Thanksgiving 20

I’m thankful for faithful poets—men and women who express their Christian faith in poetry. I’ve already mentioned that I’m thankful for William Cowper, but there’s also George Herbert, Christina Rossetti, John Donne, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and more I’m forgetting.

What are you thankful for today?

• Julana says she needs “to be more thankful for the beds that our son is always tearing up, and are constantly in a state of needing to be made.” She’s also thankful for the freedom to homeschool.
• Elle is thankful for dead bugs.
• Connie is “thankful to God for restoring health after a recent touch of cold/flu in our family!”
• Kim is thankful for her little town.
• Ann is thankful for expository preaching.
• Lisa is thankful for sharing music.
• Dorothy is thankful for God’s everlasting arms.
• Jodi is thankful for a list of blessings.
• Kim is thankful that it’s Friday!
• Rosemary is thankful that “God is in charge and will provide all our needs.”
• Jenn is thankful for one, two, three blessings.
• Julie is thankful for her daughter, who is turning 9.
• Carla is thankful that she can be a stay-at-home mom.

Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving. 

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here and I’ll included it in one of my thanksgiving posts, or
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post, or
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to make your thanksgiving posts daily during the month, let me know that and you won’t need to send me daily links.

More details here.

If you’ve got a thanksgiving post and I missed it, please let me know so I can add your link.

Thanksgiving 19

Let me tell you a little story, a story I couldn’t tell you if my husband was still here, because he wouldn’t like it. But he isn’t here and I need to tell this as background to today’s thanksgiving.

My husband, you see, didn’t have a bed while he was growing up. When he was in 9th grade, he went to the dump, scavenged an old lounge-type lawn chair, brought it home, and that was his bed. He didn’t have proper covers either, but an old coat or two over him to keep warm.

I was reminded of this yesterday when Kim said she was thankful for her bed. I lived with a man who appreciated a warm bed more than anyone I know because he’d lived without one. I had forgotten that, but Kim’s post reminded me, and made me thankful for my bed, too. It is a good gift that I take for granted while there are plenty of people who don’t have beds and struggle to keep warm at night.

What are you thankful for today?

• Elle is thankful that Jesus is perfectly faithful to his people.
• Connie is thankful for a bouquet of flowers.
• Kim is thankful for feedback.
• Ann is thankful for godly parents and parents-in-law.
• Lisa is thankful for good advice.
• Dorothy is thankful that things are moving along so she can get her scan.
• Jodi is thankful for her amazing mother’s helper.
• Kim is thankful for covenant radio.
• Rachel is thankful for her Community Bible Study class.
• Rosemary is thankful for an astonishing fact.
• Annette is thankful for “family that lets you know when something isn’t right with part of it.”

Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving. 

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here and I’ll included it in one of my thanksgiving posts, or
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post, or
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to make your thanksgiving posts daily during the month, let me know that and you won’t need to send me daily links.

More details here.

If you’ve got a thanksgiving post and I missed it, please let me know so I can add your link.

Round the Sphere Again

A Letter
That will break your heart and inspire you. (Kevin DeYoung)

A History
Briefly, of some anabaptists. (The Upward Call)

A List
Of apologetics books from Apologetics 315.

A Laugh
Tim Challies is writing Christian fiction.

A Look
Bizarre and beautiful landscapes. (WebEcoist)

A Quiz
Name the 9 Clue rooms in 2 minutes. (mental_floss Blog) I got 7, but I  cheated and had help. How did you do?

A Giveaway
but not for me because I don’t live in the US. But if you do, you’ll want to take this very short survey to enter.