Thanksgiving for Many Things

Friends and Readers,

As I write this, we are three days from Thanksgiving. I will be driving all day to my brother's home and staying two short days there before driving all day home.

But I have much for which to be grateful. Thanksgiving is a perfect time for each of us to review and consider all the wonderful blessings in life that we do enjoy and which have come to us by God's generous hand.
It is easy to start with family: spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandchildren, the good in-laws that we like, grandparents, nieces, nephews and on and on. We should thank God when we get good ones, and work harder to get along with the lesser ones. And we should strive to be a good _____________ (whatever it is we are) to the rest of our world.
It is easy to thank God for home, and food, employment when we have it, and the many creature comforts that we enjoy: nice cars, big screen TVs, computers, cell phones, TiVo, NetFlix and more. We can even thank God for ovens that work, microwaves, automatic coffeepots, crockpots, and gas grilles.
We can also easily thank God for friends, buddies, the people we love to hang out with, and the caring folks at church who share our faith.
Your list and my list may vary greatly, but that we have lots to be grateful for is a constant for all of us.
I hope you will not only thank God for the many blessings and people in your life, but that you will actually tell the people in your life how grateful you are to God that they are a part of your life, and tell them how much you appreciate and treasure them. It will add a whole new dimension to the concept of Thanksgiving around the table with the people most important to you.

Have a blessed and enjoyable Thanksgiving!
Bruce