Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!
And once again Father, we come to the Thankful Thursday edition at phatherphil.org! It’s been an eventful seven days to be sure, and I’ve felt Your Blessings overflowing around me throughout. I usually have to take some time to go back over the past week carefully in my head to pick out the little Blessings I’ve missed, but today for some reason they sprang to mind quickly and easily. It’s wonderful to have days of such clarity, and to feel like I’m walking the right path with You. 🙂
Anyways Lord, on to the list! This week, some things I’ve been thankful for are:
121. Living in a country that allows me to worship You without fear of persecution.
122. Our upcoming family vacation to Chestnut Grove Resort in the Pocono Mountains.
123. Shannon getting to play her viola with the praise team at church.
124. The patient and professional doctors and nurses at A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children.
125. Shannon finally connecting with a helpful agent at the State of Delaware.
126. Having a GPS to help me navigate when we travel.
127. Big sales on items just when I need them.
128. Empathetic gestures between my two boys.
129. Being able to spend a long holiday weekend in the company of good friends.
130. A wonderful new Christian book to read while on vacation.
131. Friends who offer to watch our dogs and the house while we’re away.
132. Our Most Important Freedom.
133. The power of prayer.
134. Spam filters.
135. The medical technology that allows Jonathan to live a normal life.
Heavenly Father, I thank You for all the Blessings you grace us with, both those that are seen and those that may pass unnoticed. You are indeed a God of compassion and of wonders, and I pray that my choices, decisions and actions will properly Glorify Your gifts to us all. Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
What a wonderful list of things to be thankful for! God is good all the time!
Blessings,
Misty
Thank you Misty, and welcome! It’s such a wonderful exercise each week to look back and try to pick out all those Blessings that may have “slipped through the cracks”… So much to be thankful for!
Have a Blessed Day!
Amen! So many things to be thankful for that He’s given to us…
Absolutely Allison! Thank you!
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil,
What a wonderful list, and thank you for sharing it. I have to say 132 and 133 are my favorites. I am so thankful to live in a country that allows me the freedom to choose the freedom of Christ, and I love 133, I have to admit sometimes I doubt the power of prayer when I don’t anything happening, but this week, oh boy, I have seen the transforming power of prayer all around me.
Blessings to you Phil, and your family.
Thank you so much Kandi. It is difficult sometimes to have faith when we’re going through difficult situations and can’t see good reasons, but the Lord is always with us and hears all our prayers. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
I can’t single anything out. All your thankful blessings are great! The family vacation looks nice too!:)
Thank you Kelli! We leave Saturday morning… So excited!
Have a Blessed Day!
You have a great list. There are so many things to be thankful for, all of us just need to stop and think about the wonderful things, great and small the Lord has given us. I really like your prayer of thanks to the Lord. Blessings to you.
Thank you Deane! I’ve found that finding some quiet time each day to contemplate my Blessings, both large and small, helps me to find that center that God desires of us. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Great list Phil! I think I am still on a ‘prayer high’ from #133! God is just so good!
I believe it Jenifer! Prayer is such a powerful spiritual gift, and I’ve seen it’s effects many times. So thankful the little boy was ok!
Have a Blessed Day!
So many wonderful blessings.
I love reading also and am reading a good one now called The Blessing. Also, we have come to rely on our GPS while traveling and miss it if we happen to forget it on the trip!
God bless,
Bethany
Thank you Bethany, and welcome!
I picked up “Heaven is Real” yesterday, and we were sent a copy of “Just Too Busy: Taking your Family on a Radical Sabbatical” by Elaine from Peace for the Journey. And of course, I always have my trusty YouVersion.com Bible on my tablet! 🙂
I’m very much looking forward to some quiet reading, prayer and contemplation time in the abundance of God’s Creation, as well as lots of good bonding time with my family.
Thank you for stopping by!
Have a Blessed Day!
Great list, Phil! Your upcoming family vacation sounds great. 🙂
Thank you Lisa! We leave tomorrow morning… Can’t wait! 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Love this list. You mentioned clarity. I know the more I am grateful, the more I find to be grateful for. Have a great vacation!
Thank you so much Jean! It’s funny how it becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy, isn’t it? 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Love, love, love #128! Hope you had a wonderful vacation Phil 🙂
Thank you Heidi! That was one of my favorites as well!
We actually leave tomorrow morning for vacation… Can’t wait! 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Great list!
Thank you so much Tami! 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Thankful for the power of prayer too! It’s amazing, and this week I purposely focused on a few blog posts on just that topic.
I’m getting back on track today, and am looking forward to checking out your blog!
Have a Blessed Day!