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HelloPrecious  Family of God: ((Big hugs)). Happy Thanksgiving Day with  Jesus and all your loved ones. What ar e you all doing for Thanksgiving? We are resting because hubby  has to work tomorrow, but we will have a real nice dinner,  baby back ribs, chicken, mashed potatoes, lots of steamed veggi es, and some nice vanilla ice cream. I have to eat real different due to all my illnesses, alergies etc. but we are thanking God  for you and that we are all still here to share with you and  cover you in all our prayers. I love you all so very much and i am here for you if you need me ok (954)885-1560   or you can email me at: preciou...@yahoo.com I am also at Facebook at  my cafe, farmtown,  fishville, and farmville,  so please leave me a note ok  How is your week going?? Ours is flying by, it seems the older we get the faster the time goes. We made a little snack for you, Come relax and enjoy ok! Thank you Jesus for holding our lives in your hands, what a Faithful and Loving Abba Father God we serve. I love you all so very much, please know i am praying for you all through the day!   Always know we are Family, thank you Jesus for each one who will be reading this today What a huge Blessing you all are! Hope you can take a minute or two and let us know how you are,  if you need prayer? My prayer each day is that you all will make our message boards a real  awesome way to talk and share a prayer, smile,  hug or what ever the Lord leads ok We LOVE to see you and love to know you are being blessed here. Let us know you dropped by. We so appreciate all your poems,  prayers, devotions links, household hints, etc. and all your messages!!   Come Chat With Us http://pub30.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=2521698910&cpv=1 Weekend Inspiration Thanksgiving, by Phil Ware Wilbur was a sweet man with  a serious countenance -- those who didn't know him would call him dour or crusty. But, his heart was good and generous and kind. His  young grandson, who was four or five at the time, came to stay with his  grandparents for a week. On weekdays, they had the typical southern breakfast -- eggs, bacon,  toast, orange juice, and coffee. On Saturday, however, Wilbur and Willie Maude usually had cereal and coffee or juice. They sat down at the breakfast table and Wilbur asked his young grandson  to say the blessing. The little guy hesitated for a minute, and  then prayed, "Dear God,  we thank you for this breakfast ... even though it's small. In Jesus' name. Amen." Wilbur cracked up with laughter. We do have so many things for which we can be thankful.  However, if we are not careful, the challenges  of our moment in time can wilt the joy right out of our Thanksgiving. Like many of you, I've lost 1/3 of my retirement over the last year. I know folks on fixed incomes who are seriously hurting now financially.  I opened an email this morning from a friend who will have no job  this week. A family that I love is deep in grief during what is supposed  to be a special and blessed time of the year. These concerns easily give way to fear. With the negative orientation our news and gossip magazines  take, our hearts can be seized with anxiety and dread. Our prayers  soon become laundry lists of things for God to fix -- listen to our words: "Give me!" "Help me!"  "Heal me!""Rescue me!" Certainly we are to turn to God honestly and openly  about the burdens of our hearts to "receive mercy  and find grace to help us in our time of need" (Hebrews 4:16 TNIV). But with our cries for help,  we must not forget the importance of being  thankful for the incredible blessings we have in Jesus (Colossians 4:2). God isn't asking us for false or forced thanksgiving or some kind of simplistic relabeling of bad stuff. We are called back to the deep spiritual wells of grace we  have in Jesus. From prison, Paul writes:   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has   blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in   Christ (Ephesians 1:3).   Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your   gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious   about anything, but in every  situation, by prayer and petition,   with thanksgiving, present  your requests to God.  And the peace of   God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and   your minds in Christ Jesus  (Philippians 4:4-7). The liturgy of our lives is thanksgiving. Because we have Jesus, and because he has us, our future is secure. Our relationships in Christ are eternal. All partings and every agony we face here are temporary. With this hope, we are to reframe all of life in a chorus song of thanksgiving:   Cultivate thankfulness. ...  Let every detail in your lives --   words, actions, whatever --  be done in the name of the Master,   Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way (Colossians   3:16-17 MSG). In Jesus, the liturgy of our lives is thanksgiving -- not just one day a year, but every day until we  are lost in the thankful wonder of His presence, at home with Him forever.   Yes, dear God, we do thank  you for all the ways you have blessed   us, for they are indeed, NOT small!     Please know we are always praying 4 you! Please Call our 24/7 Prayer phone line (954)885-1560 May our Lord and Savior keep you in His loving hands, i pray He will comfort you, strengthen you and bring healing in all areas of your body, mind, Spirit and all areas of your life. May God richly bless you this day and always GrannyFaith Please Come Say Hi to me http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IntimacyWithGodPrayerMinistry/?yguid=155440191