Thankful Thursday

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. Lunch with a friend on a day when I needed a friend the most

2. Dancing, and learning new dance steps

3. Learning to make beautiful baskets for my business

4. Pretty bows

5. Gods amazing love

6. Surprises unexpected

7. God's provision even when we cannot see it

8. Being able to be a blessing to those who cannot do it for themselves

9. Left overs

10. Getting ready for my Pink Sale in my Mary Kay business

11. Learning about an open house for my business and how to make it simple but elegant and inviting

12. The rain that brings the storm clouds that make amazing beauty in the sky

13. The dancing squirrels in the yard; as the look for food and bury it

14. Getting my laundry done

15. Sugar cookies! YUM!

16. Enjoyed a wonderful phone call from a friend who puts huge smiles on my face

17. Wonderful Hallmark movies

18. The message of Christmas wrapped up in the movie "Signed, Sealed, Delivered For Christmas"

19. Pictures of my loved ones

20. Never tiring of the message of love and God's perfect love for me

21. Getting my hair colored (New color too!) Pretty dark Cinnamon brown

22. Crock pot with easy crock pot meals that are yummy!

23. Moving forward even when it is tough too and trusting and believing everything will work out

24. Gods perfect provision

25. Getting more G-bites at the same price I'm paying right now for our phone plan! YEA!

26. Seeing an old friend and being able to let others know that he needs to see them and let him know he is very loved

27. Being able to do a comb out for a client for Thanksgiving

28. Clean table cloth

29. The warmth of the day for this time of year.... 60degrees unseasonably warm

30. Body lotion

31. Friends arriving to help celebrate Thanksgiving Day!

32. Extra goodies and treats for the festivities of Thanksgiving Day!

33. That my client wasn't hurt when she started to fall and I caught her before she went down! 

34. Homemade salsa

35. That each day is another day to Praise our God and be thankful for all that He has done for us

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. An outing to Mt. Hood

2. A surprise visit from my girlfriend Sally, who is in town visiting from Klamath Falls

3. Learning new things everyday

4. Increase in my purchasing power for a home

5. Getting things back in order for this past week, feels good to see headway

6. Sleeping in
7. Hot fresh brewed coffee
8. Going to the movies and seeing "Dolphin Tale 2" EXCELLENT!
9. Homemade chicken tacos
10. Katherine's visit over the weekend
11. Brunch out with a wonderful friend
12. A leisure drive and outing
13. A hike to Beacon Rock to the tip top
14. Breathe taking views
15. God's hand of safety upon us always
16. Tears that steak the face from pain because it hurts to much to stay inside
17. House hunting, knowing I'm getting closer to my forever home
18. Prayers and smiles that hold you up when you don't think you can go another step
19. Early dinner with friends
20. Learning to stand when you feel like ..... WHY?
21. Safety
22. Being able to give haircuts and put smiles on faces
23. Groceries to prepare meals with
24. Knowing God carries me through the storms to VICTORY!
25. Family even when we aren't getting along! Blessed to have one!
26. My Mary Kay meetings;and the positive influence they are
27. Yogurt
28. DVR
29. Soft cozy pillows to snuggle with
30. Amazing friends that know how to make you smile and feel special!
31. Fresh cooked squash from the garden
32. The breeze going through Social Security
33. That all I have to do is pray and ask....God hears my prayers and He will answer
34. Hair appointments that make the ladies smile and the gentleman grin
35. Hope!

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

September Joy Dare

Day 12

3 Gifts in His word

1. God has promised that all things work together for good to those who love and serve Him faithfully (Romans 8:28). It may be difficult for us to see and understand how this is accomplished at times, but God has promised it, and He will deliver us.
2. God has promised that His grace is sufficient for us. (II Corinthians 12:9). in fact, He has made provision for our salvation by His grace through faith. Read Ephesians 2:8.
3. 1 Peter 5:7  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Day 13
A gift scented, scrawled, started
My perfume that has a wonderful scent 
Scrawled would be all of my notes I have been taking, so I know what I have done and still need to do to protect my Id
Started are the many little craft projects that I have laying around unfinished

Day 14
3 Gifts drawn
1. My doodle art as I wait on the phone on hold
2. The rough draft of what i want my home to look like
3. My hot tub of water for a long soaking bath

Day 15
3 Gifts paired
1. The song birds
2. My chicken breast and fresh squash for dinner
3. My shoes

