SO VERY BLESSED

Blessed be the LORD, Who daily

loads us with benefits, the God

of our salvation!

Psalm 68:19

At the beginning of this calendar year, I came to a decision. For the first New Year, I was without Brian and for most of 2022. It had been most difficult adjusting to being alone without the earthly love of my life. I can't tell you the family, friends and neighbors who stepped up to see to my well being in every way. God used each one of them in different ways that led me to reaffirm what I already knew....that God is still on His throne and has promised to never leave or forsake me.

Many days seemed darker because of emotional difficulties and a phone call would come or mail from some folks I didn't even know very well. I loved being in my house, just looking around at all that was so familiar. I had never hung one thing on the walls of our house. Brian had always done that because it just wasn't my thing. It felt good seeing those things.

By the middle of Januy, it dawned on me one day how very blessed I am despite missing Brian so very much. I was being blessed all over the place but rarely tracked any of those things. I decided to make a BLESSED notebook. It started with January of this year.

You and I are blessed all the time and often just chalk it up to daily circumstances. I'm amazed at the things I've written in my BLESSED notebook. I put down the date and then write only one or two brief sentences that describes a special touch from the Lord I want to remember.

In the beginning of my book, I copied several verses from Psalms that contains at least one reference to blessing. Many of my blessings would make no sense to anyone and might sound very much on the strange side but were blessings to me such as: “Neighbors brought me some good potato soup for supper.” Some might refer to special blessings from a sermon or just in reading ones Bible.

All in all, I'm amazed when thumbing through my notebook on perhaps a difficult day how I'm blessed and brought to remembrance the wonderful goodness and love God has brought into my life and using others to do the same. In this Thanksgiving season, we shouldn't be counting our blessings just in one holiday time. We can be doubly blessed by staying aware of God's goodness and blessings each day even if we can't begin to write them all down.

Bottom line is that we are so very blessed in so many ways every day of our lives, and not just on one day in November.

Thank You Father for the way You bless us every day of our lives. Forgive my not having a spirit of gratitude for all You do in my life. I'm so blessed to the point I lose track of all You pour into my life every day, not just on a holiday. I love and appreciate you. Thank You Jesus for Your loving sacrifice and I pray these things in Your sweet name....Amen