Life of Eucharisteo

Liking up with Lisa-Jo today for another fabulous Five Minute Friday! Today's word is.......GROW. Here I go. My first thought when I saw grow was....Oh how I hope my waistline doesn't " grow" too much next week during Thanksgiving. Cause I'm about to dive all up in some turkey and dressing, cranberry salad, cheesy rice, green bean casserole and a pie of some sort. My pants feel a little tighter just thinking about it all. OK so now that I got that out of the way....let's get on to some real meat. Like ummm...the meat of His Word.     "For he will be like a tree planted by the water , That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes ; But its leaves will be green , And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit ."   Jeremiah 17:8 I love this description...being a tree planted by the water. Being a tree that grows deep roots. Being a tree that won't fear when the  ha...

I've missed a few days, but here I go...time to catch up. Thankful... 229. to be able to "meet" other bloggers. 230. for feedback. 231. for community 232. that she received the journal...in the mail, and in her heart. 233. that she's healing and growing in HIM. 234. for sweet text that say I was missed. 235. for friends that care. 236. that even though no one else understands our life, we do , and it's working for us, and we'll continue to make this way work until God shows us otherwise. 237. that God still speaks to me through His Word. 238. that I can learn from the wandering Isrealites' mistakes. 239. that God taught me to be patient, whether it's 2 days, 2 months, or 2 years. I will still praise Him. 240. that next week is Thanksgiving break! Woo Hoo! We get to sleep in for a whole week!!!! Tracey <><

Hi there! I'm Tracey. Wife to Jeremy. Mother of three. Thanks counter. Not so many years ago, God chose to redeem my mess and allowed me the privilege of walking though life with my best friend. We've been walking side by side figuring out this marriage thing for 21 years now. He also saw fit to arm me with the responsibility of raising three girls. Our dearest friends call them the KP's. They are each uniquely different and have been one of our greatest gifts. In a whirlwind of a day on April 8th, 2015 our family went from warp speed, over booked, average American family to a family living with cancer. After battling months of nonstop headaches and losing peripheral vision in her right eye, Kelsie (then 13) had to undergo surgery to remove an egg-sized Glioblastoma from her left occipital lobe. After recovering from surgery she went through 30 days of radiation and chemo, followed by a year long course of chemotherapy. Kelsie thrived during the time after treatment...

NOVEMBER… When most people think of November the first thing that comes to mind is Thanksgiving. And to most, Thanksgiving equals turkey, pilgrims, and parades. Sadly, few think of the “thanks” in Thanksgiving. Midway through 2011 I was given a new perspective on gratitude. EUCHARISTEO ! Nothing radical, or “band wagon”. It was basically, common sense, slap yourself on the forehead kind of perspective. You know the plan God had intended all along, the one that will always work….but the one we seem to have the hardest time catching on to. This word eucharisteo opened my eyes to what being thankful to God was really all about. It was being thankful in good times and bad. It meant being genuine…sincere…living life on purpose and not taking it for granted. All of this combined together to awaken me to the one thing that I am most thankful for….. My Salvation. This blessed Salvation….my greatest gift….the gift that was always there waiting for me….the gift that Satan didn’t w...

This blessed Salvation….my greatest gift….the gift that was always there waiting for me….the gift that Satan didn’t want me to find….the gift that my Sweet Savior, Jesus Christ, died for….the gift that I don’t know how I lived 27 years without. Read the rest of the story....follow me over to Beautiful Mommy Feet today where I have the honor of guest posting. It is a  privilege to share my story with the followers of Melissa's wonderful blog . Join us as we celebrate this  Thanksgiving of Praise . Tracey <><

Thanking Him... 221. for waking me up on time this morning....I forgot to turn on my alarm last night. 222. for Vick's Vapo Rub. 223. for being able to breath out of my nose again. 224. that tomorrow is our Friday! 225. for giving me this opportunity to use this blog for His Glory. 226. for fresh greens and the neighbor that offers them. 227. for Kaylee, who cleaned up and put away last night before bed so that I wouldn't have to do it. It means so much when they do these little things without being asked. She couldn't have shown her love for me in any better way. Priceless. Tracey <><

