Sustain. It’s a word that means “to support, to hold, to bear up from beneath, to bear the weight of.” 

I am grateful that I have co-workers who love each other and support/sustain each other in the best of times, as well as the worst of times. Today is a great example. Emergency last night, pacemaker today. Not for me, but for a co-worker who has no family here right now. Rally the troops.

I am grateful for this song:

Let Them See You – Colton Dixon

I am grateful for this devotion that I read this morning in the quiet of the kitchen while I listened to the breeze outside, waiting on my “feathered friends” to show up. They didn’t, but He did.

Let Me bless you with my grace and Peace. Open your heart and mind to receive all that I have for you. Do not be ashamed of your emptiness. Instead, view it as the optimal condition for being filled with My Peace.

It is easy to touch up your outward appearance, to look as if you have it all together. Your attempts to look good can fool most people. But I see straight through you, into the depths of your being. There is no place for pretense in your relationship with Me. Rejoice in the relief of being fully understood. Talk with Me about your struggles and feelings of inadequacy. Little by little, I will transform your weaknesses into strengths. Remember that your relationship with Me is saturated in grace. Therefore, nothing that you do or don’t do can separate you from My Presence.

1 Samuel 16:7; Romans 8:38-39

I am grateful for wheat Chex to snack on today.

I am grateful for two new bird feeders – I can’t wait for new friends to show up and feast.

I am grateful for exciting college basketball games to watch.

I am grateful for really smart, witty “Good Morning, America” anchors who make me laugh.

I am grateful for the most beautiful birthday card from my Dad that I received last night. I do not recall ever receiving a card from just my Dad, and his words were priceless and brought tears to my eyes. I will keep this card forever.

From my devotion book from Dad this morning:

“Like the giant pillars of an unshakeable bridge, the promises of God bear us up from beneath. His everlasting arms sustain us through every storm.”

Under every condition, in every circumstance, for every burden, in every need, through every sorrow, Christ, the source and sustainer of life, is more than sufficient. – A.L. Faust

I am grateful for co-workers who shared a birthday cupcake with me yesterday.

And I am grateful that I can be saturated in grace this month, while I allow myself to be saturated in Grace, re-living my Mom’s final days one year ago this month. I am so grateful that I am surrounded by not only people who will help to “sustain” me, but I am surrounded with God’s Presence, the Sustainer of life, and He is more than sufficient for me.