Praise God for...

O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalm 107: 1-8

• sending His precious Son to die for my sins and the sins of this world. May I always strive to walk worthy of Him, seeking His face and drawing into a closer and more personal relationship with Him.

• friends - real-life friends, blogging friends and internet friends who bless and encourage us in our walk with the one true God. We had friends from church here for a BBQ yesterday, and we talked about God and His Word, we swam and had lovely fellowship one with another.
  

• my husband, who works hard for this family, making sure that everything that needs to be done is done, and done to the glory of God.

• our children - may God bless them mightily in their chosen walk with Him.

• homeschooling and the ability to be able to homeschool openly - we are so blessed in Australia. In many countries it is illegal to homeschool and the authorities take a harsh stand on those who are caught. In Germany it is illegal to homeschool, so I urge you, please pray that Germany's homeschoolers will one day have the ability to be able to homeschool openly. In Sweden, Dominic Johannson was snatched from his parents, Annie and Christer, as they sat quietly waiting for their plane to take them to their new home in India, so that Annie could be near her family. There is a petition to have Dominic returned to his parents, and I urge you to sign it.

• our home - it is such a blessing, especially during the hot weather that we are having. Yesterday was over 44C, today will probably be just as hot, tomorrow the same, but Tuesday it is supposed to be back into the low 30's, and on Wednesday it is supposed to be 25C.

• air conditioning and swimming pools so that we can escape the summer heat. The pool yesterday was 27C, and that was just a beautiful contrast to the heat outside.

• trees - large, shade-giving trees that drop the outside temperature by more than a few degrees, and without them it would be like living in the Sahara Desert. Our home has more than its fair share of large shade trees, and it is wonderful to have the protection that our Creator God gave us.