What I'm Thankful For....

We have so many blessings! I am definitely guilty of taking things for granted. I know we should be thankful for everything all year... but for those of us who aren't perfect (*raises hand*), I'm glad there's a day set aside to remember that we have more than we need.

Here are a few things I'm thankful for (by no means an exhaustive list).

1. My family - I miss you, I love you
   
2. My friends - I love you
   
3. My church - I am so blessed to be part of Clear Creek!
   
4. All the people who have discipled / mentored me in my life
   
5. Not being immediately affected by Hurricane IKE -- and being able to help those who were
   
6. My small group (and all the small groups I've been part of at CCCC)
7. My health
8. All the provisions God has blessed me with: my job, my apartment, my car. I truly have more than I need.
   
9. All the wonderful experiences I've had - both good and bad. God uses everything to draw us to Himself.
10. Being born in and living in the land of the free and the home of the brave

Above all, I am thankful for the Lamb - Jesus Christ. He lived the life you and I could not live and paid the price we could not pay.

We sang this song last night at church. My sister introduced me to it earlier this year. She leads worship at her church. She's an awesome singer, by the way! What a gift she has been given! Words cannot express how much I enjoy lifting up these words together with the saints. In this time of Thanksgiving, I can't think of anything I'm more thankful for and this song sums it up. You can hear it on YouTube.

The song comes from the words in Revelation 5....


Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!" And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!"



(Worthy is the Lamb, Hillsong United)

Thank You For The Cross, Lord
Thank You For The Price You Paid
Bearing All My Sin And Shame
In Love You Came, And Gave Amazing Grace

Thank You For This Love, Lord
Thank You For The Nail Pierced Hands
Washed Me In Your Cleansing Flow
Now All I Know, Your Forgiveness And Embrace

Chorus:
Worthy Is The Lamb, Seated On The Throne
Crown You Now With Many Crowns
You Reign Victorious
High And Lifted Up, Jesus Son Of God
The Darling Of Heaven Crucified
Worthy Is The Lamb
Worthy Is The Lamb
Worthy Is The Lamb

Election Day

Just a quick update:

I tried to vote on Friday afternoon (last day of early voting in Harris County (Houston, TX)), but the line was crazy long - I didn't want to wait 2 hours... especially since I was wearing my Halloween costume! So I decided to go early today. I got in line at 6:50am - only about 20 people in front of me. About 7:20am I was in the voting booth - it was my first time! For the last presidential election, I voted via absentee ballot in FL for Missouri. 2 elections, 2 states - where will I be in 2012? I definitely had a huge sense of pride today walking back to my car having cast my ballot! I'm very excited about watching the results tonight. It's hard to think about anything else today.

I'm also excited about the FREE STUFF many companies are giving out today! After I voted, I got a free tall coffee at Starbucks. Tonight from 5pm to 8pm you can get a free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cone (click here). I've also heard that Krispy Kreme is offering free donuts today!

It's fun to watch the Facebook Election 2008 page as the number rises steadily towards 3 million Facebook users that have voted. I am predicting 5-6 million by end of the day. There are 110 million Facebook users worldwide (age 13 and up) according to Wikipedia, but I don't know how many of those are legal, US voters. But still, 3 million voices - that's a lot! I do hope that this election will break participation records. It's great to see people care!

Happy Election Day everybody!