Give Thanks

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:16-18

" Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks and praise His name. For the Lord is good, and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues throughout all generations." Psalm 100:4-5

HAPPY THANKS-GIVING!

I do not do really well in the category above: being always joyful, thanking God in ALL circumstances, remembering the Lord is good, His love endures forever, and His faithfulness and mercy continues throughout generations; I am often like the Israelites in the desert complaining and whining when God is abundantly providing more than I could imagine or ask for. However, I feel very much like I need to take a few minutes today to be thankful and hopefully, I will also concentrate more on having a grateful attitude more often! And cheesy or not, here is a partial list:

I am thankful:

--For Jesus and His saving grace

--For a Godly, loving, hard-working, fun, faithful, exciting, caring husband

--For five Godly, healthy, wonderful young adult children and a Godly, super son-in-law

--For my husband's job

--For being able to stay home and home school my childre

--For my teaching job and God's faithfulness in so many ways in it

--For my best friend and sister in the Lord

--For my other great friends

--For my daughter's new job!

--For my church family

--For my family family

--For my home

--For a country which at this moment at least allows many freedoms and has been very good to me

--For health

--For the ability to read and talk and share time with good friends and family

--For the beauty of the earth (I love to be outside!)

--For camping and hiking and biking

--For good food and drink

--For all of you

And much, much, more! I hope you all have a superb and fun and grateful Thanksgiving!