tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post481704619282068536..comments2023-09-09T11:37:23.521-04:00Comments on Marks Blog: GratitudeMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443697140305760265noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-29616461226263886232009-02-27T09:20:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:20:00.000-05:00Thank You God for the sacrifice at Calvary for me....Thank You God for the sacrifice at Calvary for me... thank You God for my wonderful husband who loves me as You've called him to... thank You God for Marcos and the gifts and talents You have given him and for his desire to want to use them for You... thank You God for Timothy who is our joy... thank You God for the Truth of Your Word which is preached week after week at my church... thank You Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-85503610974970605262009-02-26T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-26T14:41:00.000-05:00I am thankful: For the wife who says it's hot...I am thankful: <BR/>For the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, <BR/> Because she is home with me, and not out with someone else. <BR/> For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, <BR/>Because he is home with me and not out at the bars. <BR/> For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes <BR/>Because it means she is at home, not on the streets. <BR/> For the taxes I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-91162335085556345732009-02-25T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-25T14:15:00.000-05:00I was just having the conversation of family the o...I was just having the conversation of family the other day. I am going through a rough time because my aunt is very sick and I don't have any family living near me in CT. But what I do have is a VERY supportive network of friends, Christian and non-christian alike. They are all there for me when I need them and just because. I am very grateful for them! I truly pray that the Lord will bless each kronickwinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093537856481282942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-68119906725886442022009-02-24T22:07:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:07:00.000-05:00Hi Pastor Mark!! Where do I begin on what I'm g...Hi Pastor Mark!!<BR/> <BR/> Where do I begin on what I'm grateful for... that is a pretty long list!! I am so grateful to be saved. Life with Christ has been such an amazing journey for me, and I know it's only just begun. I've been saved for almost 2 years now and I truly have a "New "life". With Christ I know who I am, what I believe in and why I am alive, and that is to serve the Lord. ThankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-56257396085221970822009-02-24T12:10:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:10:00.000-05:00I am eternally grateful for everything God has don...I am eternally grateful for everything God has done for and continue to do for my family and I.<BR/><BR/>I look around me so often and see all the blessings that surround us, even when things seems dim, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Father in heaven I ask that you continue to bless us with your eternal blessing, help us not be selfish and to help those that need help with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-82120445623203630312009-02-23T21:11:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:11:00.000-05:00hey PM, don't give up on the blog.....it's a great...hey PM, don't give up on the blog.....it's a great way to fellowship in a small way when it's hard to get up there to my new life home during the week....I feel like I'm talking with and listening to my friends in Christ.<BR/><BR/>good selah today....ur so right, I may not have much or be much in the scheme of things in this big bad world, but I am more than a conqueror in the One who is with me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-30148143224505508182009-02-23T18:09:00.000-05:002009-02-23T18:09:00.000-05:00I'm most grateful for:1) a God of mercy2) a tenaci...I'm most grateful for:<BR/>1) a God of mercy<BR/>2) a tenacious grip of love for my "other half"; even when he screws up royally<BR/>3) grown kids. whew. If had had known then what I know now.<BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-6884450064364727532009-02-22T16:36:00.000-05:002009-02-22T16:36:00.000-05:00Hey PM, powerful lesson this am....well having a s...Hey PM, powerful lesson this am....well having a son who's gonna be 12 u can imagine how many times I watched the Transformers movie,video game and I remember when the first website had a link where from the website you could have it call a friend's cell phone, in-put their name and they would get a call from Optimus Prime calling them by name, and giving them an urgent message that the end is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-36466185971120604072009-02-22T03:18:00.000-05:002009-02-22T03:18:00.000-05:00I am blessed beyond measure!!!I am grateful for so...I am blessed beyond measure!!!<BR/><BR/>I am grateful for so many things. All I have to do is open my eyes and pause ("take a chill pill") and I see so many of God's blessings. <BR/><BR/>I am grateful for...<BR/>...the beautiful lady laying next to me and her Godly character.<BR/>...for my little girl and the joy she brings.<BR/>...for the home I have and the comforts I get to enjoy each day.