Ivy Sue and You

The last thing I wanted to do the Saturday before Christmas was sit broken down in the JCPenny parking lot, but what I can say is I'm thankful that I was parked in a safe place and not driving down I49. Sometimes things don't go as planned, sometimes things go terribly wrong. In life we want everything to be perfect. But if nothing ever went wrong and if all things were perfect, we wouldn't have the opportunity to see God working. God works all things together for good and takes care of all situations. Trusting God is a precious gift and I am thankful for my faith in His. The gift of Jesus upon his birth is so much more than just a baby, it's a culmination of all things good and precious from God embodied in a baby that grew to be our savior! "Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." James 1:17

This Thursday is Thanksgiving and I have so much to be thankful for: my husband, my children, my parents, my siblings and extended family, my job, our home and vehicles, my church and church family; I honestly could go on and on down to the tiniest detail, God has blessed me beyond measure. I'm not trying to be a braggart but merely returning thanks for all my God does for me. Take extra time this week to thank God for all the many blessings He's bestowed upon you. "Shout with joy to the Lord , all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Psalms 100:1-5