1.   God is the one and only true God—The Great I AM and He has made Himself known to me
2.   God loves unconditionally
3.   God always forgives—He pardons all iniquities—All my sins
4.   God is faithful
5.   God’s love is bigger and taller and deeper than ANYTHING 
6.   God is gentle
7.   God is good
8.   God is kind
9.   God is patient
10. God is everlasting
11. God is King of Kings—And He is my King
12. God is Lord of Lords—And He is my Lord
13. God is just
14. God is holy—No evil dwells in Him
15. God is omnipotent—He is almighty—He is all-powerful
16. God is omnipresent—ever present
17. God is omniscience—He knows everything about everything, past, present, and future
18. God lives outside of time—He sees the big picture
19. God was, and is, and is to come—I know He is going to return
20. God is full of mercy and grace
21. God formed each of us inside our mother’s womb and wrote out our days before we were born—He has a plan for our lives—for my life
22. God leads His children with His mighty right hand—I can depend on Him to guide me and lead me 
23. God is creator of all things
24. God is worthy of all praise 
25. Every knee will bow before Him
26. God reigns forever and forever
27. God will be exalted above all 
28. God answers prayers
29. God is relational
30. God knows the way of the righteous and the way of the sinner
31. God is trustworthy
32. All blessings flow from Him
33. Salvation belongs to Him—He is the only way to eternal life and all it requires is faith
34. God gave His one and only Son to save everyone who believes the Gospel message—that includes me
35. God does not forget the cry of the afflicted
36. God never forsakes those that seek Him
37. God is a refuge
38. God disciplines His children for the purpose of making us more like Christ
39. God gives abundant life
40. God is pure
41. God is perfect
42. God is truth
43. God is the good shepherd
44. God is the promise keeper
45. God restores 
46. God is always with us
47. God comforts us
48. God heals our diseases
49. God redeems our life from the pit
50. God crowns us with lovingkindness and compassion
51. God satisfies our years with good things
52. God renews our life like the eagle
53. God gave us His Word, making known His ways to Moses and His acts to the sons of Israel and to us
54. God is compassionate and gracious
55. God is slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness 
56. God does not keep his anger forever
57. God does not deal with us according to our sins nor does He reward us according to our iniquities
58. God’s lovingkindness toward us is as far as the east is from the west
59. God blesses the descendants of the righteous
60. All the heavenly hosts worship Him and all creation will worship Him
61. God is clothed with splendor and majesty
62. God makes the clouds His chariots and He walks upon the wings of the wind
63. God holds the oceans in his hand 
64. God has measured off the heavens with his fingers 
65. God knows the weight of the earth and has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale
66. God makes the winds His messengers
67. God established the earth upon its foundations so that it will not totter forever and ever
68. God raises the dead and brings life to dead bones
69. God calls us by name and knows every hair on our head
70. God is our reconciler

Pastor Joby encourages us to keep a gratitude list-- for each year you have lived, you list one thing you are grateful for. This list is not in any specific order. This is my 2025 list.

