Thanksgiving Graces

Thanksgiving Graces

You only are the maker Of all things near and far; You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star. The winds and waves obey you, By you the birds are fed; Much more to us your children, You give our daily bread. We thank you then, Creator, For all things bright and good, The seed time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food. Amen. —Matthias Claudius, 1740–1815

Oh my God, for providing senses to enjoy delights, for thy royal bounty providing my daily support, for a full table and overflowing cup, for appetite, taste, sweetness, for social joys of relatives and friends for opportunities of spreading happiness around, for loved ones in the joys of heaven, I love thee above the powers of language to express, For what thou art to thy creatures. Amen. —17th–century Puritan meditation

Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and may our meal by you be blest. —Martin Luther, 1483–1546

For health and food For love and friends; For everything Thy goodness sends We thank Thee.—Ralph Waldo Emerson,, 1803–1882

Blessed Lord, we pray thee to be present at our table hallowing thy gifts to our use; that eating to satisfy our needs we may remember those who lack. —St. Francis of Assisi, c. 1181–1226

For when we gladly eat our daily bread, We bless The Hand that feeds us; And when we trod the road of life in cheerfulness Our very heart-beats praise the Lord that leads us. —Henry Van Dyke, 1852–1933

(Borrowed from Women of Faith)

Thou Shalt Laugh...

Knock knock... Who's There?

Doris

Doris Who?

Doris locked that's why I'm knocking!

You may like knock knock jokes, you may not, but I bet if you are a human you love to laugh!

Something I am thankful for today is LAUGHTER! Ha ha hee hee ho ho, or as I see on facebook Bwahhaaaha! Nothing is as good for you as a good, gut busting, belly laugh. It's like a tonic!

The Bible says in Proverbs 17:22 " A merry heart is good medicine..." (KJV) in the (NASB), it says "a joyful heart." Ecclesiastes 3:4 says, " There's a time to laugh."

I am so thankful that God created us to be able to laugh. When God created man he said that "it was good." That means that everything that He created us to be able to do was good! To put it into a Biblical vernacular, it's like God said, "Thou shalt laugh."

I am a happy person by nature. I love to laugh and I love to make other people laugh. My family is the same way. My grandmother, Sadie Hawkins( yes, that was her real name), was quite a cut-up and she loved to make people laugh. My husband Steve, daughter Ashley, and my son Daniel also make me laugh. Whenever we all get together, we crack each other up!

When I get together with the ladies in my Sunday school class we are always laughing. Don't get me wrong. During our Sunday school time we are studying Scripture. But when we have our Sunday School Socials we are laughing and talking.

When I have the great opportunity of going to a Chamber Choir reunion with the group that I sang in at LU, the sounds that prevail are laughter.

Some great quotes that I found about laughter are:

"Laughter is an instant vacation." Milton Berle

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." Victor Borge

" A good time to laugh is anytime you can." Linda Elerbee

"A laugh is a smile that bursts." Mary H. Waldrip

" What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." Yiddish Proverb

So if you want to feel better today, don't reach for the Valium, or other things that promise that you will feel good. Maybe instead you should watch a clean comedy, or go out with your girlfriends. Call an old friend that makes you laugh..

I bet you will start to feel better in no time!

Jesus... Indescribable!

November is here already! I want to take some time this month to share some thoughts of gratitude.

Thankful for Jesus my Saviour.

Jesus,

Word

Son

Holy

Saviour

Sustainer

Lord

Way

Truth

Life

Prince

King

Wonderful

Counselor

Perfection

Redeemer

The Door

The Bridge

Mighty God

Peace speaker

Grace giver

Burden bearer

Spotless lamb

My Shepherd

King of Kings

Lord of Lords

Healer of hurts

Lifter of my head

Lover of my soul

Justified the unjust

Glorifier and the Glorified

Magnifier and the Magnified

Name above all Names

Jesus... Indescribable!