Thanksgiving Thursday - September 17, 2015

Welcome to another weekly installment of Thanksgiving Thursday.  :-)

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;

    it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Psalm 33:1

Counting my blessings one by one:

• Taking a ride with my husband through the country to get my favorite coffee ice cream, YUM, and seeing this gorgeous scenery from the two bridges we traveled over as the clouds from the day's rains began to clear out.

{Sorry the picture quality isn't that good as I was shooting in a moving car through a closed window, but in the moment it was absolutely gorgeous!}  :-)

• The sweet and encouraging words of sister blogging friends.

• Watching my granddaughter being tickled by her daddy, listening to her joyful giggles, such a sweet sound.  :-) 

• Walking at the park after sunset with my husband, taking in all the beauty the enveloping darkness brings.  

• Watching the deer come out at dusk, in awe of their trust as they stare back, unphased by my presence...

• Warm chocolate chip walnut cookies fresh from the oven - YUM!

• Using my husband's laptop to blog outside on beautiful days.

• Being led to an article with instructions on how to fix my computer's high memory usage and the wisdom to be able to follow the directions and reduce the computer's memory by 40%!

• Taking the suggestions of a sister blogger, and de-cluttering my desk space.   I feel so much better!  ;-)  {I will share a link to her blog post about organization during my September Favorites post.} 

• Watching my granddaughter getting so close to sitting herself up!  I can't believe she is almost six months old!

• The fun relationship I have with my son-in-law, and the laughter we share.

• Completing the first week's homework for our church's new Bible study series, Judges for You, by Tim Keller, enjoying his approach and insights to the Word of God, and loving being in deep study again.

• Listening to a podcast about friendship from sweet sister blogger, Becky Keife, and being so blessed and encouraged. You can listen here.

Praising God for His many blessings this past week.

A joy that is shared is a joy made double.

Proverb

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