“We thank thee each morning for a new-born day,” an old classic tune by Jim Reeves woke my brain up this morning and has been on redial all day in my head in the background of everything else that’s going on around me.
Do you find yourself stuck at times with a particular tune that follows you through the day, humming in the background of your mind?
This old song was a daily staple in my family home when my dad was alive. He would wake up early and start playing it followed by a medley of other music and I believe so much that this helped to set a happy mood and tone of the day as the household rose to this sound of music.
My thanks for today stems from having beautiful childhood memories that make me smile and warm my heart when I remember them.
It makes me know that even when a loved one is no longer here in the physical realm, that I have been blessed to have shared some time here on Earth with them and hold close the candle that they lit in my life.
Along with our thankfulness to God, our state of appreciation for our loved one’s should be expressed to them while we still have them with us. There’s never a better day to say ‘I love you’ or ‘I appreciate you’ than the day that you have.
Let me share the beautiful Jim Reeves song We thank thee with you.
There are several gratitude/thankful platforms in the blogosphere that you can tune into and get your ithankful going on. I can’t express in words the enormity of Joy and fulfilment that comes from having a heart of gratitude. Please check out Maria’s blog, Colline’s blog and Bernadette’s for thankful/gratitude challenges
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
P.S. Our monthly Meet and Greet/Blog Party comes up this weekend Sat 27th/Sun 28th August. Hope to see you there.
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I read this twice because the first time around I translated it Walking… 😀 Love Jim Reeves’ vocal tone!
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Thank you Roo. I love Jim Reeves too. Enjoy a great day today 🙂
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it’s like taking a step back in time. Lovely! 🙂
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True 🙂
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This is my blog discovery of the day and I’m so happy!
I love the way you weave your words.
Ahhh the power in music.
Thanks for reminding me about the need to be thankful.
God bless.
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Thank you so much Precious and I am glad that you stopped by. Will check out your blog to get to know you better. Blessed be 🙂
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Listening to Jim Reeves has certainly brought me back to childhood days. My parents played Jim Reeves on Sundays.
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It’s a beautiful song that always softens my thoughts. Thank you Lady Cee. Enjoy a good day 🙂
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This post is a delightful surprise! Jim Reeves brings back memories of Loretta Lynn, the Goddess of Country Music. Thanks!
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Thank you too Robert. It’s been a while I listened to Loretta. Let me play some right now as I work 🙂
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Great music has no genre…
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Reblogged this on Art by Rob Goldstein and commented:
Pause for a moment of Gratitude
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Thank you Robert 🙂
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Nothing today but for some reason, all day yesterday, the song “away in a manger” was stuck in my head. LOL Maybe because I no longer celebrate Christmas and was thinking about it.
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Ha,ha! That’s a good one and Christmas is just a few months round the bend.
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I know…but it will be just another day for me. I stopped celebrating it three years ago. Oh, well.
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Reblogged this on ENLIGHTENMENT ANGELS and commented:
“We thank thee each morning for a new-born day” ~ Amen!
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