Thanksgiving Day, 2014, a day of giving thanks. But really, shouldn't each day and minute of the day be one for giving thanks? Boy, do I miss that most days!
My family has already eaten the turkey last Sunday at The Girl's house. It was a delicious turkey and meal with wonderful people and a memory not soon forgotten. I will say The Girl and The Son-In-Law entertained in a mighty way. I am happy that I will never worry about their ability to prepare good food to sustain them. Delicious!
So for today, The Husband and I are having a day together. I prepared a nice breakfast, we ate leftover lasagna for lunch and will feast on Grilled Salmon with Herb and Meyer Lemon Compound Butter (a Chef Anne Burrell recipe) for supper. I chose salmon because the favorite grocery store had a sale and The Husband and I need to eat a boatload of fishy foods.
For the main event of the day, I find myself giving thanks with a grateful heart. Material things we consider blessings when considering what to be thankful for, are really not the big deal. It's those things of the heart that are most wonderful. Not to forget those material things and be grateful, but especially not to forget the things that are "unseen".
So here goes. I'll give it a try....thanks...
...for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has given grace, mercy, and salvation to me and who loves me all the time, even when I'm very unloveable. And believe me, there are some days I am surely that. Some days I don't even love me. But He does. Thanks....
....for my Savior's unseen hand that guides me through hard times gripping me tightly and "claps" with me through the easy, happy times of rejoicing. Thanks....
...for the blessing of family. What a wonderful one I have with The Husband, The Girl, The Son-in-Law, The Parents, The Sister and her Family, The Siblings and Families of The Husband's, The Church Family....the list goes on and on. Thanks....
...for the blessing of friends, those old and those new. The ones that maybe just passed through my life only a short time never to be heard of again, but touched me in a way that I will never be the same. Thanks....
...for health, such as it is. Medicines to control the pains, heating pads, English pea ice packs in the freezer, insulin pumps and sensors, insulin, glucose tablets, and doctors who have knowledge. Thanks....
...for the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the easy and the hard. Daily. Thanks...
...for the comfort of a warm home, food on the table, clothes on my body, and all those material things I thought of and the ones I take for granted. Thanks....
....for answered prayer. Ahhh, what a big one this is! So many answered prayers and not always the way I wanted them to be answered but the best way because the big guy way up there that controls my life knows best. And isn't it great that He does?! Thanks...
....for the sounds of children singing. How I love the sounds of children singing! "Dear Lord we vow to thank you for all the good you give. For birds and trees, for skies and seas, the world in which we live. Dear Lord we vow to thank you for family and friends. For food and for your faithfulness, you love which never ends"...my very favorite of the church Thanksgiving songs! Thanks...
...for so many more things to be thankful for, I could count all day long. THANKS!
I trust the Lord knows my heart and the thankfulness it contains and gives to Him and Him alone. As the scriptures say, "In EVERYTHING give thanks" so on this day I say again, Thanks for it ALL!
Amen!
My family has already eaten the turkey last Sunday at The Girl's house. It was a delicious turkey and meal with wonderful people and a memory not soon forgotten. I will say The Girl and The Son-In-Law entertained in a mighty way. I am happy that I will never worry about their ability to prepare good food to sustain them. Delicious!
So for today, The Husband and I are having a day together. I prepared a nice breakfast, we ate leftover lasagna for lunch and will feast on Grilled Salmon with Herb and Meyer Lemon Compound Butter (a Chef Anne Burrell recipe) for supper. I chose salmon because the favorite grocery store had a sale and The Husband and I need to eat a boatload of fishy foods.
For the main event of the day, I find myself giving thanks with a grateful heart. Material things we consider blessings when considering what to be thankful for, are really not the big deal. It's those things of the heart that are most wonderful. Not to forget those material things and be grateful, but especially not to forget the things that are "unseen".
So here goes. I'll give it a try....thanks...
...for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has given grace, mercy, and salvation to me and who loves me all the time, even when I'm very unloveable. And believe me, there are some days I am surely that. Some days I don't even love me. But He does. Thanks....
....for my Savior's unseen hand that guides me through hard times gripping me tightly and "claps" with me through the easy, happy times of rejoicing. Thanks....
...for the blessing of family. What a wonderful one I have with The Husband, The Girl, The Son-in-Law, The Parents, The Sister and her Family, The Siblings and Families of The Husband's, The Church Family....the list goes on and on. Thanks....
...for the blessing of friends, those old and those new. The ones that maybe just passed through my life only a short time never to be heard of again, but touched me in a way that I will never be the same. Thanks....
...for health, such as it is. Medicines to control the pains, heating pads, English pea ice packs in the freezer, insulin pumps and sensors, insulin, glucose tablets, and doctors who have knowledge. Thanks....
...for the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the easy and the hard. Daily. Thanks...
...for the comfort of a warm home, food on the table, clothes on my body, and all those material things I thought of and the ones I take for granted. Thanks....
....for answered prayer. Ahhh, what a big one this is! So many answered prayers and not always the way I wanted them to be answered but the best way because the big guy way up there that controls my life knows best. And isn't it great that He does?! Thanks...
....for the sounds of children singing. How I love the sounds of children singing! "Dear Lord we vow to thank you for all the good you give. For birds and trees, for skies and seas, the world in which we live. Dear Lord we vow to thank you for family and friends. For food and for your faithfulness, you love which never ends"...my very favorite of the church Thanksgiving songs! Thanks...
...for so many more things to be thankful for, I could count all day long. THANKS!
I trust the Lord knows my heart and the thankfulness it contains and gives to Him and Him alone. As the scriptures say, "In EVERYTHING give thanks" so on this day I say again, Thanks for it ALL!
Amen!
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