Thankful Thursday

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I am Thankful for the unconditional LOVE of God

For God so loved the world,

that He gave his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believes in Him

should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The unfailing love of the Lord

never ends!

By His mercies we have been kept

from complete destruction.l

Lamentations 3:22

His banner over me is

LOVE.

Song of Solomon 2:4

Have you considered today what you are truly Thankful For?

Fall in New York

I grew up in Texas near the Gulf Coast,

so I never experienced Fall until I moved North.

I still marvel at the beauty of the colors every year.

This is one of my favorites times.

The colors are beautiful and you can see God's Work.

Harvest Blessings Pumpkin

My Entry Table

Never too early to get them to help

My Red Maple

I have been gone for awhile. I did not realize it had been so long.

Time really can slip away from you if you are not watchful.

Hopfully I will be able to commit to my blog now.

Grandkids are getting bigger and seems I will have a little more time now.

Looking forward to hooking up with some of my blog friends.

Fall is here and my grandson and I have been making Apple Crisp today.

He is a good little helper.

Here is the recipe

Granny's Apple Crisp
Ingredients
1 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest
¼ cup orange juice
5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch slices


1 cup uncooked old-fashioned oats
2 tablespoons SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, softened
½ cup crisp rice cereal
½ cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable cooking spray. Set aside.
Make Filling: whisk together SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener, cinnamon, orange zest and orange juice in a large bowl; add apples and toss to coat. Transfer mixture to prepared pan; set aside.
Make Topping: stir together oats, SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; cut butter in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cereal and walnuts. Spoon topping over apples.
Bake 45 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. Serve warm.
Nutrition Info (per serving)
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 80 Fat 8g (sat 2.5g) Cholesterol 10mg Sodium 45mg Carbohydrates 21g Fiber 4g Sugars 10g Protein 3g
Note
Exchanges per Serving: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fruit, 1 Fat

Bloomin' Tuesday

Coneflowers are in bloom here in the Northeast.
This is my first year to grow these.

Blackeyed Susans is one of my favorites

Here is my herb garden. I keep it by my back door so it is ready to use.

Last year I planted this Rosemary bush. I love the fragrance. It is doing so good.

They say the smell of this keeps away bugs and mosquitoes.

This is strange. I planted these Mory Glory seeds in the spring.

I have enjoyed these all summer. Don't you think they are a pretty color.

When I got up this morning to go take my morning look at them,

LOOK what I found. One that is totally different than all the others.

Different in color and 3x's in size.

It is beautiful, don't you think. I just love surprises.

Have a great day. Go over to Jeans to see more gardeners

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Difficult Days

We all have had them and chances are we will have them again.

I hate them, but the outcomes can sometimes be good. I know life can not be pain free. Although it would be nice for things to go smoothly all the time or at least I would like to think so.

Anyway, I am having one of those days today. Difficulty with my feelings and with people. I can not avoid the pain of the words of people, but I do choose not to live in misery because of what others do.

My Mom used to always say, Consider the source. I know that when people say things they shouldn't it is sometimes their own hurts. Right now that is not helping me much. Only my Lord can take away the sting of words that people say.

In all of this is a lesson for me. I must also learn to THINK before I speak. How will my words make others feel or respond. The tongue can be a lashing whip.

As I desire to be more like Christ and become a Woman of God, I must learn to deal with life as the Word of God directs me. Therefore, I will choose to learn from this day. This is not a hurt that will be wasted, but a hurt that I choose to learn from.

Show And Tell Friday

Baby girls arrived Tuesday August 5th

They are shown here at 2 days old. They are so cute.

Hard to leave them alone, But they need their rest.

They have a long trip to me from Norwalk, CT.

The 3 yellow girls are Buff Orphingtons that are great egg layers in the winter

The 3 red girls are Rhode Island Reds, great egg layers also.

These girls will not be giving any eggs until early spring.

