Friday Thanks

Good morning and happy Friday! Yesterday was a bit crazy around here...I had Colton and Leah here for much of it and I didn't get to join in for Thankful Thursday. You all know that's my favorite blogging day of the week and I don't like to skip it. So, a little late, but here's my list for this week.

** God's peace in the midst of the mess that is the ongoing contest of who won the election.

** Summer-like weather in November.

** A wonderful Bible study class spent sitting out on our teacher's deck. It overlooks a lake and is far out in the country. We discussed the role of the Holy Spirit while looking up at the stars.

** I'm being faithful to praying for our daughter-in-law every day. If you've been around a while, you know she is one of the people in the world I'm least inclined to want to pray for. But I saw the challenge on Facebook at the beginning of the month when everyone was beginning their 30 Days of Thanksgiving posts and God brought her to mind.

The first prayers came with difficulty. Then as God always does through prayer, he began to work on the one saying the prayers. They are coming easier now and they are heartfelt and fervent. I pray our daughter-in-law comes to know the Lord and is healed from all the hurts and pains of her past. I thank God for changing my heart, for removing my anger, so I can do that and mean it.

** Our daughter called last Friday night and asked, out of the blue, if I knew of any churches having Christmas Eve services and if we'd want to go with her. Whoa! She is not an atheist like our son. She says she believes. However, she has rejected church for years...ever since the mess we went through at a former church. She was in middle school at the time. Kids notice the bad stuff and she had a front row seat. 

Anyway, it's kind of a weird time for churches. I told her I would start looking around. I am going to one this Sunday to see if the preaching is true to the Word and what the fellowship is like. Unfortunately, no churches here are meeting for more than Sunday morning services...and that may not last much longer as Covid cases continue to rise in our area. We are all halfway expecting another shutdown. I'm going to go this Sunday, anyway, and I hope she will go with me.

** All of you, of course!

And now, just for fun, I'm sharing a photo of this little Thanksgiving decoration I bought several years ago at a craft store. I thought it was cute and enjoyed it for a few years before I noticed something about it. Something that once noticed can't be unnoticed. See if you can figure it out. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Have a happy Friday and a safe and blessed weekend!

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I can't say for sure because I wasn't there, but I feel like I can make a good guess that they did not have hamburgers at the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrim lady is carrying a turkey, but look at the plates. They are piled with hamburgers!