THOUGHTS ON THANKSGIVING-2011

Thanksgiving means many things to many people.

A time to eat, and gather together with family and friends; watching the parades with their floats, music, and marching bands. And of course, you either hate or love the games we watch on Thanksgiving day!! LOL

It's a time to visit and catch up on what's going on in the lives with family and friends.

Thanksgiving brings out the best in us, because it is a celebration of love and sharing, not gifts bought and exchanged, or completely commercialized as other holidays.

I thank God for all of you, and hope you all have a wonderful day. May Father bless and be with you. Happy Thanksgiving. Carol
 

A Thanksgiving wish for all my friends and family. "When you go to count your blessings, each and everyone, and you think your count is finished, God has just begun."
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I am thankful to the Father, He is our past, present, and future. The hardships and trials we have suffered in the past, have given us faith and confidence that with His help, we can deal with what we must face in the present, and ....knowing that on Him we can depend, to overcome whatever our future may hold.
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This is the Blessed Assurance all Christians share, as they celebrate Thanksgiving. We are never alone, so whether alone, or with many friends or family, remember to thank Father for each day, for He is always there. We are never alone, when we just take a moment and turn to Him in Prayer.
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"He knows all our thoughts and needs, and on Him we can depend. He is our Father, our Savior, our greatest friend." Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving.
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Love and prayers sent your way. Carol K

FATHER I LOVE YOU

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         FATHER,  I LOVE YOU
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Father, I love you, Father, I need you,
Father, I want you to stay close to me.
Father, I love you, Father, I need you,
Father, help me share, for others to see.*
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Father, this song, You shared with me,
Is now out, for all to see.
I humbly ask that You may show,
Us the way You'd have us go.
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Not my will, but thy will,
Is the way that we should pray,
And ask for help to keep us on,
The path you've set our way.
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Eph 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perserverance and supplication for all saints;
Eph 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Eph 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in bonds; therein that I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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Life, Love, and Memories
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Jesus died to pay the price,
That gave us back eternal life.
So now, life, love, and memory,
The best three things in life are free.
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There is no price on life to pay,
Except you live it, day by day.
It cannot be bought or sold,
Or held by use of force or gold.
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The love, you have, was got by giving,
And memories made, to share, through living.
Our mind fades out "bad times" to give,
"Good times" a second chance to live.
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So do not fear, or dread to be,
This way leads to eternity.
Only through Jesus, will you find,
Your way back to God, and peace of mind.
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COMMENT- To A Friend On Dealing With Difficult Family

_______,You are my true family, we are children of our Lord, and as such, He has placed us in some unusual families. Some of our familes are in the spirit of slumber, and they get angry over little things, because they are unable to understand. These cutting comments, you need to let slide off you, like water off a duck's back.

Honey, you have a heart as big as Texas, and as you share your love and understanding with others, they share their love and understanding back with you. Just think," hmmm, guess we'll have to deal with this situation in the millennium," and go on being the person, Father wants you to be.

We are grateful for our families, both physical, and spiritual, so if some are stumbling blocks to you, just remember, you have the lLord, He is working through you, many times in ways you do not know, and as you share your thoughts of hurt and pain with Him, trust Him to know the answers, and just keep following the path He's set for you.

Lots of these trials are really learning experiences, so you may understand and be able to reach out to others who are going through what you are going through, today. Here is a link to one of my "hidey-holes, where I have some notes that you might like to reread(most of them are mostly of Father, not me, I just typed them, but they are all learning experieinces I have shared to help others, also. From there, you can go to other places where His poems, songs, etc. are tucked away.

I ask Father's blessings on you and your family, but you are already blessed, just through the love we all share with Him. (I'll just give you the one address, as it's just a click away, and then you can come "visit" with me anytime you just need to "get away.)http://carolswansonking-notes.blogspot.com/ . Love and prayers sent your way. Carol K

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WHEN GROUPS DIVIDE - Comments on Bitterness and Anger

Whatever has been said, we need to let the bitterness and anger go, and start anew. Father knows even our thoughts and is able to forgive us when we ask, so do you think it would be okay if we let His Will become our will, and His Way become our way? Can we forgive and forget the past, and in the spirit of love shown us, also do the same. This is a new day, so let us try to live and think in a better way.
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We must not ask Father for revenge because of a breakup in a group. If you let bitterness in your heart, you will gradually move God out.
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If bitterness is on your mind,
Then love and truth, you will not find."
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This is part of one of the poems He gave me, when I was holding bitterness in my heart against some of my family. It was a seperation between the Father and me, and it wasn't untill I let it go, and let His will become mine, that He was able to work through me again. That was a time of bitterness and tears that stretched out into some very long years. I now do all I can do to keep others from having to go through this experience. We bring troulbles on ourselves if we wish troubles on others
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You can live for yourself, you can share with another,
But if you live for the Lord, than each man is your brother."
( Yes I know, a lot of us are women, but that is just in this age, if you get my drift.)
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Forgiveness and sharing, go hand in hand;
We are all part of the Father's plan.
Some may think we should all one group be,
But each group reaches out to others, differently.
Groups are seperate, and teach in different ways,
But we are still all of the same body; His Will, His Way.
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Just like the leg does not do what the arm does, the body is out of balance if one limb is cast off. Jesus gave us an example through His disciples, for when they went off to teach, they went one or two, but never three, and went off in different directions, reaching out, differently. But they were still one body, although far away, for they belonged to Jesus, and so do we, today.
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Sometimes we have too many leaders and not enough members. Good leaders are also strong leaders, and even though you think everone is getting along, all have different ways of leading. Toes are going to be stepped on in these circumstances. You can be partners with one you truly trust, and you can have others who will be more than williing to volunteer and share, but too many leaders, if they are nautural leaders, can use the group as a stepping stone, for their leadership ablilities will always want to "change and improve" things, as they also want to reach out and help in our Father's work. This is why it is good for some groups to seperate and spread out; the reachout will be so much greater. It is a compliment when good leaders come from a group, and this will really work out for good.
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As you set up the library and replace documents, you are actually going through and sharing a review of all that has been stored away. This gives new members a chance to see the documents, read, and review, as you "renew" the library.
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Put your trust in God, not in fellow man,
Then when they say or you think you can't,
You'll find through God, you can.

