Week's beginning with thanks

Because I was unplugged all weekend, teaching God’s glorious Word to some beautiful women in Southern Oregon, I wasn’t able to write Week’s End With Thanks.  But I cannot begin the week without it–praise God for His faithfulness, His blessings to us can’t even be counted! Thanks for letting me begin the week this way–perhaps you will too? Thanks, friends, for reading.

• Swim lessons with my squirrels. The only kids in the entire OC swim complex because no one else signed up for the class. Three lifeguards, one instructor, and my two Littles. Ha! Thank you, Lord!
• 150 AMAZING beautiful women from Trail Christian Fellowship, good soil, humble hearts, so open and receptive to God’s Word! Hallelujah!
• My cousin, Matt, and his wife Angie, in Arizona going to get baptized next weekend! WOW, GOD!! Hallelujah!!
• Going to visit them next week!
• That God is always at work in ways we can’t even fathom.
• His mysterious ways.
• Ministering with The Sonflowerz! this weekend. Amazing girls with such hearts for the Lord and His women. So honored to meet them and serve Jesus with them!
• RENEW family all pitching in–the meal, the service, the kids, the worship, the tear-down. SO incredibly blessed by their servant’s hearts. We so do not deserve to have these beautiful people with us. Thank you, Father.
• Abraham’s worship.
• Melody’s voice.
• Sarah’s strumming.
• Listening.
• Cyndi.
• Trea’s sweet kindness to my mom.
• My mom getting to hear me teach for the first time ever! Tears. (mine!)
• Debra’s prayers, texts, love.
• Melissa’s generosity. So humbled.
• Letting go.
• Surrender.
• Barb, Jennifer, Nikki, Margaret, Stephanie.
• Seeing Lauren & Kelsey!
• Freedom! If the Son has set us free, we are free indeed!
• Tired children.
• That His mercies are new every morning.
• Holding my Little’s hands on our 5-hour drive. Precious hands tucked in mine, want to remember these moments forever.
• Tickles.
• A big hamburger after the retreat.
• My cabin overlooking the Lake. Really?! I get to do this?
• Aaron & Candi.
• Praying, trusting, praying.
• My heart moving to Oregon City.
• Entering a slower season. (I think?)
• Home sweet home.
• My own bed.
• Firewood.
• A fresh week and less-crowded calendar. Thank you, Jesus! 
• That He’s worth it. Whatever “it” is — He’s worth it.

{Bless you, and I pray God’s presence FILLS you this week. Speak your praise to Him this morning and begin your week with thanks! Thanks for reading.}