Happy (American) almost-Thanksgiving!
It’s great timing. Again. My family needs a day of gratitude.
I’m hoping for more than a quick, compulsory burst of gratitude tending to last four minutes, muttered over some cranberry sauce.
(Maybe this just feels so hard, like it does for so many of us. If it helps, check out How Can I Be Thankful When My World’s a Wreck?)
I’m thinking about how to make lifestyle of Thank you, God–over and over, thank you for us as a family. Because naturally over here, we lean toward patting ourselves on the back.
(Find more you-can-totally-do-this gratitude ideas for worn-out families in this post.)
For me, sometimes posting gratitude Scripture art around is a way to tip my eyes upward again, even while I’m scrounging for leftovers from the fridge.
So the gratitude Scripture art here is just as much for me needs a thankful reminder when complaining seems far more natural.
My family needs Thanksgiving this year. We need the constant twisting of our internal zoom lens to the gifts God keeps handing us.
We need the reminder of his presence. His enough-ness. His still-so-good-ness.
Want a jumpstart for giving thanks? Click for 31 THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR TODAY IF YOU LIVE IN THE DEVELOPED WORLDHave fun celebrating with your family over a carb-fest, noisy offspring, maybe that wild-card guest you didn’t expect. In the comments section, I’d love to hear what you’re especially thankful for this year. (Grab Thanksgiving printables for the kiddos here.)
Happy Thanksgiving!
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