Thank you to the two different people who tagged me for this honor: Stu and Gail. Please visit their posts and give them some love and a follow; they daily give out love and encouragement to others. I also would appreciate it if you would all visit and follow the person who originally created this tag, Matt over at Jesusluvsall. This tag is perfect for this month of Thanksgiving, so I’m happy to participate! The intent of this post is for us to share what we are grateful to Jesus for.

Here are the guidelines for this tag:

Share what you are grateful to Jesus for.

Share a passage from the Bible about gratitude that means something to you.

Tag whomever you wish.

Please share a link to the person who tagged you and to the original post by Matt.

Use any picture in your post that expresses gratitude.

Share the intro…

The 1 Grateful Person Tag is based on Luke 19 and the account of Jesus with the 1 out of 10 lepers he healed who came back to thank Him. Let us aspire to be like the 1 who thanked Jesus and not the 9 who did not.

Since I became a grandmother, each time I visit the grandchildren, I enjoy story time with them. From the youngest to the oldest, I have tried to instill into my beloved grands the same love that I have for reading. I am happy that their parents also encourage reading, of course. Reading has given me an entire world to enjoy, but most importantly, it has allowed me to read and study God’s Word. That is part of my testimony of how I became a Christian. Alone in my apartment, I read the book of John, was convicted of my sins and gave my heart to the Lord. So, reading is important to me and I really love my reading time with the grandchildren. When I had my stroke, at first I couldn’t read. I couldn’t understand the written word, and I had been reading since I was five years old. But the occupational therapist in the hospital assured me that my brain would find another way to wire itself and I would be able to read, write and speak again. I praise God that He made us in such a way that our bodies heal themselves in this miraculous way! I could read again within a month of my stroke, and although I read more slowly now and sometimes have to concentrate more (no background noise, or only some classical music), I can read and comprehend again! Praise God!! And I especially enjoy my reading time with my grandchildren!

I am tagging:

Michelle

Temi Michael-O

Lydia Potter

Renee

Sealed in Christ

I am thankful for each of my readers and wish you all a blessed and happy day!