Thankful Monday!?

"But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors Me.  If you keep to My path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”   ~Psalm 50:23

(I'm going to make an effort to write today, tomorrow, and Wednesday, since Thursday begins my 10 week break-from-distractions/ time to seriously seek God (and seriously spend my work day doing actual work).  I have missed the last two "Thankful Thursdays," so I want to make up for that today.)

• I am thankful that I serve a faithful God who will never give up on or abandon me!
• I'm thankful for the long Memorial Day weekend ahead! :)
• I'm thankful that I'm getting to know the hearts of some of the girls in my Community Group.
• I'm thankful for adorable white pom puppies!!
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• I'm thankful for my family!  My parents are coming down this week to help work on my yard.  Not sure why I wrote help, as I will not really be contributing toward that project. lol
• I'm thankful for Radical... for the reminder that my life can have more impact in one month with the power of the Holy Spirit flowing through me than it would have in my entire lifetime through my own abilities minus God's power. 
• "His power is SO SUPERIOR to ours.  Why would we not desperately seek it?"

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• I'm thankful that I'm genuinely excited about spending more time in God's Word and prayer!
• I'm so thankful that I don't have to figure it all out or make the big decisions on my own.
• I am thankful for creativity, and the joy of painting and creating art. :)
• I'm thankful for Malori and Laura, my closest friends, because they love me and I love them. I had a much longer explanation written out, but that phrase pretty much sums it up. :)
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• I am thankful for my "new" friend, Brittany Bolt (when she introduces herself, she always says, "Like a lightening bolt" and does the little hand zig-zag hand motion.) :)  She is quite probably the most powerfully Christlike woman I've ever personally known... and I hope to get to know her much better!
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• (Her family is from Jamaica, but recently moved to Joplin, and her sister's house was destroyed by yesterday's tornado.)
• I'm thankful that Emily sent out an email at 3am urging our group to pull together and "be the church" and help their family... awesome!
• I am thankful for Ruth and Charlotte, and for the (10 week) Revelation study!
• I'm thankful for my LG friends, and how fun and refreshing it is to hang out with them.  (Pic is the game night at Bobbi's.)
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• I'm thankful that God forgives and heals and restores.
• I am thankful that in less than 6 months, I get to go back to Vegas with my awesome and hilarious VCGO friends!!
• Ahh, patriotic ridiculousness.
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• The end.