Thanksgiving was and is a religious oriented holiday (methinks). BUT, but one
doesn't have to be religious to be thankful. Being thankful is an act
that gives inner peace. Grateful and thankful seem to be synonymous, probably
in the strictest sense they are not, but that is how I see them.
Have you
ever been in a 'near collision' and breathed a sigh of relief, THANKFUL
that you were not part of an accident. I am not sure that God micro
manages this earth, and I am not sure that His hand is not in some small
things.
Many
blessings or Luck comes our way because of wise decisions back
seconds, minutes or even years prior. There are diseases or health
problems we can avoid by being wise in our lives choices. Other diseases
hidden in your genes 'may or may not' show themselves in your life time.
I am thankful
that the nasty word cancer is not prevalent in my family. But I am VERY
aware that heart disease and some dementia 'runs' in our family. Being
thankful the Hurricane, tornado or flood missed you is not being 'glad' someone
else was hit.
This could be sister Shirl, she is thankful for pigs.
I am a
thankful person. SELDOM a day goes by that I do not express my
thankfulness to someone, usually my girl, whom, I am the MOST THANKFUL. I would
wager that every trip we have made that at one time of the other in that trip I
will look at my sweetheart and say, I,we are the most blessed people in the
world, you and I.
I will not
take up more of your time on this Thanksgiving. I just wanted to say to the
folks who read, THANKS. To the folks whom we have met through this
'social Media', I am so thankful for you guys. I am an optimist on life
and our country. I am THANKFUL for the USA and the opportunities I have
been presented with here. This is a great country and will remain so.
Thankful for a 3 dog night!
THANKS!
Nite Shipslog.
The Horch, Luxury cars time forgot!
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6 comments:
What a precious (and thought-provoking!) message. I try and make a point to identify reasons to give thanks every morning; but, of course, there are 'those' days when one runs on auto-pilot. (Sweet, how HE takes the wheel, so to speak!)
Just this morning I spotted something on Facebook ... which, in turn, led to my Googling more of Terry Jo Duperrault's near-death experience back in '61. (If you're not familiar, it's pretty amazing.) Reading the details, I was stunned that she was rescued from that little cork raft in the ocean with perhaps only hours to live. Ya, God's in the details.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!
I think God micro manages the earth and he knows exactly when we were to be born and when we are to die. I think even it we were to not do anything that would cause our death on the day he ordained us to die, something would happen that would allow that to happen He is sovereign and chooses what he chooses though I might not always agree with its.
betty
Nice of your boys to give Sherry a day off. It was a good one here too. I'm thankful.
What a sweet post! Yes God micro mananges the earth. However I do believe he sits back wiith his arms crossed and allows us to make the "lucky" or "unlucky" decisions but keeps his hand on things. If everything always worked in our favor, we would not know when to be thankful. I too am thankful for so many things!
You and Sherry are very blessed.
Lisa
I know God has His hand in all things. When it doesn't go as We hope, it's HIS way of helping us remember to turn to Him. I didn't think much of it when I was younger, but now that my ' younger' is getting older, I believe it more than ever. I'm thankful I can hear again, tho, not as I want, my own voice is my own worse enemy as different pitches return. Awwww, the wonders.
LoveN'Hugs from up north where it was warm enough to melt a bit of the snow. It's slushy out there but the sun shines on.
I do not believe in a creator God, nor do I think our deepest sorrows or trials make us stronger or blah blah blah. Not for everyone, definitely not for me,& in some situations, impossible, no matter the type of person you are.
But there are many things to be grateful & thankful for in the spiral of life.
You & Sherry are better at appreciating them than many are. I'm fairly good at appreciating the 2 of you, as well as other bloggers who have become a part of my social/library-time outlet & inlet(heavier on the latter).
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