march thankful things

Hey guys! Wow! I cannot believe March is over already. But Spring is here which means Summer (my favorite season!!!) is just around the corner!!! YAY!!!! :)
Here are my March Thankful Things!!



Cherry dump cake

Cooking dinner for my family



Making and eating homemade chocolate chip cookies

Listening to the birds sing

New books to read



Traveling in the van with my family

Getting to see my best friend Abigail and her family



Eating Klondike bars on Wednesday night after church

Jason teaching me some new things for photography



My tomato plants finally coming up

Having friends from church over for dinner

Playing games with friends



Going shopping with a few ladies from church

Getting a haircut



Doing my nieces hair

Writing


Getting a burger and mint shake for dinner with my family

Working in the garden with my family



Baby-sitting my nieces (Emma wanted to play hide and seek with me. I found her in the bathroom like this!!! She's so cute!!!)

Late night talks with my sisters

My Daddy and Mama! I love y'all so much!!! :)

 

In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18

What are you thankful for?

is God your spare tire?

Image Taken From Pinterest.

My Daddy preached a message a few weeks ago and he asked a question that I thought was really good. "Is God your spare tire?"

Every car has a spare tire in it, but most people don't  even know what their spare tire looks like. They only use it when its an emergency.

There are a lot of people who say, "I don't need God's help." But right when there is something bad that happens, they start praying and start becoming really spiritual.
These kind of people are using God like a spare tire. They only pull Him out when they need Him.
They use Him until things get better again, and then they push Him away until the next bad thing that happens.

God loves to fellowship with His children, so we should love to fellowship with Him too. We should trust in God and give Him our steering wheel.

guest post by Abigail

All images taken from Google images.

Abigail let me read this paper she wrote when our families went on a trip together in April 2016. When I read it, I thought it was so good that I just had to share it on my blog! :)
I got permission from the writer and here it is!

We Americans do not realize the price of freedom. Most of us don't appreciate the liberties we have. Rarely do we think of the thousands who have died to ensure my and your safety. We do not understand, nor do we even try to understand those who come home from wars and suffer from the terrors of war. To us, it is better to criticize than to understand. To tell them they are fighting for nothing. We criticize, mock, disrespect, and disregard them. We mock at those who have shed their blood in the most terrible of ways. Many are young, they have their whole life before them. Some even have a wife and children, and are waiting for the day to wrap their family in their arms.


Suddenly, their life comes to a brutal close. As his family mourns, never to have him back again, we tell them he fought for a country we consider trash. His buddies that saw him die, bravely fighting for your freedom, will never be the same.

Cant we Americans begin to appreciate those who daily lay their lives down? Can we begin to appreciate the price that comes with our freedom? Will we unite and stand with our military? To this, I give a hearty yes! We need to unite as Americans and tell our military we support them, we pray for them, and daily we appreciate the liberties that they have ensured for me and future generations. Let us become the Americans that will reverence those who fight for our country. They deserve more than we give them.

Thank you so much Abigail for sharing this with us!

Make sure to say hello to Abigail in the comments.