Forty-third Tuesday

#s 1381- 1384 

I'm sitting in the waiting room at the mechanic.  

I'm very thankful for:

-Thomas, who put on the spare before class

-Jeff and company here at C & S who are polite, honest, helpful

a flat tire in the driveway instead of on the road.

-that I even have a car to drive,

a luxury in most of the world.  I don't take it lightly.

#1385 - 1392

These days, I'm working to make a garden more beautiful.

I'm very thankful for:

-a gift to help me do this work

-helpful, knowledgeable nursery men and women

-a friend's truck to use

-health and strength to dig, rake, prune

-boys to help

-rain

-glossy deep evergreen foliage

-flowers every season

#s 1393- 1398

I have the privilege of teaching this year.

I'm very thankful for:

-my eager, curious students

-so many resources available to us

-this endlessly fascinating world around us

-loupes to see up close and the wonders we see

-binoculars for seeing those distant birds

-students really learning

-students really loving class

#s1399 - 1402

I have a far flung family that I miss a LOT

I'm very thankful for:

-skype*

-cell phones and free long distance

-fb chat

-email

-good old fashioned letters

-that we will all be together, Lord willing, in a couple of months!

#1403 - 1413

I am part of a loving church

I am very thankful for:

-grace-filled biblical teaching

-those who lead worship, week in and week out

-cheerful nursery helpers

-faithful pray-ers

-happy fellowship, laughter, friendship

-those who come alongside, bearing one another's burdens

-answers to prayer

-teachers

-a place to meet
-those who reach out to hurting ones

-time to study together and encourage

-seeing the love of Jesus lived out

This day has not started out the way I anticipated.  But here I sit, the temptation to complain replaced by the opportunity to reflect on some of the good gifts He has given.  This morning, an auto repair shop waiting room has become a place of thanksgiving and praise.

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* I still find it amazing that we can be around the globe from each other and see each other as though we were in the same room.  What a far cry from the earlier days of our marriage when Coty had to travel for weeks at a time and we paid expensive long distance and spoke once every couple of weeks for a very short time!   Asia seems a little closer these days.