thankful Thursday

 

Happy Thursday, friends! I thought I'd share some things I am thankful for this week. There may be a lot of them! 

I am always thankful for how God is always working in my life. I don't always sense His presence, but I know He is always with me and working things out for His own glory and for my good. There's verse that I love that talk about this. 

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

And I love this reminder from Paul, the writer of Colossians.

And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15

I am thankful for new opportunities that the Lord keeps giving to me! Most of you read on Monday that I was offered a part-time position at church—I'll be in charge of our church's bookstore, Cornerstone. I was there on Tuesday afternoon to help my friend who has been running it for the past two and a half years. She was showing me where things are kept that need to restocked, like drinks and snacks that we sell. I was there for about twenty minutes on my own before she was able to meet me, so I cleaned, straightened up a bit, and rearranged a few items that we sell, aside from books. I took some pictures for you!

We restocked the refrigerator you see right above; also, please ignore the sad bookshelves. I'll be changing that around soon so that I can try to sell what has been there forever. I have plans to arrange them differently, in a way that will hopefully draw the readers I know and love that frequent here often. Isn't it cute? I want to add some touches of green, some twinkling lights, maybe some candles... I had fun piddling around there on my own Tuesday afternoon.

I am thankful for the night that we helped lead worship at another church in Memphis! We did this on Tuesday night—there's a church here that was holding a conference at the seminary across the street from them. Our worship pastor was asked to lead a night of the worship, so he invited his best friends (the choir and orchestra) to join him. It was so much fun to sing outside of our church walls. I love doing that and never want to take for granted what a privilege it is to do that.

I talked my best friend into going with me, and another sweet friend joined us for the ride there. This was during our rehearsal. I am always thankful for opportunities to sing at special events like this! 

I am so thankful for these women! These are my friends and co-writers. 

You know those picture/memes that say, "How it started and how it's going"? That's what I feel like these are below. I love these women so much!

Please note my friend Barbee's face. 🤣 Left to right are Lynn, Barbee, Amy, and me. 

It's such an honor to get to walk through life with them as friends. I am thankful for the gift of friendship, not just with these beauties, but with all of the friends that the Lord has given to me. 

I am so thankful to be able to have a job at my church, and doing something I love. Is there anything better than working at something you love? 

I am thankful for every single opportunity the Lord gives me to write, whether here on my blog, or for a Bible study, or when I used to write for an online magazine. 

And lastly, I am thankful for my pastor who preaches such relevant and insightful sermons to help us along in life. He preached on the topic of praying parents this past week and knocked it out of the ballpark once again. I always take notes as he preaches, and here are mine from Sunday.

Tell me something you're thankful for this week; I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! 🖤