Last Friday it happened twice. I saw it on a marquis and I heard it on a radio program. It was a specific bible verse, I Thessalonians 5:18. I always consider such occurrences important. Since I'm a Christian I know this is a way God talks to me. In fact, I love to call such instances love notes from God. Let's look at this statistically. There are 31,173 verses in the Bible. What are the odds of the same one randomly popping up in a single day through two different media? I love this . . .God has obviously sent me a message. And it's an easy fun one to respond to. The verse says, "In everything give thanks for this is this will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." So, that's exactly what I'm going to do via my blog. I went through the events of today (a Sunday) and I'm going to put them right here for you to look through. It may be too boring for you to read through each of them. That's okay. It doesn't matter. I'm on a mission for God, sort of like Martin Luther when he posted his 95 theses on the door of the Whitenburg Church. His posting was also founded on a single verse, Ephesians 2:8 which says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"

So here are my 65 statements of thankfulness I'm posting on the internet for various people around the entire world to observe. These occurred in a single day of activity and I post them to solely bring honor to God my creator and provider.

Thank you God for:
1. the morning time to wake up
2. an alarm on the computer
3. a warm bed with a thick quilt
4. my husband to snuggle up to
5. all my children peacefully sleeping in their beds
6. ability to talk to my husband about anything almost anytime I
want
7. hot coffee with caramel creamer
8. in-house bathroom
9. my husband waking up my children
10. medication for my children
11. a new skillet for Samuel to fry eggs for breakfast in
12. nice looking clothes we get to dress up in for church
13. hair spray, makeup and deodorant
14. toothbrushes and toothpaste
15. a warm place to keep dry when it's raining outside
16. our car with gasoline
17. windshield wipers and a heater in our car
18. family time in the car on the way to church
19. a CD with old Gospel hymns
20. my Sunday morning spent in church
21. my church
22. freedom in American to worship God like He utmostly should be
23. a Sunday school class with dedicated members and a great teacher
24. the opportunity to learn from Ecclesiastes in the Bible
25. the opportunity to hear a good sermon from Nehemiah in the Bible
26. our Pastor who strives for total obedience to God
27. our Pastor who passionately prays for revival
28. our Pastor who tells us that as a church we must forgive others
of their offenses and ask forgiveness when we offend them
29. opportunity to help teach 5 year olds about Jesus
30. lunchtime spent with my family
31. my husband who drives us home from church
32. Route 66
33. our hometown speed trap section of the highway
34. hot lasagna in the oven awaiting our arrival
35. green beans, cottage cheese and milk
36. plates, forks and glasses
37. a nice family-worn table with enough (matching) chairs and a bench
38. electricity and lights
39. our dog Sandy who stays under the table while we eat
40. running water
41. a refrigerator
42. homemade fudge with pecans
43. a long afternoon nap
44. a computer where I can write my blog
45. friends my children can play with
46. toys for my children to play with
47. computer for my children to play games on
48. television
49. fun casual clothes to dress in for Sunday night church
50. a hairbrush and barrettes for my little girl's hair
51. teachers who donate their time so my little girl can be in choir
52. QuikTrip
53. free air for my tires from QuikTrip
54. a tire with a slow leak
55. noticing an antifreeze leak while airing up my tire
56. a half of a gallon of antifreeze in my car trunk
57. a cell phone to call my husband and Stacy
58. the opportunity to share a ride to work with Stacy
59. an extra CD from children's choir since Ginny's other one got
scratched
60. The Dukes of Hazzard marathon on the CMT station
61. bottled water
62. 5 pieces of fudge I can eat for supper if I want
63. old comfy sweats
64. an old Christmas card and monopoly money so Ginny can pretend
she's getting mail
65. a cluttered home filled with a whole bunch of stuff

If you looked through my list you probably think this is overkill. That's okay because God knows the intent of my heart. I wanted to do what I Thessalonians 5:18 says and thoroughly say thank you God for my day.