I am thankful for the broccoli and cheese I just warmed up and the toast I had this afternoon. I am thankful for the coffee I had this morning (first cup of the summer) and for the cold water in a bottle I drank. I thank God for the table I am sitting at and the comfortable chair I am sitting in and the beautiful home that we share with Otis the Quat and Sierra the Malamute here in Whitmore Lake. I am especially thankful for the air conditioners that keep our home cool and the fans that move air around, jobs that allow us to pay the bills, and vehicles that take us to our jobs. I am thankful for the medicines that we have for our illnesses and the toothpaste that we use on our toothes.
Also, I am thankful for family: parents and siblings who show their love for us in myriads of ways, and aunts, uncles, and cousins who we see all too seldom but who hold a special place in our hearts.
Especially I am thankful for the woman God brought to me 18 years ago to be my life-partner and soul-mate, who has been my faithful companion through this pilgrimage. May our LORD continue to bless her greatly.
I’m but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;
Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is my home;
Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home;
And time’s wintry blast
Soon shall be over past;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.
Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whatever my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home;
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord’s right hand.
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home
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