Prayer ...

James Smith said,

"A real Christian has sympathy with all true believers. They are taken up into his heart, and are included in his prayers. For them he praises God, and for them he pleads with God. As one with Christ, he is one with them. As interested in Christ, he feels interested in them. They may be poor and needy, they may be oppressed and despised, they may be weak and feeble—but they excite his admiration, and draw forth his love."

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 19

"The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold....
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sunburned hands, I used to hold
Since you went away, the days grow long
And soon I'll hear ol' winter's song.
But I miss you most of all my darling,
When autumn leaves start to fall."
-  Johnny Mercer, lyrics, Autumn Leaves

"Grandma's Hands"

These are the hands
that held me up high
higher and higher
till I touched the sky

These are the hands
that would lovingly wipe
the tears from my cheeks
When I fell off my bike

These are the hands
that would tickle my side
till I'd wiggle and giggle
and laugh till I cried

These are the hands
that dressed me up warm
they'd button and tuck
to keep me safe from the storm

These are the hands
that now need my care
as I bathe her and dress her
and brush her gray hair

These are the hands
that once were so mighty
they now need my help
to button her nightie

These are the hands
that I'm happy to hold
to keep her from harm
and to ward off the cold

These are the hands.....
"That taught me to love"

Anonymous

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 17

 

Leaves  ~~~

"How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow."
by  Elsie N. Brady

 

 

“Thankful” that my son and his wife are having a good vacation in Florida. That their flight went well along with the hussle of boarding. Since son never flew before he was anxious about it all. They were to fly out of Pittsburgh at 7:10pm He texted me right before boarding. Then again when they exited the plane. He said, “I’m on the ground!  made it.” I wrote back, “Thank You Lord!” He said back, “I was sitting right beside Him We watched the world going to bed.” I just sat there and cried.  I never flew and don’t plan on it but it must be something to see something like this. Above the clouds as day turns to night. “The Heavens declare the Glory of God!”  Amen …

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 16

 

"November comes

And November goes,

With the last red berries

And the first white snows.

With night coming early,

And dawn coming late,

And ice in the bucket

And frost by the gate.

The fires burn

And the kettles sing,

And earth sinks to rest

Until next spring."

~~   Elizabeth Coatsworth

 

I’m “thankful” for the fact that I live where you witness the changes of the season’s in all their glory. It’s a dreary gray day here in south-central PA.

I’m “thankful” for books and magazines that fill the mind, help us to stretch and grow, ones that teach and ones that cut to the quick, ones that cause us to create and ones that take us places we may never go in person, for those of poetry and rhyme, for those that tell us of the past and talk of the future.

 

Join us at Rebecca-Writes for a Month of November Thankfulness!

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 13

 

This is Jaxx. He is a Pudel Pointer.

The is Bella. She is a Deutsch Drahthaar.

And this is Dakota. He is a Chocolate Lab.

These are a source of love and enjoyment!

We are so ‘thankful’ for  these good companions.

This is Joey. He belongs to my youngest son and his wife.

He is a Jack Russell mix. Little ball of Dy-no-mite!

And this one! Well he is the new love in my Mom’s life.

He’s a tea cup poodle named ZaZoo. He weighs 3 1/2 lbs.

And he is not afraid of the big dogs.

Then there are the fish in the pond and 2 Betta fish.

When we all get together it’s like WOW, especially when Joey comes

and the gangs all here …… 

but that’s is what makes memories.

Thank you Lord for our furry and finned friends whom You created

for our good pleasure.

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 12

 

"There is an elusive quality about November sunlight. At night, little faraway houses, never seen in summer, suddenly prick the dark with their lamps. Fields of winter wheat appear, visible now the leaves are down. All the browns, a thousand browns, come out. Rust-brown, sand-brown, topaz-brown, and the faded gold of harvest fields. The contour of the land is evident, folds and hills and valleys. The sky over all is soft and hazy, and there is a feeling in the air that winter is coming. The shadows look different, sloping across the pale grass. This is a peaceful, serene land, and never quite so peaceful as now, with the crops in, wood piled high, houses snugged down, brooks running slow with leaves. The days grow shorter. Dusk comes before we are finished with the day."

from The Book of Stillmeadow by Gladys Tabor

Praise God!

Praising and exclaiming how thankful I am for all that He has given to me!

Thankful that He is :

“Jehovah Ro’-i ~~ The Lord My Shepherd”    Psalm 23:1

“Jehovah ‘Ori ~~ The Lord My Light”    Psalm 27:1

“Jehovah Kabodhi ~~ The Lord My Glory”     Psalm 3:3

November of Thanksgiving ~~ Day 11

 

I’m thankful that this happened and I wish I could have been there to experience something like this!  AMEN and Amen!  Enjoy!