What I got in the mail

Well I am happy to say that I joined on FB the Dunkin Donuts Perk page to get my FREE medium coffee
and my coupon for it came on SAT... I am so excited to go and get my free Ice coffee! It sure made my
day to receive that.. I also got my free book on Revelations revealed.. Its a short little book and I know
a serious read that I am just not up to starting yet...

We had a very nice PRE-Thanksgiving party at my sister N Laws last night and I even had a pizza slice
to take home for lunch today.. Was a fun night of talking and playing Phase 10..
Not to much talk about holidays other than we are having a big Christmas this year with ALL of the
family going to be together.. Should be lots of fun..

 Here are the Past Traditions:

1. . The few days of baking
2. Lights and Candles put in place
3. This years games to be from Minute to Win it site
4. A craft made with supplies and a verse
5. Games with Prizes wrapped.. (Last year I had lots of Avon Extras,, This year from my Samples)
6. The Jellos
7. Songs to sing
8. Discussing of Christmas Movies
9. Watching kids play
10.  The family Photo of craft project... (last year Hats)

Now being this year will be BIGGER than before It should be interesting..
The holidays are always hard for me because my family has always made it
about Church and PRESENTS and his family makes it about EATING and No presents...
But one good thing also have the relationship with Jesus and it makes it a joy to be around them.

My husband always gets sad because of working at a store he sees all the GREED and has
more stress just because of all he sees.. I am just so glad that he LOVES music  and that
always helps him around the holidays..

But you know people have already moved on to Christmas and have just jumped by Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorites because of the family just being together and eating
has always been a thing of comfort for me! So I think with it still 1wk away I will linger with alittle bit
and think of things to be THANKFUL for..

Hope, Afflication, Prayer

 

 

Romans 12:12 (New International Version)

¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

This is a verse my dear Hubby put on our computer screen from some kind of wallpaper...
Little did I know by this time of the month how much I would need to see this each day
as a reminder.. I am going threw the hardest time of my life right now and I can truly say
that I can see how Job felt..

 My Joy- comes from the hope that I have is that I believe in God and he will never leave me or forsake me..

 Patient with myself in this affliction that I am feeling with so many others that are lacking money like I am right now..

Faithful in prayer to the point that many times threw the day I am praying that I will live in his peace and
that I can go without things and that no matter what comes God will be with me even if that means I am
homeless and have no car..

Its amazing to me that in the pain I am in God is giving me NEW joys and HE is my strength when I just
don't have any!!!

Things I am THANKFUL for treasure's of this week:

1. The warmth of Nov.. For the moment...
2. A friend giving us Eggs, Apple Juice, and Toilet paper.
3. Friend telling me her secret recipes for Cinnamon Coffee.. Really cheap and good!
4. A burst of energy to clean out a closet and purge some old clothes..
5. More FREE crafts for Christmas from my boss...
6. A medicine that is working on my foot that has needed some healing.
7. Results on some painful phone calls I didn't want make.
8. A comfort call from a friend who has been in the exact spot I am in right now.
9. Having a REALLY good cry that gave my head some release
10. A card of encouragement from a friend..

I must say I am Thankful for this blog that I know I will look back at someday and
be thankful for how far I have come!