COPY OF A COMMENT IN A NOTE TO A FRIEND-GIVE GOD THE GLORY

 I know what you mean, _______, and there are still a lot of things I don't understand and just have to take on faith. I know our Father is real, and will protect His own because of what He has done for me.

 In my lifetime(in this age) I have been involved in 4 major automobile accidents and came out without a scratch. Three of my cars were totaled out, and the last one, happened about a month after I started to share these poesm and songs,

I was not paying good attention, and when a car in front of me slowed down to let a car in front of her, turn, I rearended her. I had just slowed down from 60 to 40 because I was almost home and was going to turn, when it happened. So here's the picture. I'm doing 40, she's slowed down to about 15 or 20, I hit her hard, and yet I didn't feel much of an impact. I was shaken emotionally, and got out of the van to see if the driver in front of me was okay, and see how much damage I had done.

Well,_______, there wasn't a dent or scratch on either car!! And if that wasn't enough "proof" for me, I have physical proof, for my front license plate was on her receiver hitch UNDER HER BUMPER, and I now have a clean SQUARE HOLE in my bumper where the license plate USED TO BE!!! There is no physical way this could happen without smashing our fenders for my bumper was HIGHER than her bumper, and there is no earthly way this could happen. But it did. Neither one of us called and reported the accident, for who would believe it?!

We did exchange phone numbers, and I did call her to be sure she was physically okay, but all I wound up doing was getting another set of plates and discovered several days later, that the impact had tore loose two of the holders on my wheel chair lift and it had slid forward, almost into my rear seats, so I had to have it reinstalled and tightened down.

The technician, who is a good Christian friend, just shook his head when I showed him the license plate with the hole in it, and said it had to have been a very hard impact to shake it loose like that. So that is one of my stories. Needless to say, I kept that license plate.

I had been getting discouraged and been having doubts about opening up like this, on the internet with all these poems and songs, and I think it was Father's way of telling me it was Him, not me, and I am the "tool" He is using to reach out and help the elect, in these last days. This may sound strange to you, but that is another story, and He gave me "proof" of that too.

This is why I always say, "Give God The Glory," for this is of Him, and not of me. Why am I writing all this to you? I have no idea. I just try to follow where He leads me, praying that this is His will, and not mine.

                                                                                       Love and prayers sent your way, Carol K

AND THE WORDS KEEP FLOWING,Help Dry My Tears/On Judging Others

( A lot of my friends are going through some "trying" times, so I thought this might help, even though it was only about a month ago when I wrote it. Love and prayers sent your way. Carol K )

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          And The Words Keep Flowing
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Sometimes we have a very rough day, but everything that happens to us, is a learning experience.
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You know, with my memory, I'm not very good with chapter and verse, {maybe why He gave me the gift of poems and songs,} but you remember when Job had his rough experience, and still he kept his faith in, and relied on God to help see him, through? And, you know how, when you are given more responsibility in a job, you are tested to be sure you'll be able to handle it, with someone "hovering" over you?
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We will all be tested in different ways, to be sure we can stay strong, and when "we" cannot, we know Who to turn to, for He is ready and able.
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We can't let pride get in our way, thinking, "I can do it, myself," for we will be dealing with ones who are "drawing their power from their father.""I" cannot do it "myself," but must draw on the Lord's strength, in Jesus name, and "We" can do it, together.
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           HELP DRY MY TEARS
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Lord, help dry my tears and let me smile,
As I sing Your songs, Your way,
And let Your love shine out through me,
When all else has gone astray.
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When life goes wrong, and the pain is deep,
And I don't know what I can do,
I rest in faith that You're in charge,
Since I gave my life to You.
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Sometimes we have not been able to forgive someone for something, and this prevents Father from being able to fully answer our prayers.
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This is part of one of the prayer poems Father gave me when I was still keeping anger inside for members of my own family. It was not until I realized that I had to totally forgive all, before I was able to get right with our Father.
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When bitterness is on your mind,
Then love and truth you will not find.
Belief in the Lord who died for you,
Lets prayers be heard and answered, too.
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             ON JUDGING OTHERS
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Have we gone so far, that there is no way,
For compassion and mercy on Judgement Day?
Alone, we must stand, for what we do and say,
Let'a not judge each other, or for this we will pay.
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"Who art thou that judgest another man's servant?
"In the Bible's the answer, for all those observant.
"To his own master, he standeth or falleth,
"Not by man, but by God, can this be resolveth.
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"Yea, he shall be holden up,"
For God is able to make him stand.
Is your righteousness so great,
That for another you can command?
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