in and sharing your grateful heart with us.

I have to admit that as of lately I am scared of myself. I am at peace with all that is happening around me; and that my friends I am thankful for. There has been much happening at work and my private life. The peace that I have can only come from Him. Daily I leave my issues at the foot of the cross; that helps me to keep focused on the true important things of life.

One of the main themes for me is “Trust God”. I remind myself that I am not in control of the big issues, so why should I trouble me heart about them? Taking one-day-at-a-time helps too 😉 …

So, what you have been up to lately? I hope to hear from you by leaving your link below and maybe a comment.

Thanks again for stopping by today; remember: God is a God of peace – let His peace saturate your heart.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. LaughingLady
2. Heart Choices
3. Everyday is a New Day!
4. It Feels Like Chaos
5. UpLIFTing Words
6. Reflections		 7. Loneliness
8. Trish
9. bp: Special edition of TT!
10. God’s Perfect Promises
11. Jenny Anne@Royal Little Lambs
12. becky aka theRAV		 13. Joan @ The Beauty in His Grip
14. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
15. Graft Me In…
16. Stillness brings forth births

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Week 14 Good to WOW SOOC “Faith”

I just noticed something; this is my 1,000th post! You would have thought I hit this mark earlier, since I have been blogging for 6 years. Well, Happy 1,000th post 😆 .

This week’s Good to WOW challenge theme is faith. I wanted to think outside the box; not photographing again another Cross. So, what does it look like to show my faith? The first thought that came to mind was that I believe that the Bible is God’s Word; I believe what it says and it tells me about Christ’s resurrection.

Here are my two entries for this week’s theme:


Not sure what I will do with both of these photographs; the first one I probable will just brighten the background a little. We will see what I come up with.

To find more Good to WOW, please visit my friend Jill Samter at “Jill Samter Photography“.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: don’t be shy sharing about your faith; even if it is not popular with the masses (or even with friends).

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Week 13 Good to WOW SOOC “Up”

This week I found time to participate in Jill’s weekly SOOC (straight out of camera) challenge. This week’s theme is “UP”.

My hubby and I went yesterday afternoon down-town Tempe and Tempe Town Lake. Actually it is one of our favorite spots to take photographs in the Metro Phoenix area.

I usually challenge myself to photograph with one particular lens on our weekly photography outings. This week I went with my very slowwwwww kit-lens (18-55mm/3.5-5.6). The only thing I added to the lens was my circular-polarizer filter; this was a good investment with the harsh light we have here in the Valley of the Sun 🙂 .

So, for this week I am entering the below photograph: a reflection of the American flag in a window. I had to look up in order to take this photograph 😉 .

To see a larger version of the above photo, please visit my Flickr Page. I have a couple of ideas on how to make the photograph “WOW”, but not sure if I will get the result I am looking for.

To find more “Up” photographs for this week’s challenge, please visit Jill’s website “Jill Samter Photography“.

Thank you for stopping by today; remember: sometimes we need to look up to see ‘treasures’.

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Thankful Thursday ~ God is Forever & Ever

“Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will guide us forever.”
~ Psalm 48:12-14 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

Today I am thankful that God is forever ever!!!! In Him I can trust and no one else.

Do you sometimes wonder where He leads you? Honestly, I do. This past week (from last Thursday to now), many things have happened at my work. I do not understand them, but I know that there is always a reason for everything. We had some lay-offs at my company; I am not sure if that was it, or if more are to come.

I just have to trust that God has a plan in all this. I am hurting for the people that they let go; one of them was a very, very, good friend. On Monday I was bawling my eyes out, because it actually hit in my head and heart.

But God had a sense of humor in all of this. I was worrying that I may be next, but instead I was named ‘Employee of the Month for April’. I guess I am safe for next month 😉 .

You know, maybe I should just lay down “Corporate America” and really do what I love doing: photography.

But like I said; God is Forever and Ever and He will guide my future. I just have to lay it all down and let Him handle it 🙂 .

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

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: God is trustworthy; yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. LaughingLady
2. Lynn -Spiritually Unequal Marriage
3. Create With Joy – You Never Let Go
4. It Feels Like Chaos
5. Everyday is a New Day!
6. After the storm
7. Joan
8. UpLIFTing Words
9. Carol
10. Melanie @ M&M
11. Grace		 12. Kids Turf
13. Dawn’s Daily Life
14. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
15. Noreen @ Life Blessings
16. bp
17. Sr. Ann Marie
18. Nita
19. becky aka theRAV
20. SAHM’s Online Diary
21. Lisa Maria
22. Joshlin@Saving Moms Sanity		 23. Judy
24. Completing Joy
25. Homeschooling Hart’s
26. Servant, Wife, Mother
27. LaTrisa
28. Faith That Walks
29. Missing Heads Solution
30. Phil D. Malmstrom – Inspirations from Phather Phil
31. Writing with Debra
32. A Grateful Heart
33. Wendy Gunn @ Faith’s Firm Foundation

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