Day 16
3 Gifts shared
1. A hike 
2. A smile
3. Lunch

Day 17
3 Gifts ugly - beautiful
1. Finding the humor and joy as I go about retrieving and restoring, replacing that what has been stolen
2. Saying good-bye to Summer and hello to Fall
3. Accepting and letting go; making room for the new

Day 18
A gift fixed, folded, freckled
My yummy dinner that I fixed 
My folded towels for next week at the salon
Freckled is the leafs as they started to change colors

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. Safety

2. Lazy afternoon sitting by the river

3. Friends and family

4. Laughter

5. Sunshine

5. The work of my hands

6. Sleeping in

7. Police & Sheriff

8. Two dollars

9. Freedom

10. Late Summer evenings

11. Quiet

12. My fingers

13. Phone

14. Make-up

15. Phone calls to lift your spirits and pray with you

16. Taco Bell

17. Grocery Outlet

18. Caring friends that surprise you

19. New key rings

20. A wallet

21. Helpful staff with fraud
22. Learning new ways to pay bills
23. Helpful insurance

adjustor's
24. friends that call to check in and say are you okay
25. Prayers
26.  For amazing friends that lift you when your down
27. New locks put on cabinet
28. A yummy lunch with Melody
29. A good settlement toward my purse
30. Gods wisdom and love
31. Yet another key replacement for the salon that was stolen. Little by little piecing my life back together with the grace of God after my purse was stolen.
32. Extra clients.
33. Grace not having to pay space this month
34. Fresh running water
35. Band-aids to put on my cuts
36. Settlement regarding my fall on stairs three years ago
37. For love and encouragement from those that love me and support me with their love and prayers
38. Starting to see progress in certain areas of my life
39. For the new look of my blog 
40. The Lords continually love for me even when I don't deserve it

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

September Joy Dare

Day 10

3 Gifts moving

1. My car that takes me to the places I need to go too. Along with work to be a blessing to fix the lovely ladies hair and make them feel like the million bucks they are.

2. The clouds that make such beautiful images in the sky

3. The squirrels as the scamper and play in the morning light

September Joy Dare

Day 11

3 Hard eucharusteo

1. Forgiving sometimes those that hurt you and letting go are so hard. But need to for your own well being and health. Extremely hard!

2. Forgiving self is another one that is hard. Working on that one this week and today. Hard to let go of a mistake and forgive ones self.

3. Switching services and letting go of old ways to move forward

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. The extra clients wanting haircuts today! What a super blessing!

2. Getting oil changed in car 

3. The plate of cookies that the new neighbors brought over fresh from the oven. YUM!

4. The new pro app for my phone as a gift WOW! Thank you Gina!

5. New shoes

6. Waking early
7. Driving to Madras Oregon with friends for a couple of days
8. Laughter
9. Prayers for safety
10. Being able to pray for others and their various needs they have
11. Home made S'mores in the oven that are super HUGE
12. Making a beaded necklace
13. A girls weekend sleepover
14. A beautiful beaded shawl
15. Beautiful evening sky hand painted by God for me to enjoy
16. A leisure walk along the canal
17. Pretty rocks at the Rock Hound show in Madras Oregon
18. Fresh garden salad that was grown in the garden then handpicked and served
19. Winning ten dollars
20. Finding the joy in life daily
21. Finding my car keys that weren't exactly lost...but hubby had put away were I couldn't find them
22. Getting a big box of fire works at Costco for the kids
23. A quiet day!
24. Lotion
25. Massage
26. The rise of a new day 
27. My tooth brush and mouth wash
28. Clean towels
29.. Blackberries
30. God's love for me

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

September Joy Dare

Day 4

A gift cool, warm, and sun soaked

The cool brisk morning air the feel of Fall 

Warm car after sitting in the sun all day

Sun soaked in the last warm days before Fall takes over; loving the last warm days of the year!

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. Having help to fill out all the paper work for SDI

2. Phone calls that brighten my day and make me smile from friends and family

3. Getting the laundry done and put away and ready for next week at the salon

4. Smiles from clients that are better than cash any day because you know you just made their day and that they will be feeling better because their hair looks and feels better

