Hi friends,
Excited to be sharing a little bit of today with you. I can’t believe it’s Thanksgiving tomorrow. I love that we have a day of thanks set aside to celebrate all God has blessed us with. I think it’s so easy (and I’m speaking from experience, unfortunately) to get wrapped up in preparing for the holiday season and we forget to stop, breath, and let thankfulness and gratitude to fill our hearts.
Today I’m going to share a few ideas for helping us to you keep our focus on the One who has blessed us with all things.
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
~ James 1:17
Start the day off with a Thanksgiving Devotional:
This is an excellent devotional for Thanksgiving morning from Billy Graham: Thanksgiving with Meaning Devotional
Reflect and Remember
Look back through pictures of past Thanksgivings, remembering the joy of celebration and all we have to be thankful for.
Read Psalm 100 before your meal
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Share Thankfulness
Around the table, have everyone share one memory or thing they are thankful for.
This year I’m thankful for my family, for their support through all we’ve been through with my health this year. Thankful for God giving the doctors wisdom and guidance. For giving me such a stalwart husband who reminds me God has us through this all. I’m thankful for my children who are growing into such amazing adults and for my grandbabies who fill my life with joy. I’m thankful I get to tell stories and for readers who bless me over and over with their encouragement and support. I’m thankful for YOU for taking time out of your hectic schedule to spend some time with me today. I pray you all have a blessed Thanksgiving.
To share a little bit of our Thanksgiving with you, I’m sharing one of our favorite family recipes with you. Hope you enjoy!
Reader Question:
What’s one thing you’re thankful for this year?
Look forward to reading your answers!
Blessings,
Dani
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Grateful that hubby’s Mom is continuing to do better. At 90, she gave us a scare last week when she was hospitalized. It appears she may end up in rehab for a while, but blessed that she’s gaining strength.
I’m so glad to hear she’s gaining strength. What a blessing after such a scare.
I’m thankful that my husband has fully recovered from his heart attack.
Oh wow. That must have been so scary. So glad to hear he’s fully recovered. Praise, God! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Like you, I’m thankful for my husband, daughters and their husbands, my grandchildren – all God has blessed me with! This has been a year of many loses in our family and we’re thankful that most of those who are no longer with us, we will one day meet again on Heaven’s shores! We are blessed!
So glad you’ve been blessed by a wonderful family. So sorry for many losses. Any loss is hard, but multiple ones in a row are crushing at times. Praying for you and that you have a blessed Thanksgiving.
Lovely post, Dani! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanks, friend. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Dani!
Happy Thanksgiving, Caryl. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I have many friends whose parents have pasted on to be with Lord. I am so grateful that my parents are still with me and in good health. I am grateful for God’s love.
Such a blessing! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I’m so thankful that my 94.5 yr old Daddy is still able to live independently and we get to spend time with often every week! He is the best man I know! His walk resembles what every Christian’s life should like. His motto is, “Kill them with kindness.” Even our children find themselves saying that when they’d rather NOT!
Thankful for unexpected opportunities.
Great post for Thanksgiving. Wish I would have found the recipe before I prepared my dinner. My sweet potato casserole did not turn out that well. I would like to invite you to visit my Blog as well: https://mybackyardfence.blogspot.com It is all about being Thankful! Blessings!