An Attitude of Gratitude for Thanksgiving 2021

I so want to enter Thanksgiving with an attitude of gratitude and not one of defeat.  Holidays are a big part of my family culture.  Especially since holidays feature food. (I cannot stress enough how much we value food…LOL.)  But it is not just the food.  No, the holiday season is about spending time with the people you love.  And we are missing so many faces in our family this Thanksgiving.

Grief adds a different spin on treasured traditions.  Listen, I thought last year was so weird getting together via Zoom.  We saw what each family had whipped up.  We prayed together.  Made fun of each other and logged off.  Of course, I drove to Tomica’s house after the family Zoom and crashed their Thanksgiving for a while.  No way that can happen this year.  So, I am struggling to adjust.

Writing a series of some of the things I am grateful for has helped streamline my thinking.  Do not get me wrong.  The grief is still present.  I continue to feel my feelings, but I also make sure to find some joy.  I need something to hope for.  Isn’t that what faith is all about?  The substance of things hoped for.  The evidence of things not seen.

I am a faith case if you have ever seen one.  My prayer for you, and myself, on this Thanksgiving is that you have more joy than sorrow.  That your faith is renewed and stored.  And that you can find at least one thing to be thankful for.  Happy Thanksgiving!  #wepreach