1. God still breathing His breath upon me
2. Prayer warriors who take the battle seriously and fight it aggressively
3. Unexpected blessings from unexpected people in unexpected places in unexpected ways
4. Hugs
5. Take out
6. God's strength in my inner man that pushes through to my outer man
7. A card in the mailbox
8. Those who shed tears simply because I am
9. Closed doors
10. The all-encompassing comfort of the Holy Spirit
11. Eyes that see and ears that hear, physically - and most precious of all, spiritually
12. The lingering scent of my man, tucked into the collar of the shirt he wore last
13. The healing found in the warmth of the sun
14. The moments I lived with my handsome honey that have now become memories I can re-live, over and over again, anytime I want
15. Friends who have proven they really are friends
16. That even in the waking up, God is still with me. (Psalms 139:18)
17. The evidence of God's faithfulness in the past that make stepping out into the unknown future so much easier to do
18. Sisters - those who I grew up with, those who I was given through saying "I Do", and those who I have grown up in the Lord with
19. Our blessed hope of Heaven
20. A cup of coffee - the taste and the warmth in my hands - both extremely satisfying
21. God's gracious gift of words - spoken to me and through me
22. The overwhelming realness of God and His plan for my life that caused me to explode in a sea of tears at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington (Maybe I'll blog about this one day. It's a story that really does need to be told.)
23. Facebook and the companionship it has provided during the loneliest nine months of my life
24. The peace of God that passes all understanding
25. Neighbors I never knew ringing my doorbell and asking to help me with my air conditioning and then a few weeks ago, my heat
26. My Heartprints of God family - those who read, like, comment, email, and most of all, pray for me
27. Hot showers
28. The still small voice of God saying "that's not of Me"
29. The opportunity to personally thank someone who was instrumental in the development of my faith
30. The realization of how very loved I am (Few people have been given this precious gift. I am humbled and in awe.)
31. Every single handwritten note from my Handsome Honey
32. God supplying me with the courage and the words to speak at my husband's service. He truly does grant us the desires of our heart.
33. A unstoppable faith in an unstoppable God
34. Sleep - when it comes so sweetly and deeply
35. That I know God's heart
36. The intimate way God shows me - time and time again - I am in His will and He is by my side (Again - there are blogs posts that need to be written here as well.)
37. Texts between sisters
38. A heart more tender and easily broken for those who hurt
39. These two phrases God has spoken over and over to me this year:
- "You are a soft voice I use to speak to others in a loud way."
- "I am calling you to prophecy to dry bones."
40. That for every overwhelmingly low moment of grief, I experience an overwhelmingly high moment with God
41. The right hand of God moving in my life (even in the "Be still" moments.)
42. Turtles who share my patio and birds who share my yard
43. That when nobody understands, God does
44. That because of God I can give thanks in all things
45. That God is in control
46. That God loved me (and you!) enough to die for us. No greater love than that.
47. The safe place that is family
48. God's unfathomable, immeasurable favor
49. My handsome honey and the honor to be his wife
50. That my God is MORE than enough

Stacy, I am thankful for YOU.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing this past week...looks like we have a lot of similar things that we are thankful for! HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!
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