Truth 4 the Journey hosts Thankful Thursdays again this week. So here is my list of “thankful things”. I offer them all to God.
1. I am thankful for retreats. I went on retreat with my husband this past weekend. It was a retreat for Catholic deacons and their wives. The theme was living the Paschal Mystery of Christ. On the very first evening, Fr. P. talked about taking time to spend with God. Time away from our everyday ordinary schedule and stresses. Time to spend in prayer with God. Time to remember that we need to make God the center of our lives. I have been struggling so much with that. My schedule is so full and I let the schedule rule my life. The retreat gave me the time to spend with God that I have been craving for a long time now. Thank you, Lord.
2. I am thankful for my job. I work as a parish secretary and there are a lot of stresses in this job, believe it or not. But there is so much good about it. The people I work with, the people I can help, the closeness I feel to Jesus when I am there. And this job is keeping our family afloat in these tough times. So I thank you, Lord, for leading me here.
3. I am thankful for my “blogging” friends. This is a new world for me but I have learned a lot and shared a lot with others. The inspiration I receive and hopefully give, the exchange of thoughts and ideas, the willingness to help the new girl on the “blog” (sorry), is really gratifying and, I must say, fun. It widens my horizons and helps me to grow, in my writing, in my faith, in my willingness to share and be open. It has really been a surprise for me that I enjoy it as much as I do. Of course I enjoy writing and I enjoy reading. And I especially enjoy writing about faith and God. So go figure.
4. I am thankful for chocolate. What can I say? I am a chocoholic. I am also going back on a diet. I will still have some chocolate, but, as they say, all good things in moderation.
5. I am thankful for the gift of life. My life has been difficult at times, but it has been blessed as well. I look at my family and friends and my church and I think of how grateful I am to be able to experience the love of family and friends. I look at sunsets and stars and I think of how grateful I am to be able to experience God’s creation. God gives us so many gifts. And I wonder, how can we not be thankful?
1. I am thankful for retreats. I went on retreat with my husband this past weekend. It was a retreat for Catholic deacons and their wives. The theme was living the Paschal Mystery of Christ. On the very first evening, Fr. P. talked about taking time to spend with God. Time away from our everyday ordinary schedule and stresses. Time to spend in prayer with God. Time to remember that we need to make God the center of our lives. I have been struggling so much with that. My schedule is so full and I let the schedule rule my life. The retreat gave me the time to spend with God that I have been craving for a long time now. Thank you, Lord.
2. I am thankful for my job. I work as a parish secretary and there are a lot of stresses in this job, believe it or not. But there is so much good about it. The people I work with, the people I can help, the closeness I feel to Jesus when I am there. And this job is keeping our family afloat in these tough times. So I thank you, Lord, for leading me here.
3. I am thankful for my “blogging” friends. This is a new world for me but I have learned a lot and shared a lot with others. The inspiration I receive and hopefully give, the exchange of thoughts and ideas, the willingness to help the new girl on the “blog” (sorry), is really gratifying and, I must say, fun. It widens my horizons and helps me to grow, in my writing, in my faith, in my willingness to share and be open. It has really been a surprise for me that I enjoy it as much as I do. Of course I enjoy writing and I enjoy reading. And I especially enjoy writing about faith and God. So go figure.
4. I am thankful for chocolate. What can I say? I am a chocoholic. I am also going back on a diet. I will still have some chocolate, but, as they say, all good things in moderation.
5. I am thankful for the gift of life. My life has been difficult at times, but it has been blessed as well. I look at my family and friends and my church and I think of how grateful I am to be able to experience the love of family and friends. I look at sunsets and stars and I think of how grateful I am to be able to experience God’s creation. God gives us so many gifts. And I wonder, how can we not be thankful?
10 thoughts:
Great list of thankfulness!
The blood of Jesus, shed for you and I, when we surrender all.
Lovingly,
Yolanda
That is a great list! I wanted to thank you for dropping in on my blog and following along- thank you!
I am thankful for Twitter ! Yep, because it brought me to you. Absolutely.
Thankful for being able to take care of my parents, and dad now that mom is gone.
Thankful for my daughter and grand children living next door yahooo!
God bless all for visiting my blog!
Yolanda- Thanks for comment. I visited your blog and left a comment.
Squelly - I visited your blog too and left a comment. Thanks for following me! And for the visit!
memoriadei - Thank you. You are so sweet. And I am truly thankful to have met you too! I enjoy our conversations and all the info you share!! And thanks for your Thankful List!
What an amazing list! You have inspired me to appreciate all of life -- even the parts that are not as much fun as others!
I worked as a church secretary for about a year a long time ago. It was indeed both stressful and rewarding:-)
Glad you had an opportunity for a retreat with your husband.
Thank you Mary!! I am glad to have inspired you! Being grateful really helps my attitude be more positive or appreciative than it often is! Blessings!
Colleen,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I love your Thankful Thursday list. I am always thankful for my faith. It gets me through everything and anything.
Thanks for your comment. These lists are fun aren't they? Nice to be reminded of what we have to be thankful for.
I smiled as I read your list--especially when I got to the one about chocolate!
Thanks April, chocolate makes me smile too!
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