If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.Romans 10:9 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.John 3:16
I was thinking about this post this morning and this song came to mind and I think it sums up my feelings today pretty well. Many years ago I sang this song in a quartet with my brother and two cousins. I was true then and still is today. God has so richly blessed me all my life. I'm also putting a video of it being sung by Jeff and Sherry Easter from a Gaither video.
Verse I As the world looks upon me, as I struggle along They say I have nothing, but they are so wrong In my heart I'm rejoicing, how I wish they could see Thank you Lord, for your blessings on me
Chorus There's a roof up above me I've a good place to sleep There's food on my table And shoes on my feet You gave me your love Lord And a fine family Thank you Lord, for your blessings on me
Verse II Now I know I'm not wealthy, and these clothes , they're not new I don't have much money, but Lord I have you And to me that's all that matters, though the world cannot see Thank you Lord, for your blessings on me
Chorus There's a roof up above me I've a good place to sleep There's food on my table And shoes on my feet You gave me your love Lord And a fine family Thank you Lord, for your blessings on me
1. What advice would you give yourself as we begin this new year? Relax and leave the worries to God.
2. If you could throw a themed party for yourself what would the theme be? I'm not much for parties especially if it's about me. But if I have to choose, I'd probably say Disney themed and I'd prefer it be about my grandson!!
3. Tell us where you were and something about what life was like when you were 20- 21. At the age of 20-21 I still lived with my parents and was working where I still work for another 9-10 months. Here is a picture of me at work around that time.
4. What's on the menu at your house this week? Salisbury Steaks one night and maybe some chili.
5. What should you do more of this year? Less of? More crafting and less TV watching.
Welcome back to Tuesday 4 where we remember the wonderful memes of our friend Toni Taddeo by continuing them on in her memory. I am glad you've stopped by to join in.
To begin 2021 I thought I would re-post the final Tuesday 4 from Toni, posted on Monday Dec. 9, 2019! Enjoy playing along friends. --Message from Annie
A Repeat ~ Just Wondering
1. When was the last time you tried something new?:
My new knitting machine that I got on Christmas Eve Day and I'm really enjoying it and so is my sister.
2. Who in your family do you compare yourself to?:
I'm not really sure I compare myself to anyone in my family, but people tell me I look like my mom. Sometimes I see it and sometimes I don't. Here's
a picture of us together from a long time ago.
3. What lesson in life did you learn the hard way?:
Do not always put things off until the last minute...although I haven't totally
got this one mastered yet. lol
4. What can you do today that you weren't able to do before?:
I'm not sure there is anything new I can do that I couldn't do before. But
hopefully before this day is over I learn at least one new thing. I always feel
1 - Tuesday. I hung this red truck decoration that I bought at the Christmas Mouse in Myrtle Beach last month on my office door at work.
2 - Wednesday. Hubby did a live FB broadcast of his study on Paul from our home instead of from church as usual.
3 - Thursday. After work hubby took me to Hobby Lobby and I bought Christmas cards and to Michaels and I bought a new wreath for the front door as the old one was falling apart.
4 - Friday. Went to work and the chiropractor and then home and ordered in pizza for supper, strung some lights outside and watched White Christmas and crocheted on hubby's blanket.
5 - Saturday. We went to Red Robin for lunch & then ran errands and then had a movie marathon watching all 3 Santa Clause movies.
6 - Sunday. Church and curbside Cracker Barrel for lunch.
7 - Monday. Both of us worked and I made us Schlopp (basically a type of Beef Stroganoff) for dinner.
8 - Tuesday. After work we picked up hubby's mom and went to a beautiful Christmas light display in Cincinnati.
9 - Wednesday. Spent time online and on the phone with Amazon trying to get a refund on 5 packages that were never delivered and hoping it's all straightened out now.
10 - Thursday. Reordered the gifts that were lost in the mail, that we got the refund on.
11 - Friday. My daughter received the box from Amazon that had gotten lost and that we got the refund on Wednesday and now they'll be getting double of everything. lol
12 - Saturday. Hubby and I went to lunch at Fazoli's and had a delicious lunch then he dropped me off at Walmart and Kohl's and then got a Starbucks and home for the day (totally my kind of Saturday outing).
13 - Sunday. Church, lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings and then a haircut that was desperately needed.
14 - Monday. Work and then picked up mother-in-law for another round of Christmas light viewing.
15 - Tuesday. After work hubby dropped me off at the grocery to pick up a few things and then at home he made us a pot of soup beans with ham...yummy and then we made some white chocolate pretzel sticks for the first time...fun and easy and really taste good.
16 - Wednesday. Dropped some items off to my sister and then went to McDonalds and ate dinner in the car and then home to record the Bible Study and it was a quiet evening after that.
17 - Thursday. Hubby made chili for supper and I worked on his afghan and almost finished another skein of yarn, but I think I'm going to add another one to it (I still have another one after that if needed).
18 - Friday. After work I made supper and then we watched some TV and I worked on hubby’s blanket and video chatted with my grandson and daughter.
19 - Saturday.
20 - Sunday. Annual Candlelight and Carols Service in the evening...so beautiful and fun.
21 - Monday.
22 - Tuesday.
23 - Wednesday. Took a vacation day and enjoyed going out with hubby and running some errands and having lunch out.
24 - Thursday. Went to my sister's place and met other family outside her window and talked and sang Christmas carols. Closest we could get to being with her for Christmas.
25 - Christmas. Lunch with MIL and hubby and a relaxing afternoon visiting.
26 - Saturday.
27 - Sunday. Church and a nice nap in the afternoon and I completed my first hat on my new Sentro Knitting Machine.
28 - Monday. Back to work after Christmas break.
29 - Tuesday. Work and a quiet evening at home.
30 - Wednesday. Work and then hubby did his online live Bible Study on the Apostle Paul.
31 - Thursday. Worked the last day of the year and then went to dinner with hubby's mom and after that a quiet evening at home.
Time seems to go faster and faster the older I get. I've heard that all my life, and I'm finding out it really is true. We had a nice weekend, mostly quiet and mostly just hubby and me together. I did visit my sister a couple of times and of course there was church, but otherwise it was hubby and I. We did make it until midnight on New Year's Eve (just barely).
I haven't picked a Word for the year in a couple of years, but this year, I feel compelled to believe that God gave me the word FEARLESS. When it first came to mind, I tried to ignore it. Mostly because if God is saying be fearless, then I'm afraid that something is going to happen that's going to make me afraid. Then I decided whether I choose to meditate on the scriptures that tell me not to be afraid or not, that whatever is going to happen is going to happen anyway. So I figure I might as well prepare for it.
Now, I don't know that anything is going to happen, but I do know I have some anxiety over retiring and whatever that may mean for us and also trying to get insurance for hubby. I really feel God is trying to tell me to just trust Him with it all. He's never failed us and has always provided all our needs. I don't believe He is going to quit now.
Also, hubby and I were talking the other day and I told him we are the son and daughter of the King of Kings. Really, what do we have to be afraid of? He agree 100%.
So this daughter of the King is going to try to trust Him and try to be fearless in the upcoming year.
