Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
I Chronicles 16:34
Happy Thanksgiving! 2019 started off horribly and but has become the best year ever. Why is it so great for me? Because I’m starting to step into the woman that God created me to be. Of course, I’m a work in progress just like everyone else. So with that introduction out of the way, I’m going to tell you just some of the things that make my heart smile.
- God’s grace. I don’t deserve it. Couldn’t earn it. But He gives it over and over again.
- Tacos. The kind with the homemade tortillas that I don’t have to make.
- Desserts. Just in general. Sweets make my world sweeter!
- My Sunday School class. We have open and honest dialogue about God’s word and our real life walk.
- My cousin that interpreted my dream. Let’s see what 2020 brings.
- My friends and family that allowed their thankfulness to overflow on this blog.
- Beaches. Preferably the non-rocky, white sand kind.
- Floating in water
- Music. Especially music with a great beat. My body just starts moving on its own. I can’t be contained!
- All of my family and friends. They are the quintessential example of “when keeping it real goes wrong.” They keep me in check….LOL.
- Delicious food. I’m redacting my earlier food thankfulness and just being thankful for food in general. Have you ever eaten something that made you sure there was a God? You know I have!
- Vacations
- You
I couldn’t ever write an extensive list that covers everything I’m thankful for. There is too much. This blog would never end. I’m blessed on top of blessed. And if you ever take time to sit and reflect on God’s goodness in your life, you’ll realize that you are too.
There continues to be an empty seat at my family’s table this Thanksgiving, but I’m going into today with a grateful heart. I’m laying all my cares at Jesus’ feet and trusting that His grace that has covered me and carried me so far will continue to be sufficient. Wherever you are today, and no matter how you spend today, know that God loves you! #wepreach
