Thankful for E's

I've made my way to the letter E for my Thankful Thursday Alphabet post.

So.......

I'm thankful for ELECTRICITY. Oh how glad I am to have all my modern conveniences that use electricity. What would I do without my computer!!!

I'm thankful for EARS and EYES that I can see and hear. God, you are so good.

I'm thankful for EARNINGS! In today's economy, I'm grateful that I have a job and can earn the money needed to provide food, clothing, roof, medical care, etc, etc, etc.

I'm thankful for ENCOURAGEMENT! I am surrounded by lots of great people who encourage me regularly. My husband is a great encourager; so is my boss and co-workers, and then I have all of my wonderful blogging friends. God says in His word that we should encourage one another. So thanks to all of my many encouragers!!

I'm thankful for ELECTIONS. I know everyone is sick and tired of all of the political junk and mud slinging. I am too!!! BUT I'm still thankful for a free country that gets a vote. We may not all get our way and we may not all agree, but it is a wonderful freedom to be living in a country that lets each citizen vote their opinion.

And finally, I'm most thankful for ETERNAL LIFE. Jesus says that He came that we might have eternal life. John 3:16 puts it like this, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him, might have everlasting life." I believe and am eternally grateful for Jesus' sacrifice on the cross on my behalf. I hope that you, my friend, believe in Jesus Christ as the savior too.

Here's wishing everyone a happy and thankful Thursday.

D's I'm thankful for

Time for another addition of Thankful Thursday Alphabet. It's "D" day! So let's see what begins with D that I'm thankful for......

Daughter-in-law--I have a very precious daughter-in-law named Kirsten. One of our special annual events that we enjoy doing together is going shopping in the wee hours on the Friday after Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving Day, we shuffle through the ads and plan our attack. We've left as early as 4:30 in the morning. We laugh and talk (mostly about how insane we are) and usually end up with some pretty good bargains. Somewhere along the way, we end up getting some lunch and head home for naps.

Drugs (legal ones)--I'm thankful that God has gifted mankind with the ability to research and find medicines to help our bodies get well or at least ease the discomforts of all kinds of illnesses.

Deadlines--I'm a very deadline driven personality and so I'm thankful that we have deadlines to motivate us to get things done. Otherwise, I'd probably procrastinate forever!! Meeting the deadline also sets us up for a celebration!! It feels so good to work toward a deadline and then meet it.

Dirt--I can remember as a child how much fun it was to play in the dirt and then get cleaned up again. Ever so often now, I find a need to "play in the dirt" by planting something in my garden or flower beds or flower pots. I find that it is peaceful and therapeutic to work with nature. So I'm thankful for dirt!

Well, that's what came to mind.

Have a great Thursday!!

C's I'm Thankful For

Time for Thankful Thursday Alphabet--I'm on the letter C!

I'm thankful for:

Children--they are carefree and full of energy and zest for life. They remind me to live my days to the fullest and to find JOY and Happiness in everything I do.

CAROLYN (my hairdresser)--I have an appointment with her to get my much needed haircut this afternoon. She has a really sweet spirit and I'm always uplifted by being with her AND she does a great job with my hair.

Colors--Wouldn't life by boring without all the wonderful colors that God created!

Cats--After my last couple of Friday Furball Tail posts, you all know I love my kitty cats.

Chocolate--What would life be like without it! It helps us through some tough days.

Cars--It seems I'm always on the go and I really like my Mazda 5. It needs a bath! I'd add that to my chore list for the weekend.

Cross of Christ--I am so very thankful that Jesus was willing to pay my debt for all the sin I ever have and ever will commit with His agonizing death on the cross. I love to wear cross necklaces as a simple reminder to me and others that because of what He did there, I am a child of the King. I'm loved, I'm engraved on His palms, I'm free from the power of sin, I'm HIS because of HIM!

Have a great day, everyone!!

Thankful for B's

Time for my Thankful Thursday Alphabet post and I'm on the letter B.

Blogs--I'm thankful that I get to blog. The other day someone told me that the reason I like to blog is because no one will listen to me and so I tell the world all my jibber jabber. Perhaps there is some truth to that, but I think it is more of an outlet for creative expression and perhaps like a journal. At any rate I'm glad I found it.

Blog Friends--I'm very grateful for the relationships of my many blog friends. Although I only know most of you by your blog name and perhaps your first name, it's really neat to see what is going on in your world and to get comments from you on my posts.

Bible--I'm thankful God wrote a love letter to us and that we have the freedom to read and meditate on its' meaning. I'm glad it is true and applicable to my daily life.

Books--I enjoy reading other books too.

Boys--I love my boys. I often call myself a "boy mom" because I only had boys and I think raising a family of only boys is a very special challenge. Any other "boy moms" out there? Now I have my order in for at least one granddaughter to spoil beyond degree!!

Well, I guess that's it for this post. I know I'll think of more B's that I'm thankful for later, but that's okay.

Thankful for things that start with A

First things first---

I'm so glad to have met Donna at Cottage Days & Journeys. We met through Brenda's Photo challenge back during the summer. She is a great blog buddy now and is celebrating her 100th post with a give-a-way. She has a couple of great prizes. So go visit with her for a spell. She'll brighten your day and that's for sure.

And now for my very first Thankful Thursday Alphabet post!

I am thankful for things that start with A!!

Accounting clients--I'm thankful for all my accounting clients. I know I post about how much I love my job a lot, but it is sooooo wonderful to be able to love your job. I am thankful for the relationships I have with many of my clients. It is nice to be able to call many of them friends as well as clients. I'm also grateful for them because without clients I wouldn't have a job at all and then I couldn't pay my bills. LOL

Allies--I just had to find a way to be thankful for by blog buddies and friends on my first thankful Thursday alphabet post. So I decided to call you allies. Allies are on the same side and have a common cause. You know that is what we are out here in blog world. So thank you for being my ally.

Abilities--I'm thankful for the abilities that God has gifted me with. I can't do EVERYTHING, but I'm glad there are some things that God gave me the ability to do. I'm grateful that He has given each one of you unique abilities as well.

Attitudes--Actually I'm thankful for positive attitudes! I enjoy reading so many of your blogs which inspire me to constantly watch my own attitude. Keep it positive!!

A's--I'm grateful for the A's I made in my summer classes and hope to make more A's in my college work.

Alphabet--I'm thankful that we have letters to combine into words. Without our alphabet we couldn't blog and I would not have met so many of my wonderful blog friends.

Have a great day, everyone!!