I can’t help but giggle when I think I have things all figured out, all of the sudden God shakes things up a bit. This southern girl is laying here in one of the most comfortable beds I’ve ever slept in, in Barberton Ohio with my sweet, sleeping little boys trying to come up with something articulate to say about what I’m thankful for.
The only thing that comes to me are tears of joy. I can’t make a list of all I’m thankful for, there’s not enough time and some of y’all are trying to cook a turkey today.
I will say I am thankful for all things! All things given and all things taken away. I’m thankful that God is all knowing and that he knows what’s best for me. I’m thankful for a good perspective and not holding on to bitterness. I’m thankful for old memories and new beginnings. I’m thankful for my lot in life…every moment, every person God has given me.

Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:5, 6 NIV)

I have a lot of friends with so much to be thankful for and even more that are worn out from the fight this life on earth takes. Thankfulness, gratefulness, gratitude and a good perspective are the life boats that rescue us from troubled waters. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I challenge y’all to be thankful everyday, not just on Turkey Day!