Today I am dedicating this entire post to my dear, sweet, hardworking husband. Today I thank God for this man. This man that stepped into my path almost 14 years ago and walked it with me. The man that continued to walk beside me as God (little did we know) was directing the path. The path that led us both to Him. 212. for his love. 213. for his support. 214. for his faithfulness 215. for his laughter. 216. for his love for our girls. 217. for his willingness to provide for our family. 218. for his love for the Lord. 219. for his talents. 220. for his assurance. Now he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the LORD has cursed." Genesis 5:29 Thankful, more than words can say, Tracey <><

 I feel like I've been hit by a truck today . Thankful... 201. that I have not actually been hit by a truck. :) 202. that I can get out of bed on my own. 203. that I was able to remove the peanuts from her nostrils (one in each nostril) and that I didn't have to make a trip to the ER. 204. that there was only ONE peanut in each nostril. 205. that Friday is a school holiday. 206. that my car is getting me to and from the places I need to go. 207. that KP #2 was okay about not going on the field trip. I'm so proud of that kid. 208. that I only have two baskets of clothes to put away today. 209. for the good turn out at the shower, and that she got lots of things she needed. 210. that at least my ears aren't stopped up. Tracey <><

1 Chronicles 16:34 MSG "Give thanks to God - he is good and his love never quits." Thanking my Heavenly Father for... 191. His unfailing love. 192. gut busting, belly laughs, filling the car...they missed each other so much...it's been far too long....absence really does make the heart grow fonder. 193. sleepovers. 194. best friends. 195. making lasting childhood memories. 196. The Hurricanes WIN!!! 197. Fall and Football. 198. new recipes. 199. the excitement and anticipation surrounding wedding plans. 200. the ability to drive myself where ever I need to go. Tracey <><

Pulled a post out of the archives for today...  It's a lesson that God taught me on choosing thanks...   113. that my house didn't get damaged by the storm. 114. that Kenny is in PA with Jeremy. It's always nice to see a familiar face when you're out of town. 115. that I've learned to how to find my joy when I loose it. I've learned to thank my way out of those dark places. 116. for my church...and the freedom to worship there without fear of persecution. 117. for my friend Sharon, and the fact that, without a second thought ,she was willing to run my daughter a snack to school because she forgot hers this morning. 118. for unexpected messages from old friends...the friends that you never get see or talk to, but when you do it's like you see each other everyday. 119. for things yet to come and the lessons I will learn. Whew.....I feel so much better now. I had to start out with thanks today. And now that I stop and think about it.....it...

Day 2 John 11:41-42 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that You have heard Me . 4 2 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” 　 Jesus said “I know you always hear Me.” Wow….do we have this same confidence? Confidence that Our Heavenly Father always hears us? Jesus’ example in this passage says that we should. His example also tells us that we should be giving Thanks to God in everything (yes the bad time too) and we should be doing it publicly. What a thought…people could actually be led to believe in Jesus because of our obedience in Thanksgiving to God. I Thank my God today.... 184. The girls had winter clothes from last year that still fit this year. 185. I finally got the winter clothes pulled out of storage and organized in the closet. 186. Almond bark (my waistline...

Romans1:8 - "First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world." My MacArthur commentary tells me that in almost every letter Paul wrote, he expressed his gratitude. If thankfulness was that important to Paul, then I think I should take note and learn from his words of gratitude. I take particular note that Paul thanked God "first". A few months ago I read Ann Voskamp's book One Thousand Gifts . It was life changing for me. The portrait she paints of thanks is astounding. Since finishing the book I've started my own journal of thanks. I'll be sharing some of those lists of thanks with you throughout the month of November as I participate in the 30 Days to Being Thankful Challenge . I thank my God for... 181. a quiet house after everyone has gone to bed. 182. the chance to hear about the Godly influence my girls are being to their friends and teachers at school. Thankful more than ...