Thanks

A Season of Thanks and Blessings

Thanks!
Danke! - German
Bedankt! - Dutch
Merci! - French

Cảm ơn - Vietnamese

Definition of thanksgiving (n)

Bing Dictionary

• thanks·giv·ing
• [ thàngks gívving ]

1. prayer of thanks: a prayer that offers thanks to God
2. giving of thanks: an expression or an act of giving thanks
3. public acknowledgment of divine goodness: a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness

Some of those simple moments in life that I am grateful and thankful for:

• Apples slices with cinnamon
• A real piece of mail (snail mail)
• Hand Quilting/working on my quilt that 3 generations have now worked on!!!
• Hugs from the ones I love
• Finishing a good book and beginning a new one
• The color of Autumn leaves when they are at their brightest
• The feeling after a hard workout...feeling recharged and exhausted at the same time
• Spending quality time with friends and family
• A hot cup of tea on a cold day
• A home cooked meal, cooked for and shared with someone/people
• A house with a spare room/art room that family and friends can stay in when they come to visit
• Wonderful neighbors
• Feeling God's presence...often in nature
• Finding that "perfect" gift for someone
• A good...good laugh
• Road trips and travel adventures
• Creating: Art, music, crafts, cooking, writing
• Scriptures/The Word of God, becoming alive and telling me exactly what I need to hear when I need to hear it:

Psalm 100
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."

• An incredible man of God. A man of honor and integrity and a man who is able to surprise me by flying in for a short weekend...just because he missed me!!! A man that makes me feel special and beautiful often. A man that I can trust, depend upon and feel safe around. A man that makes me laugh and brings perspective as needed/when asked.

Well these are just a few of the many, many, many blessings and life moments that I am beyond thankful for.