Thanksgiving Thirteen

Thirteen things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving...

1. I'm thankful that God sent His son, Jesus, to this earth to die for my sins and rise again so that I can have eternal life with Him.

2. I'm thankful for Christian parents who taught me about the love of Christ and took me to church.

3. I'm thankful for a husband who loves the Lord and takes the time to read his Bible and pray for our family.

4. I'm thankful for children who are following in the footsteps of their Christian heritage.

5. I'm thankful for fellow believers who love and encourage us on this journey through life.

6. I'm thankful for prayer. It is a lifeline to our Savior.

7. I'm thankful for the Bible which God gave to us, a loveletter from our Creator.

8. I'm thankful for music, especially the old hymns and praise/worship music. It soothes the soul and brings us into His presence.

9. I'm thankful for the home God has given us. I am in awe each time I walk out the door and look around me. I don't deserve such a beautiful place!

10. Oh yes, I'm thankful for my sisters who are my lifelong friends, who know more about me than I want shared, and who love me in spite of myself. (... and my brothers too who taught me more than I can imagine or tell here.)

11. I'm thankful for a lifetime of learning. Who I am today and what I will become tomorrow all depends on how well I learn what God has to show me. What a humbling thought! He's far from finished.

12. I'm thankful for those "sandpaper" people who God has brought into my life to teach me patience, for the "different" people who God has used to teach me that my way isn't necessarily the best way, and for those "tough" people who God has used to show me that the love of Christ goes beyond my borders.

13. I'm thankful that the commercialism of Christmas can never squeeze Thanksgiving out of those who belong to Him.

Happy Thanksgiving!