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2. We are thankful that you’ve been a
faithful part of our family over the
past year. We are blessed by your
visits, comments, and likes when you
stop by. May you have an reward-
ing Thanksgiving this year as you
take part in this special time of the
year with your family and friends.
From our heart to yours,

3. Today's Gospel Truth ~ "I know both how to be abased,
and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am in-
structed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to
suffer need." Philippians 4:12
Abounding In Grace
We Have Come This Far By Faith There are days on everyone's calendar when it seems like
they got off on the wrong day, it's almost as if the day just
didn't start correctly already loaded with heaviness and great
concern. You find yourself wishing for the day to hurry and
end so you'll awake into a better one tomorrow, one hope-
The Art of Being Thankful fully filled with the surprise of peace and glee.
How does one learn how to abound in the little? It's slightly
different with being happy with much. For many the little is a
Believing when time say you should quit ….
sudden change of lifestyle and for some it is an adjustment
to a previously complete lifestyle, yet whatever the case it
Building when all has broken down …. takes a great heart of gratitude to find 'your happy' in the lit-
tle, especially when you were once used to having much.
Caring when you need arms to hold you ….
The little things in life are able to give you an even greater
satisfaction when it seems like your calendar dropped you off
Giving when there is nothing left to keep you …. on the wrong day. Here are a few quick methods to remedy
such a day:
Hoping when impossible knock on your door …. 1. Think of one thing the Lord has done in your past that has
made you smile and use that as a Praise Starter.
2. Take a few minutes and enter through the door of natural
Laughing when life has beaten you down ….
life, as you go out into nature take in deep breaths of God's
fresh air made just for you. As you take in deep breaths
Smiling when you know it hurts the most …. meditate on a favorite Scripture of Promise.
3. Stretch a twenty, take $20.00 and buy items to make
Trusting when reality tells you not to …. sandwiches to give out to the homeless or take to a shelter.
It is unique that even in our sad times there are always oth-
ers right around us who are in just as much of a need or
In all these things you will be …. greater.
Loving God when life say stop. Paul said that he was just as happy with little as he was with
~ L. Evette Pratt much, we too have to be careful to remain just as happy with
what we have, hands full or empty and when our hands be-
come too empty trust God to fill them. As we keep our minds
guarded in the most trying times and think on the things God
has placed in his word for us we shall abound in the Grace of
God. Look at Paul’s life you would think that he celebrated
Thanksgiving Everyday. **AMEN**
"Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of
need." Hebrews 4:16