Thank You, LORD . . .

for the bouquet M. bought me at the auction -

6379.) for yesterday's marking of 23 years of marriage
6380.) for the anticipation of a nice dinner at our favorite anniversary restaurant
6381.) for the fun we had volunteering at the produce stand of the annual Brethren Disaster Relief Auction this weekend
6382.) for the gorgeous sunsets You've been painting recently
6383.) for crisp apples fresh off our trees
6384.) for the rich time I've been spending lately in mining out Hebrews
6385.) for all of Psalm 103 - it's loaded with great stuff
6386.) for verse 10: that You have not punished us as our sins should be punished
6387.) for verse 12: that You have taken our sins away as far as the east is from the west
6388.) for verse 14: in Your infinite mercy and grace, You remember that we are but dust
6389.) for the reminder to write Your teachings and commands on my heart as if on a tablet (Proverbs 7:3)
6390.) that You are not a God of confusion but a God of peace (I Corinthians 14:33)
6391.) that the life of every creature and the breath of all people are in Your hand (Job 12:10) - how comforting that thought is, Abba
6392.) for the lessons You are teaching me about humility - hard ones, but good ones