Thankful Thursday

"O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee,
my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;"  Psalm 63:1

I had a rough start to my week.  The cares of this world seemed so overwhelming and I started to stress and have small panic attacks.  I longed for quiet and rest and wasn't finding it. 

 

I wasn't looking in the right place. 

 

I'm so thankful for the following:

• Jesus is my rest and peace
• He came that I might have life and have it abundantly.
• God is faithful to bring us up out of the muck and mire when we call out to Him
• That God placed this huge hole in my heart that can only be filled by Him
• Because of that empty hole my spirit longs to filled
• He satisfies my longing heart
• The Lord saw fit to give me some amazing praying friends who have shared godly encouragement with me this week.
• Spending the night and morning with my daughter
• Being able to show love to my family by serving them
• finding fulfillment in serving even when no one notices because my perspective and expectations have been changed
• early mornings with Jesus
• the antics of our kittens
• sweet, soft kitten cuddles
• sweet tea
• a hardworking husband
• that Scott was able to be home for almost an entire week!!
• watching Andrew take pride in learning a new skill - lawn mowing.  He did an awesome job!
• Christopher taking the initiative to do something for me simply because he knew it would bring me joy.
• late night talks with my boys before bedtime.
• Andrew blessing Christopher with a candy treat from the gas station with his own money and knowing that he couldn't have any of it but still wanting to bless him.
• the smell of fresh baked dinner rolls to go with our creamy ham and potato soup for supper.