Thankful Thursday
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 9:45AM 
I’m thankful that the spring pollen levels seem to be dropping. I heard this morning on the radio that we had record pollen levels this year. Record pollen levels for us, that is, and close to the record pollen levels in the whole wide world ever recorded. I’m thankful that I’ve learned in previous years how to manage my spring allergies and that the antihistamines kept my reactions in control. After hearing that pollen-in-the-north news report, I feel like I’ve dodged a bullet before I knew it was there, and for that I am thankful to God, who is sovereign over both pollen and me.
I’m thankful that many of the plants in the garden are up now and I can back off a little on the constant hand watering.
I’m thankful that God has revealed himself to us in scripture so that I can know more of him than I would if I only had creation to tell me of him. Without the revelation in scripture, what would I know about the grace of God?
On Thursdays throughout this year, I plan to post a few thoughts of thanksgiving along with Kim at the Upward Call and others. Why don’t you participate by posting your thanksgiving each week, too? It’ll be an encouragement to you and to others, I promise.
Reader Comments (5)
We've had such an enormous amount of pollen this week, and I dearly hope it clears up soon. We don't have central air conditioning and it's hard to decide whether to open the windows and clean up loads of pollen or keep them closed and be too warm.
What do you do to keep your allergy symptoms at bay? Hubby suffers dreadfully from them, espoecially when the maple trees start budding.
Thanks for the reminder of the awesome gift of the revelation of Himself that Scripture is to us, Rebecca.
Kim,
I just take OTC Reactine. The 24hr stuff so I just have to take one pill a day. It's supposed to be non-drowsy, but it does make me a little dopey for the first few days, but after that I seem to be okay. And I try to start taking it before I get symptoms.
We have had record pollen counts here in Texas too. I am severely allergic and asthmatic and while it has been a difficult two months; I have seen the gracious hand of God in many miraculous ways. What a blessing to us who suffer that He gives us the wonders o fmedical science and medications. I am so grateful for that. I am looking forward to a drop in the pollen count if He so wills.