Praise Posts 2023 - #4 New Eyes

For the first time in 50 years, I can drive without glasses! Amazing! 

I'm thankful for living in a time when technology has become so advanced, cararacts can be removed without having stitches. And now, lens can be put in to correct vision problems at the same time. Who would have imagined this?

It took me a week after my second surgery to trust myself to drive with no glasses. I felt like a baby bird being pushed out of the nest to drive on my own; but just like a bird, it didn't take me long to fly.

I'm giving God praise also for independence and wheels.

I'm also thankful for spiritual eyes and being able to see the amazing priceless gift Jesus extends to me simply because He loves me. I know better than anyone I don't deserve a single blessing. Because of His great love, He offers me not only eternity, but companionship and guidance on my travels to my spiritual destination.

Friend, He offers you that same gift!

But blessed are your eyes for they see, 

and your ears for they hear.

Matthew 13:16 NKJV

 

Welcome to November Praise Posts, a tradition that has been featured on the Journey since 2014.
 
I’ve much to be thankful for this season. I’m finished with cataract surgery in both eyes; and I'm waiting for my final exam to see what my exact prescription will be. For now, I'm using readers!
 
Therefore, this year’s praise posts are going to be short and sweet. I am definitely grateful for the huge blessings I have in my life; but this year, I want to focus on the small blessings of life. They are there if you just look!

All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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Praise Posts 2023 - #3 Blankets

Thankful for blankets

 

There’s just something comforting about a blankie. Babies drag them around. Grandpas keep them tucked around their knees. Spectators at football games brave cold windy weather with blankets wrapped around them up to their chins.
 
Everyone loves a blanket. My favorite is a plushy animal print one. My husband’s is a brown velour blanket longer than he is. After all, what use is a blanket that does not cover you?
 
Spiritually speaking, I am thankful for love that covers me. Both the Old and the New testaments tell me:
 

But love covers all transgressions. Proverbs 10:12b NASB 1995
 
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 NASB 1995

I’m glad for a family and a church family whose love blankets me. I’m even more thankful for a God who says He loves me with an everlasting love. That’s the ultimate comfort!

Welcome to November Praise Posts, a tradition that has been featured on the Journey since 2014.
 
I’ve much to be thankful for this season. I’m in the middle of cataract surgery on both eyes. It is going well; but it is limiting the amount of time I’m spending writing, both online and otherwise.
 
Therefore, this year’s praise posts are going to be short and sweet. I am definitely grateful for the huge blessings I have in my life; but this year, I want to focus on the small blessings of life. They are there if you just look!

All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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Thanks for dropping by the Journey! I want to always share my post, A Ticket Home, for those who might not know the way Home.

Have you read my Transformation Series yet? The landing page for all the posts can be found at Transformation: Becoming an Effective Prayer Warrior.

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Praise Posts 2023 - #2 Frost

Today, I'm thankful for frost.

You might say, "Frost? Why are you thankful for frost? It's cold!"

Frost is pretty. It coats the landscape with sparkles. Somehow, the great outdoors seems hushed and still when there is a coating of frost (or snow). And when the sun comes up, the frost is burned away (unlike snow).

Frost is God's idea; and He determines when the conditions are right.

And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? 
Job 28:29b NKJV

 

I'm thankful frost comes, because it does away with the bugs. Now, when I drive at night, bugs will not head for my car windshield and grill on their suicide missions. From now until spring, I'm living in a bug-free zone. No more mosquitos. No annoying buzzing flies who relentlessly invade my space.

 What's not to love about frost?

Welcome to November Praise Posts, a tradition that has been featured on the Journey since 2014.
 
I’ve much to be thankful for this season. I’m in the middle of cataract surgery on both eyes. It is going well; but it is limiting the amount of time I’m spending writing, both online and otherwise.
 
Therefore, this year’s praise posts are going to be short and sweet. I am definitely grateful for the huge blessings I have in my life; but this year, I want to focus on the small blessings of life. They are there if you just look!

All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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Thanks for dropping by the Journey! I want to always share my post, A Ticket Home, for those who might not know the way Home.

Have you read my Transformation Series yet? The landing page for all the posts can be found at Transformation: Becoming an Effective Prayer Warrior.

Sharing at Tune In Thursday

Praise Posts 2023 - #1

Thankful for Trees

I praise God He made trees. Imagine a world without them!

 
They add so much to our lives. They provide shade, shelter, sustenance, and sanctuary.
 
Trees also are an example to us. When a tree is deeply rooted, it can stand during the fiercest of storms.
 

He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:3 NKJV

If a believer is planted and watered by God’s word, he can also stand during times of adversity. He won’t shrivel; but instead, be well-watered, fruitful, and prosperous.
 
Not only am I thankful for trees, I want to be like one.
 

Welcome to November Praise Posts, a tradition that has been featured on the Journey since 2014.
 
I’ve much to be thankful for this season. I’m in the middle of cataract surgery on both eyes. It is going well; but it is limiting the amount of time I’m spending writing, both online and otherwise.
 
Therefore, this year’s praise posts are going to be short and sweet. I am definitely grateful for the huge blessings I have in my life; but this year, I want to focus on the small blessings of life. They are there if you just look!

All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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Thanks for dropping by the Journey! I want to always share my post, A Ticket Home, for those who might not know the way Home.

Have you read my Transformation Series yet? The landing page for all the posts can be found at Transformation: Becoming an Effective Prayer Warrior.

Sharing at Let's Have Coffee