Queen Bee at The Beehive was using her Thanksgiving post to reminisce a bit, and she inspired me to look back, too. So to start here are links to a few “Thanksgiving past” posts that you might enjoy:
Giving Thanks to God: A Blog Tour is a collection of links to some excellent blog reading from other bloggers on the subject of thanksgiving from 2007. And here are more links from 2006.
Taking Thanksgiving for Granted talks about how the habit of giving thanks may lead to true heart-felt thanksgiving.
As for Thanksgiving present, I must say it’s been a difficult year. I can’t give you all the details because many of them are personal and private, but it hasn’t been my best year. However, even if I did share why it’s been difficult, I’m sure many, many of you could tell stories of difficulties that would make mine look very small and insignificant. I know that, and I’m thankful for the things that could have happened that I have been spared. I’m also thankful for the brightness that ultimately outshines the darkness and the pain. For, whatever my troubles, I am truly blessed:
I have eight healthy children who bring me joy every day.
I have a husband who loves me truly “as Christ loved the church” and who serves our family daily with humility and without complaint.
I have a church family who take their commitment to the Lord seriously and who serve one another in brotherly love.
I have a home to live in, a home that survived Hurricane Ike with little or no damage.
I have pecans and other good things to eat for tomorrow and for every day.
(Gotta go to the store. I’ll add more later.) What are you thankful for? And to whom are you thankful?