{"id":4250,"date":"2020-01-16T17:39:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2020-09-29T22:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T02:07:52","slug":"gifts-from-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/16\/gifts-from-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts from God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To me, every <em>day<\/em> is gift from God. Every <em>morning<\/em> I wake up and every <em>quiet-time<\/em> I get to spend with Him. Every <em>flower<\/em> that blooms I count from Him. Every <em>moment<\/em> with my husband. Each <em>child<\/em> He has graciously given us or allowed to live in our home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Roses, sunrises, sunsets, kittens.<\/em>.. a sweet <em>girl<\/em> from Russia who became like a daughter. The <em>fella<\/em> she brought home became like a son. Now both are married with beautiful families of their own. <em>Kids<\/em> that lived off and on with us over the years. And my aging <em>parents<\/em> that moved in for their last days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All these have been gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each have come like a surprise. Each brought a different blessing. A few brought a little panic like, \u201c<em>how can we possibly handle this?<\/em>\u201d But God made a way and opened our hearts. He provided and they became true gifts of joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <em>gift<\/em> is a BIG, black dog, literally given to us from our neighbors. She\u2019s sweet as can be, other than not realizing how big she is and chasing our cats up a tree! &#x1f631; I&#8217;m not sure how this is going to work out, but I know God always sends blessings so&#8230; I\u2019m choosing to count this as one more gift&#8230; &#x1f64f;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f64f;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f64f;&#x1f3fc;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank You, Jesus (in faith)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ForGlorySake<\/strong>! &#8211;<em>Anna<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/A25B456D-E1DB-458D-8F32-E0202889C758.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4251\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hmmmm.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To me, every day is gift from God. Every morning I wake up and every quiet-time I get to spend with Him. Every flower that blooms I count from Him. Every moment with my husband. 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