Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!
Well Lord, this past week has certainly been filled with ups-and-downs here. One thing’s for sure though, life is never dull in the Malmstrom household! Thankfully however, through all of the “tossing about” our lives have experienced as of late, Your Blessings have continued to be the lighthouse in our daily storms.
Continuing from last week’s Thankful Thursday list Father, this week I’ve been particularly grateful for:
301. A wonderful day spent with friends at the Chesapeake Celtic Festival last Saturday.
302. A good “New Patient” visit for Shannon at our new Primary Care Physician.
303. Spiritual lessons on a cold morning.
304. Finding tasty new recipes on the Internet.
305. New ways to express myself on Pinterest.
306. Our cat Serenity recovering well after having a wound stitched up on her face last Friday.
307. The enjoyment I’ve been getting playing a new video game that was released this week.
308. That what I can handle in life isn’t wholly dependent on my strength alone.
309. A WordPress plugin that allows readers to share my posts on Pinterest.
310. An inexpensive repair for our large color laser printer in the office.
311. Friends that come and help move furniture.
312. Shannon and I being on the “same page” on how we handle the children.
313. Seeing a smile on my beautiful wife’s face.
314. A special deal on one of my prescriptions that allowed me to get it at half price.
315. The salvation we’ve received through Jesus’ life, death, resurrection and ascension.
(I’m especially thankful for #315 Father… 🙂 )
Heavenly Father,
We lift thanks and praise Lord, for all of the Blessings You bestow on us each day; both those that make Your presence in our lives obvious, and those that quietly support us without due fanfare. You are indeed a caring Shepherd, a skillful Potter and a loving Father.
In Jesus’ Name we pray,
Amen.
~Phather Phil
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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. 
Great list, Phil! I signed up for Pinterest but have yet to use it. I need more time in the day!!
Thank you Eileen! I understand about the time issues… believe me. 🙂 When you get a moment though, I think you’ll really enjoy Pinterest… I wasn’t sure about it before, but now that I’ve had a chance to “play” with it, it’s a lot of fun!
Have a Blessed Day!
Wonderful list! I so love Pinterest! It is so much fun! 🙂
Thank you Jenifer! It really is… I wasn’t sure about it at first, but the more I play with it, the more I like it. Lots of potential for this one…
Have a Blessed Day!
I love #308…Thank goodness we don’t have to do anything alone!:) God is always with us, providing strength and support. Wonderful list!!
Amen Kelli, and thank you!
Have a Blessed Day!
Love you list, Phil – especially #315. God is so good and so faithful through our life’s ups and downs.
He is indeed Lisa… We are truly Blessed to have such an amazing Heavenly Father in our corner!
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil,
#308 is the best, I love that He gives us the strength to handle whatever comes our way in life, what a wonderful way to glorify Him, acknowledging that your strength comes from Him. I am going to have to check out pinterest, just not enough hours in the day!
Blessings to you and your family Phil.
I love that one as well Kandi. 🙂 I’ve come to count on His strength and support more and more in my life, and it’s such a Blessing to have Him in my corner so consistently.
Have a Blessed Day!
Great list Phil! I have to agree with Jenifer, that Pinterest is quite addictive. I just caught up on your posts from the week! I’m a bit behind this week, but it was great to catch up, nonetheless! I hope your Malmstrom crew has an awesome weekend!
Thank you Lindsay! I haven’t had too much time with Pinterest yet, but I’ll admit to having enjoyed playing with it so far.
Have a Blessed Day!
Pinterest is a new hangout for me…the recipes and ideas are so helpful.
Agreed Alida… Such a wide variety of fun things to look through! 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Love this list – what a great variety of items too. #315 of course is so important. I just love it when the only prayer crossing my lips and heart is “I love you Lord.”
Thank you Jean! That truly is a wonderful and powerful prayer!
Have a Blessed Day!
Yeah… a new video game! You’d fit right in over here. I’ve been listening to one all weekend (and it wasn’t the younger kids playing). It was my older ones and Billy.
Kids:)!
peace~elaine
(smiles) Normally Elaine, I stick to the Wii with the kids or World of Warcraft, but this game just looked like such fun I had to try it. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil,
Delightful list. And I especially enjoyed the visual of your wife and her beautiful smile. Neat. Happy TT. See you again this Thursday. Lynn
Thank you Lynn! Funny enough, that’s one of my favorite visuals as well. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!