To be thankful.............

It is a few days past Thanksgiving and there is so much to be thankful for. This year we decided to spend Thanksgiving at the coast. We went to Bandon and it was absolutely beautiful. I didn't want our trip to the coast to take away the meaning of Thanksgiving so I started to explain to the kids that we have so much to be thankful for. I explained to them that in other places in the world there are children that don't have homes to live in , clothes to wear, food to eat, toys to play with, bathrooms, water that is drinkable and that we are so blessed that we get to make a decision of what restaurant we want to go to, or what toy they would like to pick out at the store. I don't ever want to take for granted the blessings I have in my life and I want to be an example to our children so they can learn that they are so blessed to have what they have. I know that everything I have comes from the Lord and I am most thankful to have Him in my life.

Psalm 100:4-5

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 5 For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.