{"id":1207,"date":"2011-07-28T14:18:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T18:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2011-07-28T14:18:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T18:18:28","slug":"thankful-thursday-through-the-haze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1207","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Thursday: Through the Haze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!<\/p>\n<p>Today Father, my thoughts are scattered.\u00a0 While I slept reasonably well (five hours or so), I awoke feeling a bit on the <em>\u201ccloudy\u201d<\/em> side and I haven\u2019t been able to shake it as of yet.\u00a0 Funny enough however, even with my focus not being overly sharp I\u2019ve had no problem putting together today\u2019s <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thankful Thursday<\/span><\/em> Blessings list.\u00a0 I love the fact that even when my human frailties present themselves, Your Blessings in my life still shine through the haze.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Continuing my list from last week Lord, this week I\u2019m especially thankful for\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>166. Having Shannon\u2019s mother visiting with us for a few weeks.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>167. Unexpected funds showing up exactly when we needed it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>168. New beginnings.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>169. An \u201ceverything looks fine\u201d report from Jonathan\u2019s MRI.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>170. A short break from the oppressively hot weather.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>171. Your faithfulness to Your Children, even in our brokenness.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>172. Connecting with others in ministry to support one another.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>173. Finding deep-discounted treasures in the Christian Music section of a bookstore that\u2019s going out of business.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>174. \u201cTickle Monster\u201d fights with the kids.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>175. The <a title=\"Glo Bible Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glo Bible<\/a> Application for my computers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>176. Fresh sweet corn given away by a local farmer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>177. The calming voice of reason from good friends.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>178. <a title=\"Normality Rocks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1202\" target=\"_blank\">Ten years of \u201cNormality\u201d<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>179. Quality free, open source photo editing and manipulation software.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>180. Snuggling up with Shannon at night and watching episodes of classic TV programs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, once again I lift up my thanks and praise for the Blessings You surround us with each day; both those that are tangible, and those that remain silently unseen.\u00a0 Keep us in Your watchful gaze, and guide our actions to best serve Your divine plan for our lives.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! 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