It is good to give thanks to the LORD
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night
Psalm 92:1-2
With much thanksgiving I continue my list of blessings too numerable to count...
601-621...
* a road trip weekend to see friends who are family
* the energy of a four year old boy
* playing outside in the fresh air
* a trip to the National Zoo
* worshiping together
* high fives during the greeting instead of the customary pleasantry of a handshake
* chili dogs with cheese, homemade doughnuts, Star Wars pancakes, and all of the other goodies from the weekend
* the point in life when staying up to ring in the New Year isn't as important as the tired feeling making the eyes heavy
* "I wish you could stay another day." and "I wish we didn't have to go home." heard the whole weekend long
* watching boys grow and mature - from wee babes to tall 12 and 10 year old young men
* the sweetness of a friendship with young men known since infancy
*Chops playing with a Lollipop - making dinner in a new pink kitchen
*introducing the newest member of our clan to them
* silly jokes that make little sense to grown ups - "What do you call a man that's made out of a cannonball?"
* a challenge to RUN without weights that slow us, avoiding the sin that halts us - for the purpose to glorify the ONE who is WORTHY
* finding freedom in the word "NO"
* a picture of grumpy faces having no fun and then the real photo
* good-byes with the promise to do this type of fun weekend adventure again soon
* a good bye hug from a big girl with a big smile who wouldn't come near me at the beginning of the weekend
* a safe trip home through rain and traffic
* the "back to routine" of this first full week of January 2011 - school, work, church, and life - remembering that our God is not a God of chaos - but a God of order.
Praise God from Whom all blessing flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
2 comments:
Oh, G... words cannot express... thanks too many to count. We love you guys like family. NO, you ARE family... and we are blessed. Thank you, a gazillion times over, for sharing your brood, for sharing your lives, for sharing your love. We love you to pieces... and look forward to next weekend. See you then :)
They are precious!!! :) I have 2 boys and Christmas seemed like so much more fun experiencing it through their eyes...
Blessings,
Melanie
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