Fears and Tears

I offer God my praise and thanksgiving. I am grateful for all He has done for me personally and for my friends and family this past year. In the good times and in the bad times, He was there and continues to be.

Thanksgiving is a special time of the year. It beckons one to slow down and savor the time spent with the Lord, and family and friends. It is a time to be thankful for all we have experienced in life. All of the memories woven together, like a beautiful blanket or a warm sweater, which are held together with love to offer comfort and warmth.

I find myself reminiscing to times past as I treasure the moments that seemed so ordinary, but truly were sweet and beautiful. The God moments that only He could orchestrate.

The memories just seem to come to me, bringing a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. To times spent together as a family and as dear friends, I imagine the food, the laughter, the games played and the dessert and coffee, a moment caught in time of being with each other.

Gratitude is the memory of the heart. St. Mary Euphfasia.

As I prepare for our family Thanksgiving dinner this year, I am thankful to God, for the gift of family and friends. I look forward to the time that is to be spent together, as this is the treasure to be held deep in my heart. I don’t hold it in my hands, but I will let it pass by, that way the memories are made, and they will return to me, letting me experience the moment in time all over again.

A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name; good indeed is the Lord, His mercy endures forever, his faithfulness lasts through every generation. Psalm 100:1-5.

Amen. Have a Blessed Thanksgiving.