Family is what Thanksgiving is all about. Be thankful for
all members of your family. Family doesn't have to be perfect in order to be
thankful for them. Joan and I just celebrated our 11 TH anniversary. I got
married more than fifty years ago but about three years went by after Bubba
passed away before Joan and I got married. Bubba and I were married 39 years so
I have offically been married for 50 years now.
I have so many things to be thankful for. I am so
thankful that God has seen fit for me to be able to be married to two
Angels.
Where or who would we be without family? They are our
foundations, our roots. They love us at our best and even more important at our
worst.
Thank God for Martha, Jimmy, and Jessica. Thank God for
Barbara, Brett, Carter, Griffin, and Christopher, and all the many great times
and memories we have had. Thank God for the short time Janet was a part of my
life.
Thanksgiving is also a time to give thanks for our
friends. Friends are the family we get to choose for ourselves. Just like our
families they love us even with our imperfections. They see the best in us when
we don't. They show up when we need them even though they don't have to. They
celebrate our accomplishments with us. They make us laugh when we are sad. They
some times even make us cry, but most of the time they are tears of
joy. They're just there, and most of the time that's all we
need them to do,
I tell people all the time although I am an only child I
have more brothers and sisters than any one I know.
I can't imagine a world without Grandchildren.They are a
constant reminder of what is most beautiful about the world. There have been
times when I was having a bad day, but a smile, a laugh, a hug, or a I love you
Papa makes me forget what ever may have been bothering me. Grandchildren see the
world without distorted lenses, they are so innocent.
Spend time with children seven or younger and people
over seventy. You can learn a lot from both age groups.
Good health is one of those things we take for granted
until we don't have it any more. If you have the ability to walk, talk, sing,
and laugh, just remember the people who want to but can't any more.
Today is never guaranteed to us, so if we get it we
should be happy about it. Think of all the people young and old that you have
loved that didn't make it to this day. Those of us that have made it to this day
should think how lucky we are and treat it as such.
As I have reached the ripe old age of 72 and have been
doing a review of my life I realize how lucky I have been. Of course there were
many times when I didn't think that way, but this is where hindsight is a good
thing.
Reflect upon you present blessings of which we all have
many, not on your past misfortunes of which we all have some.
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them
is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for
others and the world remains and is immortal.
If we meet someone who owes us thanks, we right away
remember that. But how often do we meet someone to whom we owe thanks without
remembering that?
We can always find something to be Thankful for, no
matter what may be the burden of our wants.
Wow, I just keep thinking of reasons I should be thankful
but I will end with this thought.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for the special and
wonderful people who have entered our lives and make each day more beautiful and
meaningful. I hope you have many reasons to be thankful not just on Thanksgiving
but every day.
My Thanksgiving prayer for you " The God Of Love And
Peace Be With You " Corinthians 13:11.
God Bless You On Thanksgiving And
Always
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