THANKFUL THURSDAY

We have so much to be thankful for....don't we?!

I am thankful that the words "optional" and "suggested" mean.....just that. Paper(s) have been completed, accepted, and I am officially done with my first online course. Which reminds me...I am thankful for ONLINE college courses! Try one! They're great!

I am thankful for blogging friends who welcomed my sister to the blogosphere! Thank you for taking the time to click over and leaving a comment. She's tickled pink!

I am thankful for air travel. Later this afternoon, we will be leaving chilly Minnesota and 2 hours later....we'll be in Dallas! We are going to Dallas to spend the Easter weekend with my brother-in-law and his family at our Ranch. These two boys are Minnesota farm boys and yes, it is true, "You can take the boy off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the boy!" Needing land....(music break)....

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,
Don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Don't fence me in.
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze,
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,
Send me off forever but I ask you please,
Don't fence me in.

.....a couple of years ago we bought some Texas land! It is located about 1 1/2 hours outside of Dallas in a small town that I can't remember the name of just now. There is Smith's General Store/gas station where we can buy our staples and enjoy the best hamburger and homemade pies anywhere in the world! For our afternoon shopping extravaganza, we can walk across the street to "The Mad Cow!" And should I need a hair cut, I can go two stores down to "Curl Up 'N Dye." What more could a girl ask for!

But most of all, I am thankful that "the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." (John 1:14) As we enter this Holy Season, let me share with you an amazing song sung by David Phelps (it's been in my sidebar: Music for My Ears this week). Click on the video below and turn up the volume! Let's get some real gratitude started blogging friends.....our Jesus is alive!

The End.....of the Beginning!



"And I believe that this is true: His death wasn’t the end but the beginning of life that’s completed in you.
Don’t you see, He did all this for you..."