5. Having my own cosmetic store in my home ..... when I run out; I just run to my store and grab what I need

6. Going to the Fund Raiser for Reynolds High School Memorial
7. Sugar scrubs
8. Infuser water bottle that Mary got me
9. Afternoon naps
10. Praying on the phone with friends and loved ones for various needs
11. The first day of Summer
12. Sleeping in late....actual until 10 in the morning....WOW!
13. The fresh clean smell of clean clothes
14. A surprise visit from my nephew ....so loved seeing him
15. Watching Red 2 with hubby
16. Small ice cream cones that are like huge
17. Picnic at the camp grounds with my girlfriend
18. A Sunday drive
19. Old barns and buildings to enjoy and take photos of
20. Friends you've never meet that make you feel like a million just by their sweetness and kindness
21. Donuts and soda in the afternoon...sitting in the sun
22. The Lords promises and love full filled daily in His love for me
23. A small walk in the afternoon sunshine
24. Cool breezes that whisper Gods love for me
25. Phone calls that bring a smile and a pray of love
26. Lots of smiles of happy clients 
27. Daughter calling and saying airline ticket was purchased for granddaughters visit with me
28. Dinner out with some amazing friends
29. Knowing that everyday God gives us a new beginning
30. The joy of friendship

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

www.marykay.com/ehernandez1

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. The gift the Lord blessed me with in doing hair and helping those that cannot do it themselves

2. Clean clothes

3. Clean hair

4. My tools of the trade especially my scissors

5. The phone message. IM, email, or text I never get .....though I want it very much....I know there is a reason...And it is okay if I never hear from them again...though it hurts I will be thankful for the friendship we shared

6. My new hair cutting scissors
7. Rock road ice cream
8. Toasted cheese sandwich
9. Paying bills
10. Getting jewelry cleaned and sent off to get repaired
11. Just having a lazy Saturday morning
12. Watching old John Wayne movies
13. Praying for needs of those I love and are in my circle of friends
14. My sweater that keeps me warm
15. Going to the Children's Theater and watching the performance of Peter Pan
16. Looking at real estate
17. Rainy days
18. Ice cream
19. Prayers
20. The country I live in
21. Money to buy a nice dinner for hubby
22. Teeth to eat with even if they hurt all the time grateful to have them
23. That my paper work I have need of was easy to find
24. Glad that the Lord directs my path even when I don't understand
25. That I always seem to have the more than enough....so extremely grateful!
26. being able to get in and see the Legal assistant much earlier than scheduled
27. Paper work in order and in the mail
28. Blow dryer to dry my hair
29. Answered prayers
30. Socks to keep my feet warm
31. Tears of healing
32. Teaching and training on emotions and how to run a successful business
33. Being able to be a raging bull and still be loved afterwards
34. Not having to drive.
35. God's perfect Love for me

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

www.marykay.com/ehernandez1

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. The joy of making the ladies at the salon feel as beautiful as they truly are...even in old age in a assisted living and nursing home

2. Sitting on the patio soaking up the sun and visiting with the neighbor

3. Being able to print off the e-book on my printer that I purchased thinking it was a paperback book....no! It was a e-book! So I printed it! Thank you that I had enough ink and paper to do so!!!

4. Clean towels for shop and clean laundry for hubby and I

5. God's amazing provision and love for me

6. Going to the movies with my girlfriends and seeing 

The Fault in Our Stars

7. learning new things about my cell phone and how to work other apps and programs on it

8. Catching up with one of the amazing girls that hung out at my house with my daughters growing up

9. Getting my photos to re-sync up with FB once again. Happy camper I am!

10. Watching how God provides in so many ways big and small every need is always meet

11. Going to the Sandy river and just relaxing in the sun and fresh air
12. Climbing rocks like a kid
13. Taking photos off the camera and finding many pleasant surprises hidden away inside
14. Ice cream cone treat on a Saturday afternoon
15. Sundresses
16. My granddaughter Kyah's birthday the day the Lord blessed us with this amazing beauty of grace
17. Cleaning my house
18. Getting rid of trash that should have been gone a long time ago...feels so good too
19. Clean counters
20. Little walks in the sunshine
21. Lara coming over to help me do some cleaning
22. Stretching the dining room carpet
23. Feeling accomplished
24. God's ever present help even when I don't see it or feel it
25. My fingers that I type with
26. Being able to pray with several friends on several very serious situation's and stand in the gap with them 
27. Words that filled my heart to over flowing because of the joy I bring in the shop with my clients at the Assisted living and Nursing homes
28. Groceries that fill my cupboards and refrigerator
29. Gods never ending love and forgiveness
30. Eyes to see all the beauty surrounding me daily provide by God who gifts me everyday with amazing gifts to see
31. An early dinner with my sister and hubby
32. Prayers and love that heal my heart and soul
33. Music
34. Long hot showers
35. The quiet peaceful joy that dwells inside my soul because of who lives in my heart. I love you Lord!!!

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

www.marykay.com/ehernandez1