I Know that my Redeemer Lives

today I am thankful for my savior and redeemer Jesus Christ. And for the testimony that I have of Him.

Painting by Simon Dewey - "I am the Way"

I'm getting to this a little late today. It seems like things have conspired to keep me away from the computer and me posting this. I should have written it earlier and set it to Auto post but I didn't.

Of all the things that I am thankful for this is at the very, very top.

I have a Testimony of Jesus Christ.

He is my Older Brother.

We knew each other before this world began.

He loves me.

He loves me so much that He was willing

to take all of my faults,

all of my sorrows,

all of my sins

upon Him.

He hurt beyond measure....for me.

He bled in the Garden...for me.

He suffered insults and indignities....for me.

He suffered pain on the cross... for me.

He died for me.

For three days He lay in a tomb.

On the third day...

He arose.

He overcame death....for me.

He knows me.

He loves me.

This I know above all else.

I have felt His love woven

throughout my entire life.

I have felt Him beside me during

some of the darkest moments of my life.

And also during moments of indescribable Joy.

He loves me.

And He loves you too.

This I know.

And for this I am Thankful.

I'm Thankful for this guy...

Today I'm thankful for my main man.

A pictorial post of why I am Thankful for my man.

He's good with kids.

He can deal with unusual situations

He carries his own weight and often times the weight of others.

He loves Christmas

He is contemplative

He looks good in waders.

He provides for our family and does it well.

He has a fabulous smile

He can rock a rock climbing harness and helmet

He follows his dream no matter where it might take him.

He is steady and strong like a tree

Did I mention he's good with kids??

Oh and the number one reason that I'm thankful for my husband?

He loves me.

He loves me.

He loves me.

Please don't squeeze the Charmin

I'm thankful today for toilet paper and indoor plumbing. Oh yes I am.

Yes. Toilet paper is what I am thankful for today. And indoor plumbing.

I went onto the interwebs to see what I could find out about the history of toilet paper. Here is what I found.

Different things that people have used for toilet paper...

• corncobs (in the movie Babies a corncob is used to wipe a babies bum)
• sponges on the ends of sticks that were kept in jars of salt water
• rocks
• leaves
• fur
• mussel shells
• the left hand. (There is a scene in the movie Outsourced where the guy is looking for toilet paper and is basically instructed to use his left hand.)
• Pages from catalogs such as Sears and Robuck and the Farmers Almanac.

I am so thankful that I have that lovely soft, white paper.

Honestly there is a good part of the world that does not have this luxury (see the first example of corn cob usage).

Did you know that back in the day one of the selling points for a specific type of TP was that it was "Splinter Free"????

(I found the above fascinating info HERE)

Did you know that according to a Kimberly Clark Survey when it comes to how we use toilet paper that women are "wadders" and men are "folders"? (You can find this and a bunch more interesting facts about TP HERE.)

Plus if we didn't have TP then we wouldn't have all those awesome TP rolls to get all crafty with, now would we??

These heads made by French artist Junior Jacqeut are pretty cool

Go HERE to see more.

And these amazing works of art by another French artist

Anastassia Elias.

Check HERE to see others.

And finally this tree crafted from aTP roll by Artist Yuken Teruya

(Who I'm thankful is not French so I didn't make an unfair observation.)

I am also very thankful for indoor plumbing because it means when I feel the call of nature in the middle of the night or in the middle of winter I don't have to haul myself out to one of these.....

and have a constant fear of being attacked by The Flukeman.

Instead I get to use this awesome Avocado green toilet.

P.S. I know that the debate

"Over vs. Under"

rages on in bathrooms around the world.

My vote?

ON!

I don't care if it rolls over or under.

Just replace the roll!!