{"id":28023,"date":"2024-04-13T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=28023"},"modified":"2024-04-13T13:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:07:46","slug":"saturday-morning-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=28023","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Morning Praise!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo by Tony Rogers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I woke up this morning with my heart filled with praise!\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Well, let’s see, FIRST:\u00a0 I woke up!\u00a0 That’s always a blessing!\u00a0 I love my life and as of today I still have it!\u00a0 As I was waking up, I started to COUNT MY BLESSINGS:\u00a0 Among them was the greatest lady I’ve ever known, the love of my life, beautiful\u00a0 in so many ways, and there she was, asleep next to me, in my bed!!!!!\u00a0 Then I thought of the wonderful family and friends that God has blessed me with!\u00a0 I thought about how proud I am of my children and grandchildren! \u00a0 I thought about the great times of fellowship I’ve had with a handful of truly great friends, brothers and sisters in the Lord!<\/span><\/p>\n

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As I was more awake, I felt my toes and my legs and could move my arms and could see the sunlight peaking through the blinds!\u00a0 I was warm and safe and realized I’m rich beyond belief ( in the things that truly mater), how blessed can a man be!\u00a0 Then a cold nose poked me in the face and Chester was staring at me saying, “let’s go papa it’s time for me to go outside!!!!”<\/span><\/p>\n

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None of this is earth shattering for any of you, but for me, its my life, it’s what God has allowed me to have and I couldn’t be more thankful, happy and more committed to Him!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Have a great blessed weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks Tony, for letting me share your wonderful sunset shot, it was better than anything I got that night in the Smokies!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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