Thankful Buckets of Water

Yikes! Was it really July when I posted last? Where have the days gone?



Perhaps mashed between the sweet potato-encrusted fingers of my 8-month old.
Or bookmarking the pages of my 3-year old daughter's favorite book.
In wonderful conversations with my husband.
And in times of picking up my Bible instead of my laptop.



All good places to leave one's days since they are non-returnable.



I look back over the days of the past year at all that God has done ... provided my husband with a good job. Moved us to a new city and our first house. Got us ALL through the uncomfortable last months of pregnancy and arrival of Baby. And through the first 8 months of his life. Through potty training of Big Sister.



I love how God cares about every detail.



And now, here it is -- 5 days until Thanksgiving.



So much to thank God for.

1. His Son.
2. His love for me, a sinner.
3. Salvation.
4. Hearing God speak.
5. Recognizing His voice.
6. Health.
7. Provision.
8. Family.
9. And their unconditional love.
10.The chuckling laughter of a little baby delighted with your face.
11. The shrieks of joyful greetings by a preschooler when Daddy's home.
12. My shrieks of joyful greetings when Daddy's home.
13. A warm house to live in.
14. Food to put on the table.
15. The 4 faces around that table.
16. Ice cream after that food's been eaten and two of the faces have gone to bed.



There's much more to be thankful for, and I'm sure more will become very glaringly apparent once my preschooler and I spend time making "Thanksgiving Cookies" next week. Does anyone make non-messy flour? No? Okay, I'll settle for a bucket of water...



Isaiah 12:3 says, "Joyfully you'll pull up buckets of water from the wells of salvation. And as you do it, you'll say, "Give thanks to God."