I Have Been Blessed!

Today is 11/11/11!!!

Veteran's Day

I have been looking forward to this day for years, I don't know why. Actually, I always said I was going to get married on this day, anyways that wasn't God's plan, obviously. Today is also Veteran's day, I am so thankful, as I have said many times, for all of our military!!! I am thankful for our country, for the brave men and women who have given their lives so we could be the country we are today. I never want to take that for granted.
  
    I had a very eventful week, and I have thought of the words to this song many times. It is always so true!!! I am thankful for the blessings God gives us every day, ones we take for granted. This week has made me thankful to be alive, God is so good!!!!! I first heard this song at a ladies retreat, but during that same day, my dad took some of our church kids to a youth rally. The pastor's daughter sang this song. She has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time, and is only in her 20's. Hearing that, makes this song so much more special to me. I am so blessed, even when nothing seems like it is going right, WE ARE BLESSSED!!!

When He moves among us, all that He does, all of His mercy, all of His love. If the pen of a writer could write every day even this world could never contain, how I've been blessed. Warmth in the winter, flowers in spring, laughter of summer, the changing of leaves. Food on my table, and a good place to sleep, clothes on my back, and shoes on my feet. How I've been bleesed!
   I have been blessed! Gods so good to me. Precious are His thoughts of you and me. No way I can count them there's not enought time, so I'll just thank Him for being so kind. God has been good, so good. I have been blessed!
   Arms that will raise, a voice that can talk, hand that can touch, legs that can walk, ears that can listen, eyes that can see, I've got to praise Him as long as I breath. I have been bleessed! A mother and father nurtured and raised, sisters and brothers memories made. Our pastor to lead us this altar to pray, stripes that can heal the blood that still saves. I have been blessed!
   I have been blessed Gods so good to me. Precious are His thoughts of you and me. No way I can count them there's not enought time, so I'll just thank Him for being so kind. God has been good, so good. I have been blessed!
   We live in a country the greatest on earth, where the flag stands for freedom and what it is worth. She stands in our harbor Miss Liberty calls, all have given some but some gave it all, so we could be blessed.
   He's my shoulder to lean on when I am down the rock where He leads me when I'm overwhelmed. The place where He hides me under His wings He's not just a song, He's the reason I sing! I have been blessed!
   I have been blessed Gods so good to me. Precious are His thoughts of you and me. No way I can count them there's not enought time, so I'll just thank Him for being so kind. God has been good, so good I have been blessed! God has been good, so good. I have been blessed!

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I have been traveling all over lately that is why I haven't been posting, and I am going to Fritch again tonight. So, it may be a while before I post again. Anyways, have a wonderful day!!!!

After my super wonderful trip to New York, we headed to Texas the next day for a missions conference. I had never seen a missions conference done this way before and it was such a blessing.

We got there on Sunday for the evening service, after the evening service we went to a really neat local pizza buffet that had miniature golf with black lights. The food was very good and the kids had fun golfing. Monday, they had kid's day. They took all the missionaries, and some of the church staff's kids from their church to Gatti's in Amarillo (like chuck-e-cheese, only way better food!!!) We had pizza and they got all the kids a cup of tokens to play games. I know this was a blessing to the missionary families, it was fun for me to watch the kids having a blast!!! Tuesday was ladies day, woohoo!!! Again, we all went to Amarillo and the ladies were given money to buy whatever, but it had to be used on things for themselves. This day eliminated most of the men, just a few went but at the first stop they got together and went to guy stores, of course. For lunch they took us to mongolian bbq. I had never had it before, it was so delicious!!!!

Most of all I enjoyed the wonderful time spent with an amazing family God has allowed me and my family to get to know very well the past few months. I was able to stay with them, and their daughter who is around my age, while my parents stayed with their son at... the bachelor pad. Thursday morning when we left, we woke up to snow even. What a blessing to finally get some moisture, although I greatly dislike cold. God is so good. This trip was a huge blessing to me, and I am so thankful God allowed us to go!!!

Super fun chocolate fountain at Golden Corral. Chocolate covered strawaberries....... YUM!!!!!

At the mongolian bbq place.

Not a great picture, I know, sorry.

Bro. Rice