Glory and elbow grease to God

Today might be short and not just because I am busy. Most of the readings today praise God and that is just what I am going to do.

Whilst making Pumpkin Bread- give thanks for people who have given us this cake- Janice & Parkes Craig, Leah Taylor.

Give thanks for the ingredients and all the places where they have come from. Should I be using spices that have travelled so far but surely yes for such a special occasion- the celebration of your birth.

Shopping in the village give thanks that there are shops in the village

Walking the dogs give thanks for the beauty of creation as they sniff their way through the lanes lined with orange and red and rust fallen leaves

Cleaning the house after the attic conversion give thanks for the extra room as I remove the 3mm of dust from the whole house. How can work at the top make so much mess at the bottom?

It is always good to take time to praise God for his bountifulness. Yes it is always possible to find somebody with a bigger house, a better car, more children, less children, an organized life, no problems buying what they want when they want it.

But today is the day that God has given me and thus I will give him glory and honour and power. Praise and thanks and elbow grease.