Thankful on Tuesday

Anniversary Adjectives

July 19, 2011June 23, 2015 by ObtainingMercy, posted in Blessings, Florida Weather, Food and Drink, How Great is Our God, Just My Thoughts, Thankful on Tuesday

hot

overwhelming

yummmmy

perky

unusual

mediocre

ingenious

cushiony

long-awaited

favorite

decadent

impressive

We ate.

We walked.

We laughed.

We laughed ALOT!

It was an exceptional day to be together.

The best adjective to describe it:

Blessed.

June 28, 2011 by ObtainingMercy, posted in Just My Thoughts, Thankful on Tuesday

I am so thankful for music.

Sometimes I forget just how much it can minister to the soul and spirit.

On Sunday, I was feeling particularly low.

I was grieving the loss of friends.

I was sorrowing that those friends are no longer walking according to Scripture.

I was contemplating my role in their decision to live an unGodly manner.

I was feeling guilty and sad and angry and exhausted in the midst of my mental ramblings.

Thankfully, I did not mullygrub in those thoughts all afternoon. I dwelt on them for a bit, talked them over with Doug, and moved my mind and focus onto other things.

But I have to tell you that those emotions continued to color the rest of my afternoon. I felt moody and lethargic and reluctant.

Eventually it was time for choir practice and I dragged myself there. Honestly, had I not been singing in the evening service, I would have been so tempted to stay home. But the Lord knew well beforehand what emotions would overtake me, and planned out the schedule and led our director to plan it just so…and I had to be there!

We started practice, and I felt my spirits start to revive. My energy level rose. My sadness disipated. My anger waned. I was able to focus on notes and parts and timing; and the music ministered to my heart.

I thought the really odd thing was that we were practicing patriotic songs for next Sunday. They were not even songs that spoke to my need or to the circumstances in my life.

Simply the act of singing, the discipline of singing truth when I didn't feel like it, the focusing on things that were good and right…helped me so much!

Praise the Lord for music – good music – that honors Him.

I'm appreciative of a church that encourages our participation in the music service.

Thank the Lord for a music director who is in tune with the Lord's leading.

I am grateful for music and for the way it moves me along, in spite of circumstances or emotion, to focus on Christ.

Thank for, Father, for meeting my need, by allowing me to worship YOU with my voice!

Thankful on Tuesday

June 14, 2011 by ObtainingMercy, posted in Thankful on Tuesday

Thankful:

Isaac is healing well. He is feeling much better
Doug was able to take Ike to church on Sunday, for the hour of children's church. He did really well for about 45 minutes.
Isaac's cough is almost completely stopped and his cold seems to be gone.
My cough/cold is gradually getting better.
I had a refill of an antibiotic here, from March when I had the same sinus/bronchial infection, so I didn't need to go to the doctor.
My costochondritis is clearing up – almost no pain over the weekend, just a little yesterday and today, and I think I just need an adjustment at the chiro.
My a/c is working well. The near 100* temps have really warmed us up down here in central Florida!
The post-traumatic stress that I always feel after a hospital visit/surgery for Ike, seems to be waning. It really does a number on me, emotionally and physically, when he goes through these things. I do feel a little better today.
I was able to "attend" church over the weekend, via streaming video. It is NOT the same as being there, but when being there is not an option, it is a HUGE blessing to be able to watch the services of my church.
The music was beautiful on Sunday and really ministered to my spirit.
I have wonderful friends who pray for me when I am not doing well. They don't get tired of the seemingly endless things that "go wrong" for me and for Isaac; and they continue to pray for us. It is a real blessing to us!

I am hoping that YOU can find many reasons to be "Thankful on Tuesday", too! I'd love to hear about them!

Blessings,

Alesha

Surgery for Isaac and Prayer Around the World

June 7, 2011 by ObtainingMercy, posted in How Great is Our God, Isaac Update, Thankful on Tuesday, What's Happening

Whew! What a whirlwind 20 hours it has been! Not even a full day – it's hard to believe.

Last night, Isaac would not go to sleep and we could tell that he was in pain. Eventually we saw some swelling in his groin area.

We got him into the children's hospital as quickly as we could (around 1 a.m. this morning) and after sonagrams and x-rays, it was determined that Isaac had this condition.

They took him into surgery immediately. Unfortunately, the condition had damaged the left side and it could not be saved. Fortunately, the surgery was short and he had no complications.

We were sent home within 5 hours of his surgery. He has been resting easy, with no complaining about pain or discomfort, since we arrived home.

I was so grateful for the many prayer warriors who stormed the throne of the Father on Isaac's behalf.

It was amazing to have friends in the mid-west pick up the prayers as soon as we put it up on Facebook.
They were soon joined by my west coast friends.
It wasn't long after that before I heard from my friend in Japan who joined the prayer chain.
Then my early rising east coast friends completed the circle, as they read and prayed for Isaac,
Followed quickly by another set of folks from the mid-west!

Isn't that just the most incredible thing? We were amazed and awed to know that Isaac was being lifted in prayer all around the world.

We are – truly – so thankful for each of you who prayed for us!

Thank you!

Alesha

Thankful on Tuesday

May 3, 2011June 23, 2015 by ObtainingMercy, posted in Thankful on Tuesday

I'm thankful that Isaac's caregiver will be back tomorrow, after 3 days' absence.

I'm thankful for Overstock.com codes that save me $5 on my order.

I'm thankful for computer-printed coupons to Michaels that save me 15% off items already 40% off!

I'm thankful for businesses that do what they say they will do. (Magazines.com did an automatic renewal on a subscription I ordered last year. I contacted them, told them I did not want the magazine, and they refunded my full amount!)

I'm thankful for new business cards that shipped out early!!!

I'm thankful that, in one week's time – if the Lord wills, all goes well with Isaac, all goes well with his caregiver, all goes well with me, and the creek don't rise – I will spend just a few hours with some lovely friends looking at a scene very much like this one, but in REAL life!!!

Oh, yeah, r-e-a-l-l-y looking forward to that!

So…what are YOU thankful for today?

Thankful on Tuesday

April 12, 2011June 23, 2015 by ObtainingMercy, posted in Thankful on Tuesday

- Today I am thankful for all the nights that Isaac sleeps through the night. (When you have a night when he doesn't sleep, it tends to make you grateful for the nights that he does sleep.)

- Today I am thankful that we didn't plan to take Isaac to therapy today. He would have been one miserable pup!

- Today I am thankful that we are getting our headlight on the truck fixed, and that during the past 2 months that it was out, we did not get a ticket.

- Today I am thankful for quiet days at home with the men in my life…especially when they get along so well together.