So thankful!


Thanksgiving is much more than a day to stuff ourselves with delicious food. It is a way of life. Like any other attitude you get better at it the more you practice it. While it may be very easy to be thankful for the big things it’s good to learn being thankful for the everyday things as well. Thankful for the sunshine. Thankful for waking up in a comfy, warm bed. Thankful for the bounty of food we enjoy. Thankful for work and coworkers. Thankful for the clothes we wear. The list is endless.

Being thankful may take some time but once you get in the habit you’ll find yourself being thankful regularly because you start to see just how blessed you are right now. You begin to find beauty in unexpected places. While taking a stroll or sitting on your front porch you notice that your vision has begun to change. Where once there was complaining you begin to be thankful.

Instead of complaining about the mountain of laundry you become thankful for having clothes to wear, machines to wash and dry them in. You can complain about all the noise when the grands are over or you can count each and every blessing no matter how loud or messy they may be. You can always find something to complain about at work or you can focus on seeing the good things like having a job while others have been laid off or having great coworkers who help encourage you through difficult days. 

At the top of our thankful list is the Lord himself. We are thankful for his goodness showered down on us. We are thankful because of his unfailing love for us. Begin today to find things to be thankful for. It is a habit worth cultivating.

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