“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 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 3:15-17 (ESV – emphasis mine)
Normally I focus on a specific word, but this week it was just impossible — there are just so many things floating in my heart tonight 😛 …So I thought a random list would be best for me this week.
Today I am thankful for…
- …for God our Heavenly Father Who through the gift of the Holy Spirit guides me through this life. He opens and closes doors of opportunities. And the best thing about it? I don’t get all frazzled anymore when a door of opportunity closes…
- …for my beloved. I am going through a very emotional time right now with the separation with our son. I am starting to be okay with Daniel living his own life. I have to accept that he is a young adult (it is just hard some days…)…
- …for my mom. She is such a great woman. I talk to her once a week over the phone. I wish I could just sit with her and have a cup of coffee. But for right now our Saturday morning phone-calls have to do. Oh, and I just got a book from her – I had requested a good read from Mary Pierce – it is in my native language – wahoo!!!!!
- …for friends that have an understanding heart, ear and share their wisdom with me. I tend to listen to them (most of the time 😆 )…
- …for God given me peace about my work…
- …for lost dogs being reunited with their owners…
- …for friends that appreciate your creative side. Thank you Michelle for the sweet award you have given me. You were the first digi-scrap designer who gave me a chance to create digital LO’s as a CT. I have learned a lot from you. Your kits are marvelous to work with…
- …for what God has done with Thankful Thursdays. It is amazing. The group has qua-tripled since it started in February of 2006 – that is all God’s doing leading you all here…
- …and foremost I am thankful for His living Word. I so enjoy the time reading His Word and devotional thoughts of others. I love when He teaches me new things; or keeps bringing up the same passage so that I finally get the point 😉 …
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I hear your heart about your son. My daugther has been “gone” for 3 years now and I am still not over it. My son won’t be far behind her.
Iris,
As always I love your TT posts. I think it is neat you always give thanks for your hubby and always for Jesus. Also, you always mention friends who are by your side.
Love you and thank you for hosting this awesome tribute of praise to our Lord.
Enjoyed your list, bless you.
I’m glad to hear you’re not getting frazzled anymore. I still do sometimes. But I’ve got to learn to live with trust.
Have fun reading about Barbie in German! 🙂
I appreciate Thankful Thursdays Iris and I’m so glad God led you to begin it in Feb 2006. It is a great community of thankful hearts!
My son has been at university for over 2 years. It is slowly improving. I am very grateful he has found a nice place to live that is not sublet and that he has a nice job.
I ring my Mum once a week too.
I found my way here again, yay.
What a great post to read….I LOVE RANDOM!! last week I had a RANDOM TUESDAY post!!:)
Thank you so much for hosting….as always you allow us to see hearts of gratitude and there is NEVER enough of that!!! You are a blessing!!
Happy Thursday!
lori
Random is always good….Lol; Thank you so much forTT; It really helped me get over a rough patch last week; God bless You Iris.
I understand about your feelings with your son. SOmetimes late at night I’d think about the future, of when Matt is grown up and would live a life on his own…and I’d always feel funny – always trying to fight back the tears. And to think my son IS still 2!
I love your list, Iris! And, so glad you were able to find your sweet dog!
Hi Iris,
Great list and you have such a great big HEART!! I will be praying for you with your son, but please remember to pray for me too! My son is officially in Taiwan now, 10,000 miles apart, 12 hours and I think 10-11 time zones away? I miss him so much.
Our children will always be that, our kids!
Hope you have a blessed day?
Iris, I love thankful thursdays – it’s such a great way to be thankful for God’s blessings 🙂
Iris,
I always look forward to TT, funny how we never run out of things to be thankful for. God is so gracious and good. -God bless, Laurie
So GLAD to finally have Thursday coming on us. Whew!
I will tell you now, my TT post is not the norm. I just had this burning Prayer/Thankful and had to share. It was what the Lord prompted and poured in…and I just do what He says.
I love you Iris girl! I will MISS getting to chat with you next week….I WILL BE GONE!!!! MOUNTAIN TIME!!!!!! YEAH!
Just stopping by to say, “Good night and I love you my friend.”
Thank you Iris for your post. It was lovely to read. God bless you.
Hi Iris,
I just had a conversation with someone about doors that God opens for us. Amazing, isn’t it?
Thank you for sharing your thankful list with us. And thanks for hosting this Thankful Thursday. I have been so blessed by everyone’s thankful heart. Thank God for His many blessings and goodness upon us. Have a blessed day!
My first time to join! 🙂
I’m with you, Iris, in being thankful for the Word and the Holy Spirit. I couldn’t get through life without them. Amen, sister!
I am so thankful that God loves our randomness too! He created us so He totally understands when we can’t focus.
Thanks for sharing your thankful list! And thanks for hosting TT! It is such a blessing to share with others in giving thanks to our Lord! Have a blessed day!
I can surely relate about the son. I am going through the same thing also. I am much better now but it has been a struggle. Great Thankful Post Iris! You have such a sweet heart. Thanks for sharing it with us! God Bless~
Your heart is so sweet, Iris. Praying for you!!
Iris, thank you for your honesty and your inspiration. I always love to read your lists. I so appreciate your “attitude of gratitude.” Many blessings today!
Iris,
Can you recommend a place (online or otherwise) here in the States where I can order a good Christian book in German for my mom or Oma? I’d love to be able to surprise them with that. I know you’re busy, but if you have a second to pass on any info, I’d be so appreciative. Thanks!
