Popular Post Tigger56 Posted November 8, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 679 Topics Per Day: 0.37 Content Count: 1,327 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 991 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/2019 Status: Offline Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2019 My father and I will visit some of the nursing homes in our area and have found it to be a very rewarding time. There are so many loving and kind men and women in these homes that have been simply forgotten and pushed aside by their families. So many with so much to share if people will take the time to listen. I have many stories from my visits that I could share and many lessons learned. I want to share one small experience of a simple praise from a sweet and lonely lady. On one of my visits, I was walking down the hall of the nursing home. I wasn't there to visit someone from church. My father and I simply go to visit many that don't get visits from friends or family, often the director will give us a list of names. One of the homes we go to is fairly large and it would truly take all day to go to every room and visit with every person. We pray every time before we go in asking the Lord to guide us in our visits. Some days I have more time than others. On this particular morning, I was moving fairly quickly to another section of the home when I noticed a lady sitting alone in her room. She was sitting in a wheelchair and was doing her best to reach a sweater that had fallen to the floor. I paused, knocked on the door and asked if I could come in. She smiled and invited me in. I picked up the sweater and handed it to her and then I sat down in the one chair in the room. I asked her for her name. I was surprised for she gave me what was obviously a man's name. I had to ask her how she came by that name. She shared a humorous story of her parents and how that name was chosen. We talked for a good while and I had prayer with her before I left. As I went to leave she looked at me with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes and said that she did have a praise to the Lord that she wanted to share. I paused and she said simply, "I praise the Lord for a fallen sweater." There are so many things to praise the Lord for everyday. I just felt led to share this story with you. What little things can you praise the Lord for? 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lftc Posted November 8, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 536 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 323 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/16/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted November 8, 2019 God bless you for showing love to people that little left in life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted November 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,204 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,792 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigger56 said: There are so many things to praise the Lord for everyday. I just felt led to share this story with you. What little things can you praise the Lord for? I woke up.....:) We had a quick good morning hello, my God and I. 'God is still on the throne' Walked into the kitchen, the coffee was ready. 'power's still on' We had a good morning hello, my wife and I. 'still can hear my wife's voice' My wife is alive. 'And still my wife'. The wind was blowing with a cold drizzle 'heater's working' and the windows and roof held out the rain. 'the roof wasn't leaking' God gave us a home. 'and a cool family to share it' Internet working. 'can say hello to my friends Here I am. 'Praise God! Edit; Bean tacos warm. 'still some Mark's roasted salsa left' 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimes Posted November 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 26 Topic Count: 35 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,734 Content Per Day: 2.80 Reputation: 8,345 Days Won: 21 Joined: 08/29/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigger56 said: What little things can you praise the Lord for? Another day to bring Him glory. Measureless grace from my Father above. A job to go to. A car to drive. Money to pay my bills. Friends who love me. Worthy to spend time at. I'm not sick, not in great pain, not struggling. God is good! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger56 Posted November 8, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 679 Topics Per Day: 0.37 Content Count: 1,327 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 991 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/2019 Status: Offline Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) I love the praises. We can never praise the Lord enough! I start each morning by lifting my hands into the air, I thank the Lord for his protection through the night, for a new day and the power of a new day and for life. I always thank him for a hot shower and a cup of hot coffee. I then find things throughout the day to thank him for. In my morning prayers, I always thank him for my wife and family, for his people. I also thank my Messiah for his love and sacrifice for me. I thank them for a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, for clean clothes upon my back and for food in the pantry. Each day is a new adventure and I find myself thanking them and praising them throughout the day. Perhaps for a deer that crosses my path, for the birds at my feeder, for a empty parking space for a break in the traffic, so many things. Bottom line.... you can never thank them enough and you can never praise them enough.... but I will never keep trying! At church, before singing praises, I always ask the congregation if anyone has any praises to share from their week. I always love the responses. And today, I praise them for the responses received here. Edited November 8, 2019 by Tigger56 add a word 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revlori Posted November 9, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 635 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 843 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/31/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted November 9, 2019 I to know the joy from working in nursing homes. Me and my family used to teach in them and had so many wonderful times with those precious folks. We also got other family members and friends to make out Christmas cards and we would go through the halls singing carols and giving out cards, those were wonderful times. Like all of you I'm so very thankful for everything, and Many are the little things. But I'd like to share one very special to me. It was a few years ago on my birthday. I never really care to celebrate my birthday but every year my husband and children will get me gifts and cards and it is always nice to receive their love, as I've been blessed with a great family. This particular year,now this might sound so silly,however I really didn't want no gifts,all I wanted is a cake. I hadn't had a cake for many years and I was just in the mood for a small cake.I didn't say anything to anyone except the Lord in private. But My loving husband came home that day and instead of a gift ( you guessed it) he brought me a cake. A small cake in the flavor I like and it was the most wonderful thing to me. I thank God for those little things that really mean so much. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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