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Friday, December 31, 2004

Today I am thankful that my friend is safe, even if it means she can't come visit me, she is safe.

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Thursday, December 30, 2004

Today's Air1 Verse:
Philippians 1:11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation Ц those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ Ц for this will bring much glory and praise to God.

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Today, after reading an e-mail from a friend, I'm thankful not only for all the physical and material success I've had in my life the last year, I'm thankful for my spiritual growth. I'm thankful that God brought me through so much in the last year and that I'm a better person and have gained character ... because it's not physical/material things that make one happy; it's God.

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I'm home from a 6 day vacation in Tucson with my parents and sister and BIL.

I'm thankful for a fun trip and a great time with my family

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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Today I am thankful for my co-worker who offered her generosity to me by coming into work 2 hours early and taking DH and I to the airport tonight. She also called me at 4:30 this morning to make sure I was awake so I could get to work at 5 am.

I'm also thankful that I get to go to Arizona tonight!!!

I'm thankful for a job with flexible schedules and the ability to switch shifts so I can go to the airport this afternoon.

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Sunday December 19, 2004

Today, on my 25th birthday, I am thankful for LIFE. I'm thankful that my parents chose to bare children and that I was one of them. I'm thankful that Jesus saw fit to bring me into this world and make me who I am. I'm thankful that Jesus came to earth as a baby and lived life as we (sort of) know it. I'm thankful that Jesus was 25 and knows what it's like to be 25. I'm thankful that my husband celebrates my life with me and cares so much about me.

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Friday, December 17, 2004

Psalm 139

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known {me.} 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. 5 You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. 6 {Such} knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is {too} high, I cannot attain to it.

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," 12 Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike {to You.} 13 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, {And} skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained {for me,} When as yet there was not one of them.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. 19 O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. 20 For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take {Your name} in vain. 21 Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? 22 I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Today I'm very thankful for loving parents who protected me growing up and treated me as a real person.

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Re: Psalm 107:1-22

God is always there...He'll never abandon us no matter how many times we abandon Him. We can make the same stupid mistake every day, and yet God will still forgive us and take us back into His arms. I just think it's an awesome, awesome passage expressing God's faithfulness!

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Psalm 107:1-22

1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say {so,} Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3 And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. 5 {They were} hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. 7 He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! 9 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. 10 There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, 11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. 12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart. 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

16 For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. 17 Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. 20 He sent His word and healed them, And delivered {them} from their destructions. 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! 22 Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.

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Today I'm thankful for the trombone my parents bought me when I graduated, and the worship team that's going to let me play on Sunday. I love Christmas time.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2004

It's been a couple days. I've been under the weather and busy at work.

But I'm still thankful. I'm thankful that I wasn't too sick to work so I could save my vacation time for my trip to AZ!

I'm thankful I'm feeling better.

I'm thankful that we here at CW have good admin who listen to us and take our thoughts/comments/opinions seriously.

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Monday, December 6, 2004 Today I'm thankful for a husband who is super duper understanding.

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Today I'm thankful for vacation time at work so I could take the afternoon off to sleep since I'm not feeling too well

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Thursday December 2, 2004

I'm sad today. I got an e-mail from my best friend yesterday. Her little sister, 20 I think, has Down's Syndrome. She is a wonderful person and has a great heart for God. When she was three she had leukemia. She beat it. She had other problems growing up, such as hip replacement and some surgery on her skull - which resulted in meningitis.

Anyway, Annie was re-diagnosed with Leukemia again this past week. I love this little girl. She is the reason I have my nickname 'Tine.

So I'm sad. I am praying for her. I don't know if she's going to survive. On one hand I believe that she is strong and a fighter and has been through so much that she'll be able to handle this and God is in control. On the other hand, I can't help but think that she's physically unhealthy and that to beat Leukemia twice is really rare and that she's not going to survive chemo this time.

I'm prepared for either case. I'm also saving my money so that if I have to buy a plane ticket to Colo I can.

So...on that note: today I'm thankful for healing and for God's absolute control over everything!

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Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Today I'm thankful for life

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