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Day 4 & 5: 30 Days of Thankfulness

Day 4:
I am thankful for my church family!  It is so wonderful to be surrounded by such a group of believers.  A pastor who preaches the Word.  The whole Word!  The good, the bad and that which makes you reflect on the ugly in your life.  I love our pastors wife, who also teaches God's Word.  I am grateful for the instruction, the reproof and the correction.  The support and encouragement.  Guidance.  I am tankful for the friends that I have made through church.  For the ministries within the church that we have been able to be part of.  I could go on and on....I am truly thankful for our church.


Day 5:
I am thankful for my "Laundry Monster"!  Laundry is actually one of the household chores that I really don't mind doing.  I don't like folding the clothes so much - which is why there are mounds of clean clothes in my bedroom at times.  But, I enjoy hanging clothes on the line when the weather is nice.  I love the smell of fresh clothes.  I love the warmth from a load of towels or blankets coming out of the dryer.  I love sliding in between clean sheets and a warm blanket on top, especially on a chilly night.  More than that though, my "Laundry Monster", as large as it gets sometimes, reminds me that we are well provided for.  Each of us has the clothing, towels, blankets, etc. that we need...actually probably more than we need.  Along with my laundry I am grateful for my washing machine.  It being down for just a couple days last week made me crazy!  I don't think that I would enjoy doing the laundry so much if I had a washtub, washboard and ringer.
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