Betty Whitaker Jackson

My Psalm 154

O Lord, my Lord, how marvelous are Your works!

You place your creation in time and space and it is good.

You woke me to Your glory this new day, and I thank You.

You provide food, shelter, hope, love, and sustenance for yet another day

And I thank You for each portion of Your mercy.

When difficulties assail, You are my refuge.

When health fails, You are healer.

When temptation tempts, You are my citadel.

When…..

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My Psalm 153

O Lord of the Universe, I come with humble heart before Your throne,

Knowing that Your mercy hears my pleas, prepares my paths, provides for my every need.

You created the heavens and the earth and pronounced them good

And I echo that, admiring the light that shines by night and the sun that warms the day.

I thank you for Jesus, the Light of the World and the Light of eternity, for without You in my…..

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November 29

The Psalmist writes, “When I consider the heavens, what is man that You are mindful of Him?” Indeed, I could not have expressed it better. To think that the Lord of the Universe has visited me, his child, and has blessed me with life, with strength, with home and family, with work, with Christian friends and mentors, with teachers, with tall hedges of protection, with peace, dignity, and love, I am indeed living in gratefulness to Him.

Hopefully…..

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November 28

For years I kept a gratitude journal. Somewhere along the way, probably in one of our ten moves, lightening the moving van’s load, I abandoned that discipline and those dog-eared pages. However, I remember some of the things for which I was, and continue to be, thankful. Sunshine; friends; family; animals; flowers; color; the seashore; good food; a roof over my head, however humble; paper and pencil; my car; indoor plumbing; apples; peacocks; America; love; speech; political…..

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November 27

I am honored to think that my words might influence others. The joy of writing has become almost an addiction to me in my retirement. I have much to say, much until now left unsaid. I have an attitude of gratitude in thinking I might be used to bless someone else’s life, just as mine has been enriched by other writers who have influenced me. In that, I take great pleasure.

Today’s Scripture: “So I say to…..

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November 25

It is with an attitude of gratitude that I confess that God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and that although the times seem chaotic, man’s need for God’s guidance and forgiveness does not change because man thinks he controls his own destiny. I am fully convinced He is Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, and He still numbers the hairs on our heads and is cognizant of each sparrow’s fall. Therefore, we live in…..

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November 24

Now, to the real attitude of gratitude testimony: To live relatively healthily for 75½  years is an achievement. Longevity is a blessing. Proverbs 20:29 says: “The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.” I’ve earned every gray hair and smile line on my face, and am thankful for the measure of health I enjoy.

Overweight, deaf in one ear, losing the use of my left hand to a newly diagnosed case…..

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November 23

There are empty chairs around our family Thanksgiving table. We’ve had decades of medical emergencies and dealing with elderly parents. The sandwich generation: balancing the needs of children with aging relatives, of career cross-country moves, deaths of those near and dear, and thoughts of how they had blessed, and stressed, our lives. It is indeed difficult to have an attitude of gratitude when grieving; however, even those times are teachable moments. By walking through these experiences, I have…..

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