Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Psalm 31:19 ~ Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Hello friend! Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope you have a wonderful time today celebrating the goodness of God with friends and family. There are so many blessings God has loaded each one of us with that we could go on and on counting them, but I'll just list 3 that I have been thinking about recently. 

1. The precious family God has blessed me with.

2. The Bible. It is such a blessing to have a complete translation of the word of God so freely available in our language, and I'm very grateful for it. 

3. The way the Lord works in the smallest details of our lives, the details that would not seem important to anyone else but us, and to know that God cares is such a sweet comfort.

Now it's your turn! What are three things you are especially grateful for today? 

Isaiah 25:1 ~ O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day! 

President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day after the armistice was signed at the end of World War I. In his speech, he said, "the anniversary of Armistice Day should stir us to a great exaltation of spirit because of the proud recollection that it was our day, a day above those early days of that never-to-be forgotten November which lifted the world to the high levels of vision and achievement upon which the great war for democracy and right was fought and won." 

An act on May 13, 1938 by Congress declared Armistice Day as a legal holiday. Then on June 5, 1954 Congress changed to Veteran's Day. In his speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "I...do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday 11, 1954, as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain." 

Even though this post is going out later than I would have liked, I just wanted to say how thankful I am for the veterans of this country. Freedom originated with God, and I am so grateful for the men and women who have served God and served our country by fighting for the freedoms America enjoys today. I'm so thankful for this solemn holiday that reminds us that freedom comes at a great sacrifice, and may we never take it for granted. To all the veterans, thank you for your service. It shall never be forgotten. 

"O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,

Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation!

Blest with vict'ry and peace may the heav'n rescued land,

Praise the power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 

And this be our motto- "In God is our trust,"

And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."