1. I am grateful for Jesus 🙌🏼
2. I am grateful for mercy, grace, God’s love, and salvation 🙌🏼
3. I am grateful for my Bible(s)
4. I am grateful for my family (especially my grandkids) 💕
5. I am grateful for my friends, you know who you are
6. I am grateful for my church and Pastor Joby 🙌🏼
7. I am grateful for Discipleship Groups and the incredible love and support you give me
8. I am grateful for Pastors and mentors in my life that have taught me so much about Jesus 🙌🏼
9. I am grateful for Moody Bible Institute and their incredible professors
10. I am grateful for First Baptist Christian School and the opportunity to teach art 
11. I am grateful for art supplies, paint pens, canvases, paper, sketchbooks, scissors, glue, paintbrushes, and paint, especially fluorescent paint 😁 ✌🏼
12. I am grateful for University of Florida, Go Gators 🐊
13. I am grateful for being able to live in the USA
14. I am grateful for my pups, present and past, especially Bruno & Roxy
15. I am grateful for purrbabies, especially Mr Boots & BootyJ
16. I am grateful for my beautiful, blue and white house
17. I am grateful for living in awesome neighborhoods
18. I am grateful to live near the ocean
19. I am grateful for sunrises over the Atlantic
20. I am grateful for sunsets
21. I am grateful for the mountains
22. I am grateful for sand between my toes
23. I am grateful for my bike 🚴🏽‍♀️
24. I am grateful for my bed and clean sheets
25. I am grateful for my Jeep 😁 👋🏼
26. I am grateful for showers, toilets, tubs, bathrooms in general
27. I am grateful for Florida
28. I am grateful for palm trees, especially coconut palms
29. I am grateful for pineapples, strawberries, blueberries, fruit in general
30. I am grateful for sourdough bread
31. I am grateful for veggies (I love veggies)
32. I am grateful for bacon
33. I am grateful for shoes
34. I am grateful for smiles
35. I am grateful for laughter
36. I am grateful for technology
37. I am grateful for fiesta ware
38. I am grateful for memories of fun things I’ve done with my family
39. I am grateful for my grandmother loving me the way she did
40. I am grateful for spending summers as a child at my grandmother’s house in the country
41. I am grateful for boat rides
42. I am grateful for beach chairs and boogie boards
43. I am grateful for swimming pools
44. I am grateful for the beautiful house I raised my boys in (Pinecrest in Jensen Beach rocks!)
45. I am grateful for always having shelter, food, water, and clothes my whole life
46. I am grateful for the opportunity to travel
47. I am grateful for Montana
48. I am grateful for rainbows, especially double rainbows
49. I am grateful for snow but grateful I don’t have to live where it snows all the time
50. I am grateful for music!
51. I am grateful for David Crowder
52. I am grateful for bug spray
53. I am grateful that I got to grow up in VA and learn about the history of our country
54. I am grateful for campfires
55. I am grateful for fishing and someone to take the fish off the hook for me
56. I am grateful for eyes to see and ears to hear
57. I am grateful for oak trees
58. I am grateful for sunflowers
59. I am grateful for birds singing and hoot owls
60. I am grateful for good stuff to drink like tea, coffee, S.Pellegrino, and Bourbon
61. I am grateful for appliances that make life easy
62. I am grateful for cool weather and cool weather clothes like sweaters, warm pants, socks, scarves and boots
63. I am grateful for family photographs that capture the love we have for each other
64. I am grateful for Smith & Wesson revolver and target shooting
65. I am grateful for sunshine and sunny days
66. I am grateful for clear night skies with a beautiful moon and a lot of stars
67. I am grateful for gardening—I love plants
68. I am grateful to be retired
69. I am grateful for my Read the Bible in a Year group of ladies
70. I am grateful for my Airstream “Bambino” and new camping friends

A Prayer for you…
​I thank God for you, for the solid trust you have in the Lord Jesus Christ and your outpouring of love to all His followers. I can’t stop thanking God for you. But I do more than thank Him. I ask — the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the God of glory — to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing Him personally. May your eyes stay focused and clear so that you can see exactly what it is He is calling you to do. May you grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life He has for His followers — the utter extravagance of His work in us who trust Him  — endless energy, boundless strength! (Taken from Ephesians 1:15-19)
I am pleased that you continue to serve, believing and proclaiming God’s Message. There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and use you in a mighty way to serve Him. So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much, but well. May you live a lover’s life — a life Jesus will be proud of. A life bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God. (Taken from Philippians 1:33-11)
May you stand firm in the Lord. May you live in harmony with others. May you rejoice in the Lord. May your heart and your mind be guarded in Christ Jesus. May you dwell on whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, whatever is excellent and worthy of praise. (From Philippians 4-10) 
May God our Father Himself and our Lord Jesus Christ clear the road to you! And may Our King pour on love so it fills your life and splashes over on everyone around you. May you be infused with strength and purity, and filled with confidence and boldness. (From 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13) 
May God Himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (From 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24) 
May God’s Word be heard through all you say. And may you be protected by all the troublemakers who are trying to do us in. I’m finding that not all “believers” are believers. But the Lord never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil. May the Lord take you by the hand and lead you along the path of God’s love and Christ’s endurance. (From 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5)
May you devote yourself to prayer and thanksgiving this coming year. May you honor those you serve. May you continue to grow in your love and knowledge of King Jesus. May your words be His words. May your thoughts be His thoughts. May your heart be in line with His heart. I pray these things in the precious and holy name of our Lord King Jesus. Amen.

This Bambi is moving to my house. Thank you Ray for stepping into another adventure with me. 

This is Wilbur, an American Bulldog that belongs to my son Justin and his wife Kellie. I took this picture a few years back. It is one of my favorites. 

Painting Roxy (my Frenchie) and BootyJ (my cat that thinks he is a dog) has been fun! In addition to experimenting with undercoat paint colors and loose strokes, I tried  Golden Fluid Acrylics. I love them! The colors are intense and strong, however the paint is thin and creamy. I will be using them to paint a portrait of my older pup Bruno next.