Iris,
First of all thanks for hosting us each and every week, and for never ceasing to be an awesome encouragement to us all. Your list is precious. Mothers are such a special blessing. I will pray for you and your feelings toward “letting go” of your dear son. Remember, God is holding you in this process.
Love and Prayers,
Susanne
A beautuful thankful Pot, Iris! I guess that means TNChick has her dog back.
Thank you for hosting this memes. I love your random list!
Be blessed!
I love Thankful Thursday, and I thank you for letting me be a part of it each week. I love your first thankful. I am working on that one everyday!
Beautiful post. Thanks for thankful thursday!! I sympathize with the son thing. I have a new son (almost 1 year) and my husband is an only child. It wasn’t until he was born that I fully began to understand my MIL and her struggle when we were married. I already pray for God to prepare me for the release date. I cried when I had to turn my breast pump in!!! I’m so in trouble. I’ll be praying for God’s peace to help you.
Thankful for your heart. Your willingness to continue leading us in thanks. God bless.
Can you believe it is snowing in Colorado today? What happened? It was mid-seventies yesterday..
I was a blessing to read your TT post. Praise the Lord!
Iris – you and I are thinking alike this week. I also posted a random list and several of them seemed to be about similar thoughts.
I so appreciate your sweet comments each week on my posts – and I thank you for starting this wonderful list that keeps us focused on thankfulness – something I need desperately!
I love the Scripture verse in your post this week!
Blessings,
Nancy
What a wonderful list of things to be thankful for! I am thankful for you and your desire to do this Thankful Thursday post everyweek and for connecting so many of us out here in blogland! It’s helps put your life in the right perspective when you purposely focus on being thankful consistently and on Who we have to thank for all these wonderful blessings!
I am always left with such a feeling of calm after reading your TT list each week. Have a wonderful week ahead!
I’m back again. I wanted to let you know I spent some time here and I just read your testimony. I really enjoyed it. I have a brother who is a prodigal right now and it was encouraging to hear how God called you home and that you believe someone was praying for you. Keep up the good work spreading his love. Won’t it be neat in heaven when we get to meet all our blogger friends in person?
This is my first time participating in Thankful Thursday. I found it on Mommy Monk’s blog. I’m looking forward to being thankful more often!
~ Leanne
Hi Iris! Haven’t been by in a while but I love to see that you are focusing on the positive as always. I pray for your transition to empty nester to continue to go well. Thank God for your mom and hubby!
Love to you!
It is hard to pick one thing to thank to Lord for when he does so much. Great list!
I’ve been wanting to do Thankful Thursdays for a while. Now I have a place to link to! Thanks!
HOW DID YOU GET this for an ANTI SPAM WORD!!! Fantastic. I was a little worried since I was number 66! Do not like that number in any form! But noticed I was only number 40 in Comments…So when I saw JESUS! It was perfect!
Iris, I love your very REAL RANDOM list of THANK YOUs!!! I say AMEN…glad that
TNChick and beautiful Beagle baby are reunited…Thank You, Lord for one answered prayer…WOW! I was paging through your list and praying for each THANKFUL prayer but each one moves me…and there’s not enough room to commment on each so here goes the MOST IMPORTANT for YOU: your heart for your son, who is safe…and protected by the Almighty, but now for your heart and mind that needs protection for this duration of separation…Lord, take control of the emotions overflowing and running freely and contain those tears in Your precious bottle of teardrops and help us TRUST Daniel in Your care and all FEARS be gone in Jesus Name…thanks for the mom with a heart…
Bless Iris and continue THANKFUL THURSDAY with many more BLESSINGS…Que Dios te bendiga cada una persona 1-65 y yo y las que sigan…Peggy
Hey Iris,
Missed out last week! Too Busy! Thanks for being faithful with this meme! I so appreciate looking back over my week!
I am so happy things are going better for you…. I totally understand the being separated from your son. I cried the whole way back from NYC it seems. It is so difficult at times. God Bless You! You are a wonderful Mom…Hugs!
I don’t get to participate with TT very often, but I love reading other bloggers posts of gratitude!
Thank YOU for hosting this.
Giving thanks with you all today.
Sheila
I love being apart of TT. I look forward to see what everyone is Thankful for and then think “why didn’t I think of that”! LOL Thanks for sharing with us and for hosting TT!
Have a great week!
I am slow… but I finally stopped by to leave my linky… Have a blessed week!
Enjoyed your thankful list again this week. Have a wonderful weekend. Blessings, Mary
As usual…another uplifting thankful post! 🙂 It’s good to be thankful.
Thank you, Iris for these wonderful, random reminders of thankfulness.
I’m a day late, but I’m here! Thank you so much for this reminder to stop and be thankful every week! I appreciate your thankful heart so much!
What a wonderful list of things to be thankful for. I really need to try to remember to participate in this carnival soon!
I’m stopping by and let you know that I’ve got some free books up for grabs in my May Pay It Forward Book Exchange. Come on over if you’re interested in entering to win or even hosting your own PIF giveaway!
Lovely TT post. Congrats on the award, you know I’m a big fan of your LO’s.
I am thankful for random acts of kindness. I had a beautiful journal dropped off on my doorstep this week. It made my week!!!
You’ve changed your blog name!! I like it! Forgive me, it’s been a while since I stopped by. I haven’t participated in a while, but felt like I should join in again this week.
I am SOO thankful for my mom, too, thought I didn’t list her specifically in my list today. We’re close and I talk to her ofte – even though she now lives four hours away instead of 15 minutes. 🙁
God bless you today!
Amber (BGH)’s last blog post..I’m thinking of reinventing myself…