Thanksgiving is the holiday I most look forward to each year. Regardless of all the stuff encountered throughout the year, being able to stop, reflect and be thankful for the things that have occurred is not only good for the soul - but a great way to gain perspective.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and being thankful - I thought it would be good to take a few moments in this weeks Monday Morning Minute and reflect back on the year that is quickly drawing to a close.
I am thankful that I have a wife who loves me. I have an awesome wife named Geta (pronounced Jetta like the car) who has stuck by me through both good and bad. Throughout each season of life, we’ve learned to lean on each other, to trust each other, to learn from each other, and to love each other more. I am amazed that I get to spend my life with her, and each and every day I look for ways to fall more in love with her. Without her, I am nothing and my life would be a wreck.
I am thankful that I have 2 amazing kids, Ethan (12) and Ellie (9). They both are smart, caring and loving kids who put up with me. Ethan challenges me daily, but I do my best to stop and step back and recognize that he is a lot like I was at his age - I welcome the challenge but enjoy the breaks! Ellie is my student, she loves to learn, she loves school (which I hated), and she is always seeking new ways to learn. I love watching her process new information. I am always amazed at how she does stuff, she is left handed and I am not - and how she manages to get anything done being left handed is beyond my comprehension. I tried my best to teach her how to hold a golf club correctly, took my brain way too many minutes to try to figure that out for her. But for both Ethan and Ellie I am so thankful that God has blessed us with them.
I am thankful for the opportunities I have as it relates to work. I’ve never really had a job, and even when I did I always treated it as if it was my own. I am so thankful I get to do the things I get to do. I am thankful for the people I have been able to work with, to coach, to inject myself into their lives. More importantly than that, I am thankful that the wisdom, advice and counsel I have to offer is wanted by others.
I am thankful for the country we live in. Without getting political I am thankful for the leaders God has put in place to lead this country. You don’t have to agree with any/all of them - but you do have to respect them and recognize that there is a God in Heaven who put those people in place and He commands us to pray for them - yes - that includes the ones we don’t like or agree with.
I am thankful that I serve a God who sent his son Jesus to die on a cross for my sins. I am thankful that despite who I am, that God loves me - and He loves you too. If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, do not let another day go by without starting one. I am thankful for our church, World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, TN. If you don’t have a church home, World Outreach is a great place to be and they would be honored to have you refer to them as your church home.
The truth is, I could go on and on listing things I am thankful for as I know you can as well. The wisdom I offer this week is simply this, take a few minutes and reflect back. I promise you that even if you are walking through a tough time of life that you can find things to be thankful for.
Be intentional and take a few minutes and be thankful for the many blessings you have in your life.
From my family to yours we wish you a great Thanksgiving.
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