{"id":1060,"date":"2011-06-09T14:45:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T18:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2011-06-09T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T18:45:17","slug":"thankful-thursday-on-the-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Thursday: On the Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!<\/p>\n<p>And once again Lord, we come to the <em>\u201cThankful Thursday\u201d<\/em> post at PhatherPhil.org.\u00a0 You know, I find it fascinating that all throughout the week I have no problem finding things to be thankful for, but when I sit down each Thursday to write my list\u2026 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">writers block<\/span><\/em>!\u00a0 I remember them eventually, but I don\u2019t want to risk missing any that come to me <em>\u201con the fly\u201d<\/em>.\u00a0 Therefore, I\u2019m going to start making a concerted effort to actually write them down as I experience them, instead of simply trusting my cluttered memory stores.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Anyways Father, here\u2019s my list for the week:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>61. <a title=\"For the Word of God is Alive and Active\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1056\" target=\"_blank\">Stillness Sabbaticals<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>62. Jonathan taking his first Communion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>63. Children that are \u201cfired up\u201d for God!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>64. \u201cDinner and Drinks on the Deck\u201d Friday evenings.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>65. <a title=\"Go Rest in the Word\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1052\" target=\"_blank\">Divine \u201cnudges\u201d when I need them<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>66. Clean carpets.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>67. A ROM for my Android phone that doesn\u2019t crash twice a day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>68. Encouragement from unexpected places.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>69. Verses of Scripture that \u201ccome alive\u201d in my heart.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>70. Thick-sliced country bacon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>71. A fresh cup of coffee in 20 seconds from my Keurig.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>72. <a title=\"Flickr: Phil D. Malmstrom's Photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/phil_malmstrom\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Flickr.com account<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>73. My iPod on shuffle mode in the \u201cGospel &amp; Religious\u201d genre.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>74. The daily \u201cFree App of the Day\u201d on the <a title=\"Amazon Android AppStore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mobile-apps\/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=2350149011\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Android AppStore<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>75. A marriage Blessed by understanding, respect, love and trust.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(And Father, #75 is and has been one of Your <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BIGGEST<\/span><\/em> Blessings in my life by far.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, Your Blessings in our lives each day are truly never-ending.\u00a0 You lift us up, comfort and encourage us, and teach us those lessons You know we need to grow in Your Kingdom.\u00a0 Please guide and strengthen us to make good choices, and to always seek Your Will above all else.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! 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