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-47386536281842985752009-02-20T21:40:00.000-05:002009-02-20T21:40:00.000-05:00thank you Lord for your mercy and grace, for our p...thank you Lord for your mercy and grace, for our pastors and our elders that taught me you Word, to have a relation with you, LORD. as the song saids "God is good and his mercys endures forever".THANK YOU LORD FOR THE GIFT OF SALVATION. FOR EVERY GIFT THAT YOU GIVE US EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FATHER. John A.john a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08297663583754945235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-73690979864987687662009-02-20T09:59:00.000-05:002009-02-20T09:59:00.000-05:00I remember talking about this very subject right b...I remember talking about this very subject right before we sat down to eat Thanksgiving dinner last year...And I will say what I said back then since it hasn't changed...I am grateful/thankful for my LIFE, and ALL that that word emcompasses for me! There isn't one thing that I would change about it(except to be a better man of God and grow more), My Lord & Saviour and salvation, my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-44867025359999968172009-02-20T07:37:00.000-05:002009-02-20T07:37:00.000-05:00Wow, great blog.Mary and I will be celebrating our...Wow, great blog.Mary and I will be celebrating our 14th Wedding Anniversary on the 13th of May.We have had 12 good years.The two years before we knew Christ were not so good.I am scared to think where we would be without his wonderful saving grace.He has blessed our marriage, but has also blessed us with a great son who loves the Lord.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>The Martini'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-57241627248828377572009-02-19T22:51:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:51:00.000-05:00Pastor Mark, I first want to say Thank you. Thank...Pastor Mark, I first want to say <BR/>Thank you. Thank for the Selah's and now your Blog.<BR/><BR/>I am thankful for the power of the cross, for mercy and grace and the pardon that was multiply to me and for my burden soul that has found liberty. I thank God for Eugene, my children, grandchildren, my aging parents that have been blessed with good health. For my brothers and the multitude of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-39427005487019680422009-02-19T22:28:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:28:00.000-05:00A Quick Shout Out of Gratitude to Sister Evans for...A Quick Shout Out of Gratitude to Sister Evans for being the epoxy...the glue and the miracle grow that holds together and nurishes those three messengers of God who make New Life an amazing home and haven here on this planet until we all go home on that day !!<BR/><BR/>God Bless You.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-62581739843950444562009-02-19T22:19:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:19:00.000-05:00Great minds think alike……you know PM (Pastor Mark)...Great minds think alike……you know PM (Pastor Mark) I’ve been thinking and praying about Gratitude for some time now. <BR/><BR/>I am overwhelmed by God’s love for me despite....well ME. I am so amazed by His Love for me (us).<BR/><BR/>The new song we’ve been singing “Amazed” <BR/>(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qVkzdK6N20) is awesome....it’s well....it’s Amazing. “You dance over me While I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-91632423710080977352009-02-19T22:02:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:02:00.000-05:00I grew up as a Catholic and had been one for the f...I grew up as a Catholic and had been one for the first 40 years of my life. I learned nothing about God's Word. A little over 3 years ago, My husband and I became "Born Again" right here in New Life. Thank the Lord! I am grateful for so many things. Too many to write. What I am MOST grateful for is that my young children(3) are all growing up in a wonderful church who does a phenomenal job Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-70696761376584800762009-02-19T21:33:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:33:00.000-05:00This is so amazing... that the theme of today's bl...<B>This is so amazing... that the theme of today's blog would be THANKFULNESS and GRATITUDE! \o/<BR/><BR/>Around the lunch table at work, today, we were discussing this very subject! (Most of my co-workers are not Christians, so I always look for appropriate ways to Witness to them.) We talked about how ungrateful so many people are these days, and how BLESSED the United States truly is!<BR/><BR/Willie...https://www.blogger.com/profile/17925264067870825081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-31666046836320746922009-02-19T14:36:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:36:00.000-05:00Oh man, where do I start... I'm thankful for God'd...Oh man, where do I start... I'm thankful for God'd Grace and Mercy. He saved me, forgave me, and changed who I was! I can honestly say, I WOULD NOT be here today, if it weren't for God's hand upon my life everyday I lived without Him. I am thankful for parents who prayed for me, friends who have been honest, Pastors who teach the Truth, and a husband who has been more than patient. I am beyondAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-59632311142469701802009-02-19T13:01:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:01:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed today's blog and Selah. I have be...I really enjoyed today's blog and Selah. I have been blessed beyond anything that I could ever imagine. I am continually amazed at how GREAT God is. Even if things don't go the way I have planned them to go, I thank God anyways,because his plan is always better than what I want. I am thankful for the family that God has blessed me with and for a church where I am continually fed the truth! Thank Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818843174100129894.post-9400248140639797512009-02-19T06:51:00.000-05:002009-02-19T06:51:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed today's blog. God has truly been ...I really enjoyed today's blog. God has truly been good to me and I also often wonder if He just hasn't got me mixed up with someone else. I am so grateful for my salvation; that He didn't give up on me when I was lost and undone... I am grateful that I have two beautiful kids that I don't deserve... I am grateful for a husband who loves the Lord and believes and trusts in His provision... I am Bill and Christine Ekstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916192060719826240noreply@blogger.com