They will be a pleasure to watch grow up.

Any name suggest greatly appreciated.

Thankful Thursday

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It is late in the day, but never too late to give THANKS to the Lord

I find it difficult today to write my THANKFULS, because there is just so much I am THANKFUL for.

The Lord is so good .

I am THANKFUL for His promises to me as His child. I know that He is taking care of me and allowing me to grow spiritually in my own special way. I know that He will always be here for me to guide and dirrect me in the right direction.

I am so THANKFUL for friends in the Lord who show their concern and love for me. It is so

special to know someone cares for you .

I am so THANKFUL that I know the Risen Saviour.

That He and the Father cared for me, to make a way out of my sin.

That mercy and Grace are mine.

I am THANKFUL that God has chosen me and given

me gifts to serve Him. That He keeps me going.

Gives me rest when needed and a push when I start slowing down too much.

THANKFUL He has given my a heart to serve.

For I know without Him I am nothing.

Without Him I can do nothing.

And with Him ALL things are possible

I am Thankful that I am in my right mind.

That I can get out of bed every morning.

That I can see, hear, speak, touch and smell.

Thankful that I have a song in my heart

and peace within.

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I am so Thankful that whenever I read God's Word, Something always speaks to me.

He is so good .

I am Thankful that He has given me the choice to choose who to serve.

I am Thankful that His Mercy & Grace flow to me.

I am Thankful that His Word guides and directs me.

I am Thankful for my life ,

And all the opportunities I have had in it.

I am Thankful that I have a FUTURE and a HOPE through Him.

I am Thankful that I will be in Peace with Him for ALL eternity

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Today I am THANKFUL I know a LIVING GOD

God is so good.

He is always faithful and never lets us down.

His Mercy & Grace are FREE

He supplies all our needs

His forgiveness flows

He heals all our brokenness

He gives peace

Knowledge is there by asking Him for it

He know BEST for us

He loves me

I am Thankful for all that HE is.

Thankful Thursday

The Lord is so good to me. He has seen me through some of life's hardest trials. Although the road at time has been difficult, I would not change a thing. My trials have given me strength and endurance for the race that is ahead of me. We all are in a race and we need to have that endurance. We must continue to serve the Lord in spite of what is going on in our lives.

I know my God can do anything. I also know He is with me always. I thank Him today for all I have gone through (with His guidance & help) , because of it He has made me a better person.

So this weeks Thankful Thursday is ALL for you Lord,

"Thank you Lord"

I choose to rejoice in Him and His work in me

Today and everyday is about you Lord

Thankful Thursday

The Lord has done so much in my life that my list would go on and on.

So for today I am thankful for:

My salvation

Faithfulness of God

The discipline of God in my life

Getting our of bed this morning

Love of family and friends

The blessings of God

God's Favor

Mercy & Grace

The ability to do the things I want to do

May you all find peace in where God has you at this time in your life.

I have learned there is a reason for everything we go through.

So as long as you have to go through it ,

you might as well learn something from the going though.

Silver Laced Wyandotte

Today I picked up my 4 little chicks. They are 5 weeks old. Above is what they will look like full grown. I have never had chickens before. Hope this works out.
I need to build a chicken coop for them and hope to be able to post my work on it as I progress.These girls will be giving my about 2 dozen eggs a week. Guess I will be sharing them, because my DH and I will never eat that many.

I have not been around lately to post due to trying to give my home some new curb appeal.

Just about finished and hope to be able to post results soon.

The entire project took longer than what my DH and I expected.

Getting older sure does slow a person down.

We took it a little at a time and day by day we are getting it finished.

Our weather here in the Northeast has been very mild, which has been great

for doing all the work

I started a raised bed garden this year. So easy to do and fun.

My granddaughters were here to help me plant. I enjoy them so much.

OK, enough rambling for now. Come back soon and see the results of my work.

