An Attitude of Thankfulness

Happy Monday...


Well again its snowing :( so with me now being a Pastor I found this great book to use with my Youth group I'm so excited about it. Its called Addicted to God 50 days to a more powerful relationship with God By Jim Burns.

Day 1 An Attitude of Thankfulness: This just touched my heart so much I wanted to share it to all of you who read my blog...I hope it moves you the same way it moved me.

Day 1
An Attitude of
Thankfulness

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18



There is always reason to be thankful. Notice that today's Scripture doesn't say to be thankful for all things but to be thankful in all things. Even in the most difficult of circumstances you can find a reason for a thankful heart. I like the phrase that says, "I complained because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet." No matter what your circumstances, i believe there is a reason to be thankful in your circumstances. Your situation may never change, but your attitude can change, and that will make all the difference in the world.
Terry Foxe was a Canadian distance runner who started a run from one side of Canada to the other. He as at least 26 miles a day to raise money for cancer research. He was a cancer victim himself. He ran every mile on one leg, since his right leg had been amputated well above the knee. Almost every day a television announcer or radio newscaster would put a microphone in front of Terry and ask him how his run for cancer was going. Often exhausted and losing valuable strength, Terry would say, "I don't know about tomorrow, but God gave me another day to live, and I'm thankful for each day I'm alive." Terry didn't finish his run across Canada because he died of the dreaded disease. Yet even to the end he remained thankful for each day and considered each day God's gift to him. With an attitude of thankfulness he made the most of a difficult situation.

Going Deeper

1. What is difference between being thankful for all circumstances and thankful in all circumstances as is prescribed in 1 Thessalonians 5:18?

2. What are your circumstances right now? Is it time for you to begin developing a greater attitude of thankfulness in your life?

Further Reading........

Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;Make known His deeds among the peoples. 1 Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,For His loving kindness is everlasting. Psalm 136:1


Till Next Time.....

Ice Festival

OK for all of the times that I talk about how much I hate living in the cold and snow. If you have never been to a ice festival or a ice storm you will never really know how cool and beautiful ice can be.

Well today I got this e-mail that is showing picture's of the Fairbanks Ice Festival in Fairbanks, Alaska. The picture's are so cool I just have to share them. If you have never played in snow I hope that one day you will take a trip North to see snow first hand it is really cool(at first).

I hope you find the picture's as cool as I did... Oh and remember that people make this stuff, thats what makes it even cooler....


Fairbanks Ice Festival,
Fairbanks , Alaska !


There are definitely some "Wows" in these shots !















Till Next Time....

I Love Junk

Some people don't know this but I love Junk....I love what you can make out of something no one wants. I love going to flea Markets, garage sales, and auctions. I love to take the fun stuff I find and make it into something I can use.

I started junking when I ran into this great web page www.JunkMarketStyle.com


It is all about junk and how to make it in style. If you like to junk this is a great web page to check out. There are tons of ideas of what to do with your junk.
They also have a blog here it is http://junkologie.blogspot.com/ check it out.

Here are some of the junk I turned into something cool in my house.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING I EVER MADE. I TOOK A OLD CHAIR AND MADE IT INTO A SHELF FOR MY BATHROOM.CAN I SAY YOU CAN NEVER HAVE 2 MANY BLUE JARS....


I FOUND THIS TABLE AT THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STORE IN RINCON, GA IT WAS REALLY UGLY BUT I NEEDED A TABLE AND IT WAS ONLY $3.00. SO THE HUBBY AND I STRIPED IT DOWN AND RE STAND IT....


THIS IS A OLD BASKET THAT I PUT ON THE WALL BY THE DOOR TO HOLD KEYS AND MAIL...


THE SPOON AND FORK I FOUND AT THE SALVATION ARMY. THEY WERE A BROWN COLOR BUT I SPRAY PAINTED THEM BLACK AND HUNG THEM OVER MY WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN....


I FOUND MY SIDE TABLES AT A GARAGE SALE...THEY WERE A 1970'S GOLD COLOR SO I SPRAY PAINTED THEM BLACK AND PUT A GLASS TOP ON THEM.


So the next time you see some junk just think of what you can do with it..

Till Next Time.....