It’s a new day!
A beautiful new day.
Sunshine streaming in the window. Birds chirping. Cool air whispering through the screens.
Cooper, lost to sight in the milo field, barking, barking, fiercely on the trail of some unseen conquest.
The bumping of scooter wheels and banging of the garage door as my girl feeds the cats and kittens.
Peace.
Beautiful day.
So beautiful.
So thankful.
BECAUSE.
We have cares and struggles and stresses and pain and questions and concerns that have pressed in and cropped up throughout this year. There always are. There always will be.
Yet, we have each other. We have peace. We have Jesus.
We have His word.
We have had love poured out to us from other people.
We’ve grown in grace and gratitude.
We’ve felt the whisper of “I love you” and the strength of His arms circling us tight.
We’ve been held by our Father.
BECAUSE.
He is our strength. We restΒ in Him.
Because, He blesses with beauty, even amid the broken. He plants peace among the pain. He routs worry and weight with His wisdom andΒ drops down reassurance wrapped in His unshakeable truths.
Because He’s Father.
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Thank you so much for this encouraging reminder. It is so easy to get distracted and miss the really important things in life. I have so many reasons to be thankful. I hope you have a lovely weekend!
You have a great weekend too, and thanks for coming by!
I know I always have reasons to be thankful ~ it just takes deeper digging to find them at some times than others. It really shouldn’t, BECAUSE God always has me in His hands, yet there are times when it does.
I really like the idea of being thankful just because. It’s an important lesson, and one we should pass on. Great post!
Thank-you for coming by! I read Choosing Gratitude by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, earlier this year, and I highly recommend it. It is an enjoyable and encouraging read!
Wow! A great reminder that we just need to be thankful because…thanks!
So glad you came by! Have a great weekend!
Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hi and sharing your words here. It is such a blessing that He holds us so close but yet gives us wings to teach us that He is our Father who loves us.
Amen!