Full of Thanks Friday: God's Workmanship

"Let us come before His Presence with thanksgiving,

Let us shout joyfully with psalms. 

For the LORD is a great God,

and a great King above all gods,

In whose hand are the depths of the earth;

The peaks of the mountains are His also.

The sea is His, for it was He who made it;

And His hands formed the dry land.

Come let us worship and bow down;

Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."

Psalm 95:2-6

On this Full of Thanks Friday, I am thankful for God's beautiful workmanship.  Last week, my husband and I had the privilege of spending some precious time with some friends of ours out of state.  On Saturday, we spent the day out on this beautiful land - exploring the perfect nooks and crannies that only God could have created.  The earth is truly His workmanship ...

And so are we.

What are you thankful for on this Full of Thanks Friday?

Full of Thanks Friday: The next generation

"One generation shall praise Thy works to another,

and shall declare Thy mighty acts.

On the glorious splendor of Thy majesty,

and on Thy wonderful works, I will meditate.

And men shall speak of the power of Thine awesome acts;

and I will tell of Thy greatness."

Psalm 145:4-6

On this Full of Thanks Friday, I am finding myself especially thankful for the precious opportunity to influence the next generation for Jesus.  I am humbled.  And I recognize every single day that my son is a blessing and one that I certainly did not deserve ... 

My husband and I experienced a few disappointing miscarriages prior to my son's birth.  I share this with such fragile care, as I know so many women experience hurt and heartache regarding becoming pregnant.  

Not one day goes by that I am not humbled by the fact that God has blessed us with this little one.  But as I have mentioned before on this blog and at a recent speaking engagement -- After my second miscarriage, I resolved in my heart that I would trust God regardless of the outcome.  That I would trust God that I would become a mother.  Whether from my own womb or not.

God allowed my sweet little Hamilton to come into our lives.  But He did not have to.  And I am well aware of that.  Absolutely and fully aware.

So today ... I am thankful for him.  And I am thankful for the opportunity to influence the next generation for Jesus.  I long to praise His works to my son.  And I pray that Hamilton grows up to know and believe that our God is mighty and powerful and awesome, as the Scripture above states. 

I long to tell of His greatness.  Do you?

And here is a fun picture from our family photo shoot this afternoon.  Our little guy was worn slap out after all the pictures.  I know you're probably thinking it's terrible that I am posting a picture of my child looking so upset, but it really was actually a pretty humorous moment ...

Even in the "cranky" moments ... his mama is thankful :) 

What about you?  What are you thankful for on this Full of Thanks Friday??