{"id":1354,"date":"2011-09-08T16:44:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T20:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2011-09-08T16:44:20","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T20:44:20","slug":"thankful-thursday-passing-the-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Thursday: Passing the Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!<\/p>\n<p>Once again Father, we come to the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thankful Thursday<\/span><\/em> edition of PhatherPhil.org.\u00a0 In addition to adding to my continuing list of Blessings, I\u2019m also pleased to have <em>\u201cpassed on\u201d<\/em> this tradition to Lindsay over at <a title=\"The Evatt's Beautiful Mess\" href=\"http:\/\/evattsbeautifulmess.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Evatt\u2019s Beautiful Mess<\/a>.\u00a0 She writes a wonderfully fun, devotional blog and it\u2019s always a Blessing to read it.\u00a0 Today\u2019s <a title=\"The Evatt's Beautiful Mess : Thankful Thursday\" href=\"http:\/\/evattsbeautifulmess.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/thankful-thursday.html\" target=\"_blank\">her first Thankful Thursday post<\/a>, and hopefully it\u2019s just the beginning of many to come!<\/p>\n<p>And now Lord, on to my list!\u00a0 This week, I\u2019ve been especially thankful for:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>241. The patience shown by friends.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>242. The sun streaming through the clouds as a gentle rain falls\u2026 Absolutely beautiful.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>243. The beauty of a rainbow following a rain shower.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>244. Jonathan starting Youth Group (called the Jesus Freaks\u2026:-) ) at church this week.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>245. The opportunity to introduce some good friends to our church this past weekend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>246. Being invited to become members to <a title=\"Ewell's St. Paul United Methodist Church\" href=\"http:\/\/ewells-stpaul.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ewell\u2019s St. Paul UMC<\/a>, and signing the Covenant last Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>247. <a title=\"As Long As You\u2019ll Permit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1336\" target=\"_blank\">A final report<\/a> from the Pediatric Dermatologist that Jonathan\u2019s moles aren\u2019t <a title=\"LCH in Children\" href=\"https:\/\/histio.org\/page.aspx?pid=379\" target=\"_blank\">LCH<\/a> related.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>248. Sharing a game of Scrabble on Facebook with friends.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>249. Having a wonderfully <a title=\"Meditations Monday (Tuesday Edition): Our Beautiful Fabric\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1343\" target=\"_blank\">diverse, caring and supportive group of friends<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>250. Being given the opportunity to redesign and implement <a title=\"Ewell's St. Paul United Methodist Church\" href=\"http:\/\/ewells-stpaul.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ewell\u2019s St. Paul UMC\u2019s web site<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>251. A successful surprise birthday party we threw for a good friend at our house.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>252. Cherry Coke.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>253. The power and flexibility of the <a title=\"WordPress > Blog Tools and Publishing&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/wordpress.org\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>WordPress Blog engine<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>254. Your urgings to <a title=\"God\u2019s Comfort Zone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1349\" target=\"_blank\">step outside my \u201ccomfort zone\u201d<\/a> in ministering to others.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>255. The overwhelming sense of Your presence I feel after taking Holy Communion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Such wonderful gifts You grace us with each day Father\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, I thank and praise You for the multitude of Blessings You bestow on us each day; both those that light up the Heavens in glory, and those which grace us in relative silence.\u00a0 We are truly Blessed!<\/p>\n<p>In Jesus\u2019 Name we pray,<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! 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