Thanksgiving Eve!

The little children sing -- "My cup is full and running over!"  That is how I feel when I start counting my blessings!  My heart is full of praise and thanksgiving as I try to contemplate the goodness of God.  First and foremost, I am so grateful for God's Holy Word and the wonderful plan of salvation which included me!  So I trust that as we continue through this Thanksgiving week, we will remember to -- "In everything, give thanks."

Very soon, wonderful aromas will be filling kitchens all across America as Mothers and daughters prepare wonderful desserts, delicious salads, yummy sweet potatoes with lots of butter and brown sugar, turkeys, ham, and all the Thanksgiving traditions your family enjoys!  But the best part will be to have all the family gathered together around the table; taking time to bow our heads and our
hearts to our wonderful Lord and thanking Him for His great love and tender mercies throughout the year.  So as you work in your kitchens today, make sure you take some little prayer breaks to praise the Lord!!

And tomorrow, on Thanksgiving Day, as you enjoy the fellowship of loved ones around the table, perhaps you would like to share this poem by Helen Steiner Rice --

     "Thank you, God for everything -- the big things and the small,
For every good gift comes from God -- the giver of them all;
      And all too often we accept, without any thanks or praise,
The gifts God send as blessings each day in many ways.

      And so at this Thanksgiving Time we offer up a prayer,
To thank you, God, for giving us a lot more than our share --
      First, thank You for the little things that often come our way,
The things we take for granted, but don't mention when we pray.

      The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful kindly deed --  
A hand reached out to help us in the time of sudden need --
      Oh, make us more aware, dear God, of little daily graces
That come to us with sweet surprise from never-dreamed-of places.

      Then thank You for the miracles we are much too blind to see --
And give us new awareness of our many gifts from Thee.
      And help us to remember that the key to life and living --
Is to make each prayer a prayer of Thanks, and every day Thanksgiving!"

God bless you, and from my home to yours -- Best Wishes for a very blessed Thanksgiving!