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Written by Bonnie Nelson
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
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Give thanks to the LORD for He is good! His faithful love endures forever! Psalm 107:1
We celebrated Thanksgiving at Severin again this year. It was an international crew - American, Croatian, German and Dutch - but with lots of traditional American Thanksgiving food - or as American as we could make them over here. Ellie Beth made a triple batch of sweet potato casserole and I made my family's apple raisin stuffing. It was a great time of feasting, singing, praising God, and fellowship. We even managed a photo shoot as our co-worker, Daniel, graciously agreed to take family photos.
It has been a good year of growth and stretching. Here are a few of the things that I are thankful for...
- Our Sovereign and Holy God, full of grace and mercy
- Jesus, perfect King and perfect Savior
- the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
- The Word of God
- Dan, Lydia, and Ellie Beth
- family and friends
- our prayer partners who intercede on our behalf and lift up our needs to God
- our financial supporters - who give sacrificially so that we can serve here
- our supporting churches
- our team mates and co-workers
- Frodo, our dog
- laughter
- our apartment and our landlords, Dubravka and Stjepan
- our church in Malesnica
- The DPB House in Severin, aka Camp
- forgiveness
- the calling of God
- good food
- creativity
- God's diverse creation
- chocolate
- skype
- good health
- a washer and dryer that work
- gas heat
- warm showers
- pizza
- the ability to home school
- great books
- small group
- comfortable beds
- car that works
- rest
- stars
- home school co-op
- mountains
- the sea
- public transportation
- good coaches for the girls
God is good!
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