Scripture challenge week 47 - Thankful

The economy is sucks , money is tight, people are losing jobs left and right ..it seems terribly hard to be thankful right now. There is , however always something to have thanks for, God's love and your relationship with Him. That is one thing that NO ONE can take from you. When I start to feel like I am not happy, I stop and look around. I write down everything I am thankful for. Then I raise that thanks up to God and thank Him for blessing me beyond what I may deserve.
I remember hearing Oprah state years ago that every night she writes down 5 things she is Thankful for that day. I think that is awesome. It will definitely open up your eyes to what you ARE blessed with. Pretty soon you might be wondering why you were sad to begin with...

R.I.P

Sadly Noah Passed away on Nov. 23rd. His family blog said they had received well over 1 million cards.
RIP Little Noah May God be with your family .

It's an early Christmas gift...

for my girls. Meet Kaiser (rhymes with Geyser). He is a yorkie/cockapoo who is 11 months old. He will be 1 on Christmas Eve!
I have been promising my girls a dog forever and even though I didn't want a furbaby , my husband and kids have been all over me about this. And everyone knows I have been putting it off, well here's how it happened.
So Kyla went to sleep over at a friends house Saturday night because she is PCSing to Hawaii. Kyla came home saying Tai asked if we wanted Kaiser. I told hubby it was his call. I promised when we could afford everything for a dog we'd get one and you could tell he was thinking about it asking all these questions. Well I told him go ask the family and see the dog.
Well that face was the key to my undoing because my husband came home struggling saying its a scrappy dog and they leave this week, they will just give him to us.
Who can beat free right?
So now I have a doggie to keep me company during the day when everyone's gone. I am sure he will grow on me eventually.

And please if you are thinking about it pray for my husband and his family. He lost his Grandmother the day before Thanksgiving. He is still not over the shock so it has not hit us hard yet, but I am sure it will hit soon.

HEY EVERYONE...

No matter what your plans may be today. a big family dinner, a small individual family dinner, or even going out to a restaurant, may you have a lot to be thankful for this day.
I am thankful for God my savior, My wonderful family, my fantastic friends, and you my awesome readers. I am thankful we have all that we need and that we have a houseful of love. I am thankful to have transportation and a home. I am thankful for life itself.
Enjoy your day and be careful if you are going out shopping tomorrow.

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