We had the joy of spending the thanksgiving holiday with Kjerstin and Jamie and their boys and Kari and Matthew and their girls. Many of you know how great it is to have family around the table–a table filled with all kinds of good things to eat and too much of it. It’s very satisfying. We missed Ahna and Oren, but Oren had to work Thursday and Friday this year. Ahna wanted to stay home also as they continue to grieve their loss.
I don’t know if gratitude come naturally or needs to be learned. We certainly teach our children to say thank you. We also keep reminding them to speak their thanks as they receive from others. On the other hand the emotion of thanks does come naturally as we discover that our lives are filled with the gifts of others. The greatest lesson is when we learn that all that we have and all that we are are gifts from God. What can we do except to turn in thanks to that great giver.
We hope yours has been a good Thanksgiving. May you live always with an attitude of gratitude.
November 30, 2011 at 2:44 am |
I will keep Ahna and Oren in my prayers. We were welcomed once again by our son-in-law’s bubbly family for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful. Little happy kids are an added blessing!