I'M HIRED

As I wrote about 3 months ago I was hired on a temporary basis for a oil services company in Marlow which is just north of Duncan.  I was told that I was working on a probationary basis for 3 months then they would decide if they wanted to hire me.  Wednesday that told me I was hired if I still wanted. to work there.  WANTED!! You better believe I wanted to stay and work.  I really enjoy my job.  It's the first one I have enjoyed in about 2 1/2 years.  The owners are awesome to work for!!  For Thanksgiving they gave all their employee's a Murf's ham.  Murf's is a gun store in Duncan that sells the best peppered ham.  I usually buy one each year since I have one son-in-law who does not like turkey.  Was I ever so grateful I did not have to  this year.  At Christmas they gave us a medium size box of Sorrel's nuts, which is a business south of Comanache OK that has pecans, peanuts, etc.  My package had a jar of local honey, peanut brittle, spiced peanuts, yogurt covered pecans, cinnamon peecans and chocolate cover peanuts.  To say the least all that is left is the package are the yogurt covered pecans and spiced nuts.  Then they threw a Christmas party and handed everyone Christmas cards.  Mine had a $200.00 bonus.  I was ever so grateful for that since I was trying to figure out how to buy everything I needed for Christmas.    God is truly good!!!!  My continuing thanks list includes:.

66.  For my Murf's ham, the Sorrell box of goodies and my $200.00 bonus.

67.  For finding some awesome bargains on winter shirts at JCP.

68.  For Jesus being born of Mary and  becoming a man and being willing to die on the cross so He      could deliver us from everything the devil would try to throw or put on us.

69.  I am getting to take Thursday and Friday off before Christmas.

70.  For working for Godly/Christian employers.

IS NOT GOD TRULY  AWESOME AND WONDERFUL??  THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND MERCY TO ME!!  I LOVE YOU!!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year to Give Thanks

Aw, I just love this time of the year.  First Thanksgiving and then the whirl wind of parties, shopping and decorating for Christmas.  Love, love, love this time of the year starting the 1st of October until the end of the year.  I am continuing to count my blessings.

56.  For a friends wonderful birthday party I went to Saturday.  It was Princess Party with all the wonderful "Daughter's of Zion" as the birthday girl called us.  It was fun and I throughly enjoyed all the company.  HAPPY 36th BRANDI!!

57. I'm almost finished decorating.  Just a few more touches and it will be complete. YEA!!

58. I had plenty of work to keep me busy today!!!  No down time!!

59. The many blessings that God has been pouring out on me.  They are small things, but oh how I love them.

60.  Dinner with a friend I haven't spent time with in quite a while.  It was throughly enjoyable.

61.  OU BEAT NEBRASKA!! YEA!!

62.  13 more days  till I see my baby, grandbaby and son-in-law.

63.  For being told the Christmas presents I was having to go to Norman to get for my grand children are actually found here in Duncan.  YEA!!  I don't have to make a trip to Norman.

64.  For the being the only one most of the time in the office which allows me to pray or listen to music or sermons.

65.  For being allowed to choose my schedule daily at work.  I can work a straight 8 hour day and eat lunch as I work or I can take a 1/2  hr lunch or an hour lunch. My choice.  Most of the time I work a straight 8 hour day. 

Blessed to be a Blessing!!  That is who I am!!

Giving Thanks With A Grateful Heart

If it doesn't come from the heart it doesn't mean much! I thank God he has been so good to me and sometimes my heart explodes out into song of thanks to Him.  

46.  I got to see my oldest daughter, her husband and my grandson this weekend. What fun we had together.

47.  For my daughter helping me bring Christmas decorations in from my shed.

48.  For being able to use the new program at church for the songs and scripture! WOW it was quick and easy and no hang ups!!

49.  For being able to find Spiderman 3 for $1.96 at Walmart.

50.  For someone blessing me with my way paid to our church banquet!  YEA!!

51.  For getting a set of saw horses (I'm not sure what the correct word is for them but that's what I've always heard them called) at the awesome price of $13.56 (includes tax).  They hold up to 500 lbs. (when will I ever have something that heavy to put on them). Thank God I held out and didn't buy any before Sears had their black Friday sale. Everywhere else I looked I could only buy one for that price or even for a higher price.  Thank God for black Friday specials!!

52.  For an awesome Thanksgiving with my sister and her family less her youngest daughter, my Mom and my friend Liz.  We really enjoyed all the different foods we all fixed. Not your normal Thanksgiving fare but it was fun and different!

53.  For only working 1/2 day on Friday. Got off at 12:30!!

54.  For my son-in-law figuring out why my Christmas tree would not light up.

55.  For OU beating OSU Saturday night.  An awesome game.  It was a real on the edge of your seat game.

 I SERVE AN AWESOME, GENEROUS, KIND AND LOVING GOD!!  PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!