Everyday's Thanksgiving, Part #21

I'm thankful for:

0401. extra hours at work, even if they do seem WAY too long!

0402. learning how to do new things quickly and well

0403. protection against harm

0404. In God's Underground by Richard Wurmbrand

0405. mops

0406. and brooms

0407. and washcloths

0408. and soap!

0409. lotion

0410. double-sided tape

0411. mini vacations

0412. profitable fundraisers

0413. weddings!

0414. paper airplanes

0415. the ocean

0416. lilies

0417. crew discounts

0418. rose petals

0419. Netflix

0420. Sprite

Turn Your Eyes

Turn Your eyes upon Jesus

Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

-- Helen Lemmel

A Better Resurrection

I have no wit, no words, no tears;
   My heart within me like a stone
Is numbed too much for hopes or fears;
   Look right, look left, I dwell alone;
I lift mine eyes, but dimmed with grief
   No everlasting hills I see;
My life is in the falling leaf:
   O Jesus, quicken me.


My life is liked a faded leaf,
   My harvest dwindled to a husk;
Truly my life is void and brief
   And tedious in the barren dusk;
My life is like a frozen thing,
   No bud or greenness can I see:
Yet rise it shall—the sap of Spring;
   O Jesus, rise in me.


My life is like a broken bowl,
   A broken bowl that cannot hold
One drop of water for my soul
   Or cordial in the searching cold;
Cast in the fire the perished thing,
   Melt and remould it, till it be
A royal cup for Him my King:
   O Jesus, drink of me.


-- Christina Rossetti

Everyday's Thanksgiving, Part #20

I'm thankful for:

0381. our COGS talent night/dinner that we're going to be having tonight!

0382. the opportunity to go to Regeneration this summer

0383. bright blue skies (I miss those skies, what with the smoke here lately!)

0384. however, I'm so thankful that the AZ fire is at least a little bit contained now

0385. fire fighters who are willing to put their lives in harms way to protect others

0386. and police officers

0387. sleep ;D

0388. kiddie pools

0389. trash cans

0390. a wonderful graduation ceremony

0391. my extended family

0392. my body-of-Christ family

0393. pedometers

0394. visors

0395. cool rocks

0396. orphanages--at least the ones that really provide good care for the kids

0397. my Compassion child, Djamsel

0398. surgery to correct eye problems

0399. people who are willing to sacrifice everything for God

0400. stripes