On this Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2014

I’m extra thankful for YOU. Thank you for reading SmellingCoffee.com and for being a part of my life. I’m praying for each reader right now and am asking that the Lord will make you especially aware of His presence and His love during this holiday weekend. Even if it’s been a hard year, God remains good and faithful. We can set our hope in Him, because Jesus Christ IS OUR HOPE (1 Tim. 1:1).

With much love to each of you~ Happy Thanksgiving!!!

About SmellingCoffee

I'm a Jesus-loving, husband-loving, family-loving minister's wife, empty-nesting mom & new grandma {Coco} making our home and serving our Lord in North Mississippi. I study, teach, speak, and write for the greatest Boss in the universe. "Faith, Family, Food, Fun, and Living Life brewed in the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus Christ in every place": That's what you'll find at SmellingCoffee.com

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Debbie Sumstad Petras says

December 2, 2014 at 8:21 am

Happy belated Thanksgiving to you Jennifer! I wanted to tell you that I included your book “Keeping Christ as Christmas” on my list of 5 favorite Christmas books on Heart Choices. I read it every year.

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Most favorite people in the world: James (my husband), Nathan (my son), Abigail (my daughter), Aden (Abigail's husband), *SAM* (my new grandson!!!) Mary (my mom), Gilbert (my dad, who now lives in Heaven), and my empty nest dog - Zoe (who has her own hashtag: #ZoeMyDoggy). And...I couldn't leave out my brother (Chris) and his family, my sister (Rebecca) and her family, or my Aunt Bibby - who, by the time I was three, taught me to drink from a china cup, eat shrimp cocktail, and how to shop with "lay away"! She now lives with Jesus, too... but Ill forever be grateful for her presence in my life! Favorite foods: Hazelnut coffee, milk chocolate candy, and chocolate chip cookies (gluten free, these days). Favorite relaxation activities: Reading a Christian historical fiction book in a long bubble bath, after a 2 hour nap on crisp, clean sheets... mmmmm! Favorite Sport: SHOPPING!!! (very similar to hunting, I think)... Favorite shopping find: an 80% off sale, and snagging designer clothing for $3.99 at Goodwill. :-) Most frequently used daily Devotional Book: My Utmost For His Highest (Oswald Chambers), Daily Light, and Valley of Vision (A Collection of Puritian Prayers). Bible Studies that have changed my walk with the Lord: Experiencing God (Henry Blackaby), Living God's Word (Waylen Moore), A Woman's Heart (Beth Moore), and Seeking Him (Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth) Favorite Bible Verse... For now: Philippians 2:13 "It is God who gives you both the desire and the power to do what pleases Him."

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