Thanksgiving Narrative

Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day. A National day of thanks. But let me share with you an experience that I had a couple of weeks ago. It was my usual hectic busy week, the kids had been over all week long. So we were on full time parent /grandparent duty. Back and forth to school, homework, dinner, baths and all the rest. When the Kids left our house on Saturday evening, I was especially tired. I went to bed and slept in a deep sound sleep. The kind of sleep that you don't get when you have to listen out a busy two year old who will walk the floors, even in a dark house. Sunday morning arrived and I was laying in, enjoying the quiet. My husband came into the room and popped on the light. I raised my are to shield my eyes from the light. “Thank God I can cover my eyes from the light. Thank

I changed blazers to make a brighter ensemble. “Thank God” again, I have a closet full of clothes.

As it often happens with Michigan weather, my lightweight jacket was insufficient, So I reached into the back of the closet and pulled out my long wool coat. Thank God, I have a coat for the colder weather. My husband and I headed out for Church and locked the doors behind us. Again Thank God That we have a secure home. We got into one of our three cars; none of them are new but there are three just the same. What a blessing to have three cars. I thought how grateful I was to have a Man of God as my husband.

Part of our Sunday routine is to get coffee on the way to church.We drove to the local coffee shop and ordered up our Sunday morning coffee, I had a bagel too. Again I thought what a blessing to be able to spend the Five dollars for coffee and pastry on the way to Church.

It sounds like a lot Thank You Lords and Oh how Blessed I am's, but on that particular day, for no reason at all, I found myself in a state of Profound Gratitude. Thanksgiving is nice, but Gratitude is much more