Thankful Thursday

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I am so Thankful for all the things God has blessed me with:

My SALVATION

My DH

GRANDCHILDREN

Wonderful DAUGHTER

& SON-by marriage

God always WATCHING over me

God always PROVIDING

God's WORD

Joy , Peace & Love

I am so Thankful that it is Spring Time!!!!!

Love wonderful weather

Thankful for all of God's CREATION

Thankful for all the lovely LADIES in my Bible study group

Thankful for MY MOM who is with the Lord

Thankful for my Christian Grandmother (now with the Lord)

Thankful they both made sure I knew about JESUS

Thankful for another week and another day

to live for Christ.

And knowing HE

will help me get it right.

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Let Go And Let God

As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend,

I brought my broken dreams to God, because He was ,my friend

But then, instead of leaving Him is peace, to work alone,

I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried,

"How can you be so slow?"

"My child," He said, What could I do?

You never did let go." (Unknown)

Today I am thankful that even when I mess up,

God is always there for me.

I am so Thankful that He is all POWERFUL,

full of MERCY and GRACE.

Thankful for:

That God is a personal God

Being loved and able to love

Direction from the Holy Spirit

God's love

God's provisions

God's protection

God's Word, the Bible to teach me His ways

God's correction to lead me the right way

Forgiveness from others and ability to forgive

Fellowship of God's people online and in person

Family, friends and new friends to come

Beautiful spring weather.

All my blog sisters

Thankful Thursday

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This has been a good week. Blessed, great weather and feeling wonderful.

I would first like the thank

God for all He has done for me.

FORGIVENESS

That He is ever so faithful , loving, kind ,merciful

understanding, loves me unconditional

and is with me always.

I am Thankful for my Bible Study that I attend. The ladies

are a real blessing to be with. We all are learning so much from each other.

I thank God for each and every one of them.

A great big Thank you to all you Sister in Christ who

encourage another.

I am Thankful even when the Lord allows me to go through difficult times,

because His Word says, Everything works together for good for those

that love God .

My first Sunday in Church was when I was about 3 weeks old.

I am Thankful I had a Mom that took me

to God's House at an early age.

So Thank you to ALL those Mom's who take your children

to Church.

I am Thankful for every Sunday School teacher

that took time to teach me about Jesus.

I still think of them often even tho they have gone to be with the Lord.

So Thank You to ALL you Sunday School Teachers out there.

When I was nineteen, I moved from Texas to New York.

At the time I was upset that I had to move.

God knew what He was doing even though I did not.

For now I see it was the best thing that could

have happened to me.

I am so Thankful Gods knows best.

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I am thankful for so much. I love doing Thankful Thursday. It is a good way to focus on Gods character and all He is.

I am Thankful for my salvation through Jesus

Thankful for:

Healing heart

Forgiveness when I do not deserve it

Hugs & Kisses from Grandchildren

Love of my family

Blue skies today

Warmer weather

The past, present and my future

That I have everything I need

Peace within

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It has been a difficult week ,

yet still I will Praise God for seeing me through.

I am so Thankful that I have a God who knows me personally

I am Thankful He is able to take care of all my hurt feelilngs

I am Thankful that when others let me down, He is ALWAYS there

I am Thankful for the Word of God

and all of the directions contained it it.

I am Thankful that I have a God that is ALIVE.

I am Thankful that I have a caring husband who is also a Man of God

I am Thankful for my home and all that God has provided for me

I am Thankful that Spring has finally come to the Northeast

I am so Thankful for the love and to love family members

Thankful for all you blog sisters!

Show and Tell Friday

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Every now and then I get a really good buy. I picked this teapot up at my local Goodwill Store.

This is a Lefton Musical Teapot that sells for $50.00. This piece was made in 1967-1992 , still has orginal label on the bottom. This must have been sitting in someones China Hutch for years.

I was able to buy it for $6.00. It is in perfect condition. I happen to be there when it was being put out. So what a blessing this was to me.