Count your many blessings!

above: Sarah Joy and Nonnie enjoying playing together!

Count your many blessings??? That does seem strange coming from a family who has just been through the most adventuresome "vacation"!! As many of you know, we all made it back home safely on Saturday, pulling into the driveway at approximately 3:00 PM. We then had enough time to get out of the van, change clothes, go potty (a necessity with 6 children!), unload the back of the van, load the van back up with baseball equipment and off we were again to the boys last baseball game and awards ceremony! My head was still spinning when we got to the baseball fields.

above: Austin's baseball team with Daddy as coach, the Reds.

above: Daddy, Austin and Caleb after the awards ceremony.

We got home in time to enjoy our Little Caesar's pizza and go to bed!

Sunday morning we were right back in the swing of things, except we were actually early to Sunday School! Will wonders never cease! We had a wonderful Sunday School lesson learning how Jesus poured Himself out like water (Psalm 22). Ya know how when the children of Israel were wandering around in the desert and God told Moses to strike the rock so water could come out and the people would have drink? Then the second time, God told Moses to just talk to the rock to get water out of it? Well, that rock was a symbol of Jesus and that is why Moses' sin of striking the rock the second time instead of just talking to the rock was so bad. Jesus' was crucified ("struck") once for our sin. Now, we just need to talk to Him. He will never be crucified again! Neat, huh? I had never put those 2 together before.

Another thought for the day.......

You have heard of the saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink!"?

We, as Christians, are to be the salt of the earth. We can bring people to Christ, but we can't make them accept Him as their own personal Saviour, right?

How about this...... you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. But you can put salt in his oats!!!

We need to be putting "salt" in the world's oats so they will want to drink from the water Jesus' has provided for us!!

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings, name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God hath done!Count your blessings, name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buyYour reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,Do not be disheartened, God is over all;Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Have you counted your blessings today?

Ya know, you can have a party anytime you want!!! *wink*