Numbers 28-31 and More

Okay, so I am late again--but I am going to finish up--and maybe keep going (selfishly, this is a very good exercise for me--keeps my perspective more God-centered, makes me more accountable to live and think in a way that pleases Him....)

#28--Laughter and time away with family. I know I have been thankful for family again and again, but I wish I could express adequately what they all mean to me. Whether it's riding in the car, camping, sitting around the table or in the living room, skyping, texting, talking, whatever....I love being in contact with my loved ones--nothing in life is more fulfilling, and my friends, who are "family," are counted here as well!

#29--SNOW! I love snow any time. But in October, what a treat! And who knew when I dropped my two men on the Appalachian Trail on a beautiful, WARM, sunny day (they hiked in shorts), that a blizzard was lurking around the corner and they would wake to 5 inches of snow and still snowing, leaves-laden branches snapping and falling all around? safety--so glad they were safe and actually enjoyed some of this adventure, which will certainly be a memory! safety also on the roads--I saw 10 accidents on the slippery roads going to pick them up...a 50-minute drive turned into a 2 hour harrowing trip...thank you for guardian angels!

#30--Pictures--to remind of us of those good times that grow faded in our minds some times

#31--Psalm 103--Wow! Try reading it slowly, digesting each verse, each word, each promise, letting the Holy Spirit minister to your soul--wow. (I emphasized some of the things that stuck out at me (there are more); but I hope I don't stunt the ideas that God wants to speak to you....so I didn't do them all....)

¹ Praise the LORD, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
² Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
³ who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

⁶ The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:
⁸ The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹ He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
¹⁰ he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
¹² as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
¹⁵ The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
¹⁶ the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.

¹⁹ The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰ Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
²¹ Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
²² Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the LORD, my soul.

A fitting way to end the month, I think...and THANK YOU to all of you who inspired me and helped me look to the Lord in thankfulness--I loved reading all your thanks--and look forward to MORE! Never think it is boring to be thankful--I think we are called to live in gratitude each and every moment of the day! Love you all.