30 Days (or so) of Thankfulness - October Recap

Modesty is Next to Beauty is hosting a 30 Days of Thankfulness Challenge, which started October 27 and ends on November 25 (Thanksgiving Day). I was invited to participate by the lovely Emily of Practically Pink, and so although I'm hopping on the bandwagon a bit late, I will try to make up for lost time by giving a little recap of October thankfulness in this post. :) God pours out more blessings on us than we can count, and what a good reminder to be grateful and give Him praise and thanks for His goodness that we so often overlook or choose to ignore (on bad days, I know sometimes I certainly don't want to be happy... leave me alone to wallow in my misery!) - hopefully this practice will help form good habits to be thankful in all things. I encourage anyone else who may read this to join in too (you can click on the picture above to get started) and take time to thank God for His blessings each day, even if you don't blog them. Now, down to business.


Day 1
On Wednesday, we celebrated my good friend Brianne's 20th birthday at our families' weekly fellowship meeting at our house. I am so grateful for such a delightful, kind, loyal, and creative friend. :)

  "Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest council." - Proverbs 27:13

Day 2
On Thursday I was very thankful for soup. Like Despereaux of the story book, I can't get enough soup. On the day in question, I found this delicious recipe for Golden Lentil Stew (I used regular lentils, but it still turned out very nice) that I highly recommend for a very autumnal, spice-laden soup.

Not my picture. ;)

"There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God." - Ecclesiastes 2:24


Day 3
I am so thankful for my father. On Friday night he rented Karate Kid, and we made a big bowl of popcorn and watched it together. I treasure our little times together, just me and him, even doing simple things. He is the most gentle, patient, uncomplaining, thoughtful, funny, hard-working, and kind person I know, and more than anything I would like to be more like my father... I could have no better person to learn  a servant's heart from than him.

"As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear Him." - Psalm 103:13


Day 4
Saturday I was thankful for hot chocolate with whipped cream from Starbucks, and book browsing with Mom and friends at Barnes & Nobles, and especially both together. :) What bountiful, unnecessary goodness God delights to give!

Not my picture. Again.

"The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance." - Psalm 16:6

Day 5
I am thankful for dear friends and family to celebrate autumn with, for a celebratory dinner of hot dogs, for a backyard bonfire at the edge of the fields, for a cold, clear sky so thickly netted with stars, singing psalms and hymns around the fire, and ending it all with marshmallow toasting and much stickiness.

  "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew from Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the LORD commanded the blessing - life forever more." - Psalm 133