Thanksgiving

 Every year during this time I try to reflect back on where I've been and where God's grace has led me. Numerous times I can honestly say that if it weren't for God, I don't know where I'd be today. Most times it's like the movie "Saving Private Ryan", where God would seek me out and literally extract me from the battlefield. For that, I am forever grateful. This Thanksgiving I find myself thankful for so many different things because I am beyond blessed (this I know). However, below is a short list of the things I'm most thankful for. 

I am grateful for a loving, kind and helpful husband. He is one of the good ones. I know I don't say this enough, but my goodness, God gave me a really good person! When I look at my husband and catch a glimpse of him in his element, I know I am blessed because this man chooses to love me well on a daily basis. 

I'm thankful for the health of not only us but our families and friends. Satan meant this Covid virus for evil, but God turned it around for our own good! I am so thankful for God's love that He's allowed us to live another year with no major health issues. I'm especially grateful that both our parents as well as our nieces and nephews are all doing well. God is our protector in all circumstances and I praise Him regardless of the status of this pandemic because I know that in Him, no matter what happens, we will be okay.

I'm also thankful for our jobs that has allowed us to have a roof over our heads, food in our stomachs, a warm and comfortable bed to lay in each night, a phone that helps us wake up each morning, cars and gas to take us back to work on a daily basis so that we can repeat this redundant lifestyle. Oh, how blessed are we?! I often think about that thin margin and I'm forever grateful that the good Lord loves me beyond measure and that He would give me this life. That margin between life and death was so thin that even after 30 years I still get goosebumps thinking this journey through. 

Last but not least, I am grateful for the memories kept alive in my mind because these fragments are a constant reminder of God's love and His grace for me. He sought me out in my own battlefield and rescued me from the depths of my own dark soul. Maybe not in the way that I had hoped it'd be, but better. These memories are God's reminders of the many bullets God's helped me dodged and multiple times when I had asked something not of the Father's will, His simple answer is always a no. The no's of my life that brought joy to me today and glory to God forever.  Yes, I'm thankful for these memories every day of my life until God calls me home.

There are so many things to be thankful for. The list is endless so I'll just say that God has been so so good to me. To think where I would be if not for God so I'll live my life in remembrance of His love and mercy at the cross for me. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!