Songs of Thanksgiving 2018 Volume 3

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in from the home front. I hope you have been keeping up with my parent's adventures in Nigeria. They have been able to post some pictures and also tell about some of the exciting things that are happening. Please continue to pray for them. They have several more services ahead of them and quite a bit of travel left to do.

I have had a week packed with excitement. Last Saturday began my Thanksgiving celebrations with family. The celebrating wraps up today with a grand Boggs Family Thanksgiving. 

I am enjoying my time at home! I have worked to get settled and things are slowly coming together. Here are a few picture highlights of my week. 

My washer and dryer are working great. 

I attended church Tuesday night at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. It is always great to be at my home church. 

Wednesday I cooked myself dinner in the crockpot. It was a success and I did not burn the house down!

I love having a place to call mine. I am still overwhelmed when I sit back and take it all in. God has blessed me with more than I deserve. I have a ton of blessings in my life. Actually, they are too many to number. I want to thank God for bestowing every blessing upon me. 

That brings to my final Songs of Thanksgiving for 2018. Click here to read volume 1 and Click here for volume 2.

Today’s featured song is Count Your Blessings by the Martins. They released this song in 1998 on their Dream Big project. This song is one of my all-time favorite Martins songs. It showcases the Martins incredible talent and the message is powerful. 

This song looks at the life of Job in the Bible. We are reminded that Job lost everything including his children, wealth and health. One thing remained, he never turned his back on God’s love! In the midst of his calamity Job trusted and worshiped God. 

I am reminded again that no matter what life brings into my path, God will always be there. I must worship Him in the good times and the tough times. 

I will close with the song lyrics. Click here to hear Count Your Blessings on Apple Music from the original recording. Click here for a 2010 Gaither video on YouTube. 

I hope you enjoyed this series. Thank you for stopping by to visit with me. Have a wonderful weekend. 

Odie

Count Your Blessings 

Written by Joe Johnston and Kim Patton Johnston 

Verse 1

He had family friends and money, 

And loved the lord with all his heart

So the devil went to God 

And said ole Job would fall apart

If you would take away his fortune

Let me put him to the test

Soon poor Job had lost his health and wealth

and all the rest

And as his troubles added up

He fell down on his knees

He said Lord I still got one thing

And that's your love for me

Chorus 

You got to count your blessing

You’ll find one if you try

Count on the Lord and watch that blessing multiply

All those might have could have should have beens, Are nothing but distressing

When you're down and out 

It’s time to count your blessings

Verse 2

You might go through hard times

When you fall into despair

Remember you're surrounded by His blessings everywhere

It's in a neighbor's helping hand

Or in the sunshine of a smile

One blessing leads to one more 

You’ll be counting for a while

It's best to look at what you have 

Forget what you have not

And just learn a lesson from ole Job 

And give thanks for what you got

Chorus 

You got to count your blessing, 

You’ll find one if you try

Count on the Lord and watch that blessing multiply

Those might have could have should have beens 

Are nothing but distressing

When you're down and out 

It’s time to count your blessings

Bridge

One risen savior

One perfect love

One holy promise

One is enough

Chorus 

You got to count your blessing, 

You’ll find one if you try

Count on the Lord and watch that blessing multiply

All those might have could have should have beens Are nothing but distressing

When you're down and out

It’s time to count your blessing

Tag

Count your blessing, count your blessing 

Name them one by one, 

Count your blessing