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Take Time To Give Thanks
from June 2021
Gò0dNews for Everyone
Take Time To Give Thanks
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by Zebbie Brewster
Acouple of years ago, my husband had an early-morning outpatient surgical procedure scheduled. We had made that trip, and now, as they got my husband ready for his procedure, I waited out in the waiting room. Before long, our pastor had come in to have prayer with my husband and help me wait out the time. It was not too long before they told me that the surgery went well, he was in recovery, and the doctor would soon be coming to talk to me.
As our pastor was there to hear what had been said, he asked me if I would like to pray a prayer of thanksgiving. As we bowed our heads, he prayed that prayer of thanksgiving. My heart was so encouraged as I heard words of thanksgiving being sent up to the Good Lord. It reminded me of so many times when I go to God with my list of requests, but I don’t often thank God for what He has already done for me that day. Not just that day, but God has spent my whole lifetime blessing me. It all started when He breathed life into me and blessed me with His gift of life. Then as I saw my need, I was able to go to Jesus and find that gift of eternal salvation. God is such a wonderful lifegiver and gift-giver! I have heard it said that life is a gift from God, and how we live it is our gift back to Him.
I hope that today, you can take time and just thank God for all His blessings on you. I love that the psalms in the Bible are so full of words of
thanksgiving. Take time and read one every day, and your heart and mind will be encouraged.
Psalm 68:19: “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.”
About The Author Zebbie Brewster resides in Summerville, Georgia. She is an active member at Perennial Springs Baptist Church.
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Grandparents’ Love
by Linda Tinney
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” When we are young, we simply take grandparents for granted. My family visited my grandparents once a week for an extended Sunday afternoon. Those memories are full of nostalgia. We would run outside barefoot in the garden, learn how to drive a tractor, and learn how to can fresh vegetables. Being an elementary-aged child, I just thought we were helping them with tasks. However, it was much more than that—they were teaching us and we were learning from them at the same time. What I would give now to taste my grandmother’s pancakes or blackberry cobbler or have my grandad’s breakfast served at their table. I was lucky to have one set of grandparents, but I still get sad that I never knew the other set. I am sure that I would have enjoyed my own traditions with them.
Once I was married, my husband’s grandparents became another set of grandparents for me to visit. I loved visiting their home because it reminded me of my grandparents. I distinctly remember my husband’s grandmother telling me that if something happened to our marriage, she would adopt me! Both of those grandparents have passed away, but I will never forget them opening their arms to me—their adopted granddaughter. The other set of my husband’s grandparents are equally as welcoming and always have an outside project (usually it’s a huge garden). I have been lucky in my life to have my biological grandparents and my adopted grandparents.
Since our child has been born, both my husband and I remind him how lucky he is to have both sets of grandparents and one set of great grandparents still living. We try to visit all of them as often as we can. Their faces light up when we make a surprise visit, just as much as my grandparents did when we would visit on a Sunday afternoon. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that our son not only has us to take care of him—but also our parents who treat him like their own child. I hope that he will always remember the shopping trips, the weekend visits, and the family dinners.
Although our relatives will not live forever on this Earth, we can take comfort in knowing that we will see them again in Eternity. So, if you still have your grandparents, go spend time with them and let them know how much their stories, trips, and visits mean to you!
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children” (Proverbs 17:6).
About The Author Linda Tinney is employed as a career transitions specialist at GNTC. She is wife to Neil and mom to Chason, a 5th grader She attends The Church at Rome.
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