Monday, November 21, 2011

Thanksgiving and Gratitude...What Are They to Me in 2011?

I've been thinking about Thanksgiving and what it means to be truly thankful and grateful.  I can say that it really means something different to me in 2011 than it did to me 10 years ago...or even more 20 yrs. ago.  I have taken for granted a lot in the past, and probably still do.  I don't want to.  I want to breathe in every moment and appreciate all that God has given and blessed me with.
I could make a list of all that I am thankful for, and then I would forget some and that would not be good.
I could thank God on my knees, though, every day for another day He is giving me to serve Him, to love more, to laugh more, to take care of my body more, to read and write more, to foster all the relationships He has endeared in my life, and to focus on what really matters.
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful to be alive and be able to share the time we have with others, to give of ourselves, and love others, and to love ourselves.  God wants us to do just that!