Thanksgiving

We were supposed to be having Thanksgiving in a new house. I suppose I could be bitter about it, but I'm not. It's a blessing; an unanswered prayer I guess. God said no, several times to this home loan and we didn't listen. We didn't want to listen because we wanted what we wanted. Typical of the flesh. Putting our fleshly needs in front of what God wants for us. God has a plan. The plan never comes when we want it to, but it will. That is the nice thing about faith. However, you have to have faith in order for His plan to come to fruition.

This has been a very difficult year. For more reasons than I care to mention, 2010 is looking like heaven compared to 2009. No matter how bad it has been, I am still thankful. I am thankful for the trials of my life. God will not give me more than I can handle. I am thankful for my friends and family. I am thankful for their support through sickness and health. I am blessed with 3 wonderful children, all breathing and functioning as their ages and stage of life will permit. I am very thankful for my wife who was the glue that kept our wobbly wheel moving forward. I am thankful for healthy parents, full of wisdom, as well as opinions, all of which I need, even at my age. I am thankful for God giving me the courage to go back to school and giving me opportunities for scholastic and spiritual growth, seemingly all at once. I am thankful for Gus, my English Bulldog, not for his incredible ability to conserve energy, but making sure he is laying close by our family. I am also grateful for his snores. They tell me that he is happy and content.

So, this year, to you and yours, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Do not forget to tell those close to you how much you love them, appreciate them and that you are grateful they are in your lives.