Thankfullness...

1. The results of my MRI showed non-surgical happenings... PRAISE GOD! It seems that I have an inflammed disc. Not a ruptured disc... or a completely trashed disc... just an inflammed one. (JUST... HA) They also saw signs of early stages of degenerative arthritis of my spine. ((I am believing that God will heal that and take that completely away)) Praise His Holy Name!!!

2. My husband, Rich, is in the midst of fighting off pneumonia in both lungs. He was in the hospital for 4 or 5 days. He is home now. On oxygen... and breathing treatments. I am thanking God for every day that I have been blessed to have with him. Every minute of every day is precious... and I grow to love him more each second. Thank You Jesus... Thank You Jesus!!!

3. My daughter, Hannah, is battling a sore throat. Tis the season... I guess. I am praying that she will find some relief and be healed very soon. I don't know what I would ever do without her. She has given so much of herself... If I could take her illness from her... I would. Bless my Hannah, Oh God... show her Your mercy and Your grace!!!

4. I was able to buy two tires... due to a "hissing noise" coming from a flat tire... during an evening that was 25 degrees F... the same night my husband was admitted to the hospital. We did not have a working car jack... so we waited for the neighbor guy to come home at 9:00pm to put on the tiny little donut tire that we drove around on for a day and a half. When it rains... it pours. But I must Praise God!! He timed it just right!! The next day was payday... and the day after that... all Wal*Mart employees at our store was entitled to 20% of one single purchase! Yay! We have new tires... and still managed to have food on the table!

5. Did I Prasie God Yet? I thank you Jesus... for being our comfort during all of our times of trials. Thank you for bringing us through tragedies in victory! Thank you for each breath we take... even if it means being hooked to an oxygen concentrator for a while! Thank you Lord... for all that You do for us! Thank YOU!

David's Psalm of Thanks
That day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this psalm of thanks to the LORD :

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
O descendants of Israel his servant,
O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is the LORD our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant forever,
the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
"To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit."
When they were but few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in it,
they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
He allowed no man to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:
"Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm."
Sing to the LORD, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the LORD made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy in his dwelling place.
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength,
ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name.
Bring an offering and come before him;
worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"
Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
Then the trees of the forest will sing,
they will sing for joy before the LORD,
for he comes to judge the earth.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Cry out, "Save us, O God our Savior;
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
that we may glory in your praise."
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."
(1 Chronicles 16:7-36)