Thanksgiving

We're feasting late, so the turkey is roasting away. The fire is going, the home is quiet, and we are blessed and thankful.

I started out the day with making Charles eggs over salmon, which he seemed to enjoy. Some cooking, some puttering, prayers and music have filled our day>

I am glad to see people posting what they are thankful for, I am glad to see people pausing to take stock of their blessings. While I love the chance to celebrate and have a feast (something I love about liturgical Churches...LOTS of feast days, lots of reasons to celebrate!)...in so many ways this is just another day to me.

For each day is a day I am thankful and profoundly grateful for the blessings the Lord has provided. It is one of the benefits of serious illness that every day becomes precious. (I would imagine people in highly dangerous jobs feel the same way, such as our military and law enforcement....and may God especially bless those men and women today!) No day can really be taken for granted, because one doesn't know how many days of this life's journey yet remain. (Which actually, should be true for everyone...as any of us could die in an accident tomorrow....but how many of us blithely go through life, taking it for granted?)

So on this day, and everyday, I am thankful to the Lord. And thankful for my husband, and family, my cherished friends and our furkids. I am thankful for the bounty of blessings around us, and I am thankful for the trials and struggles that help me become more like Christ...for though the Great Sculptor's cuts may hurt, the process is worth it. I am thankful for this day, and for everyday.

Don't let today, or even this month, be just a yearly "check off" for you...a time to momentarily remember all that you are grateful for, and to realize all that you are blessed with. Take time each day, maybe in the mornings, or perhaps before slumber, to see all you have been given, and be thankful.

Thankfulness is good for the heart and soul. 

Happy Thanksgiving friends. Thank you for making my life all the richer.