Happy Thanksgiving

This is my favorite holiday. It's a time of year when we can sit down with those we love and are thankful for, and consider the past year's blessings. The meal is pretty good too! This year we will be celebrating with our adopted family of 26 years, the Doans. They have been very special people to us through the years. We met them at the first church we went to when we moved to this area from Wisconsin back in 1981. They have been used miraculously by God in our lives on many occasions, and we have spent many Thanksgivings with them

This year there have been many events for which I'm grateful. My grandson was born, my daughter got married, Patti had successful surgery to reverse a colostomy she'd had to live with for 6 months, and many other things I cannot recall just now. It's good to take one day just to be thankful to our Creator, Father and Friend.

Thankfulness itself is a wonderful gift from Him. It certainly is not an unpleasant feeling to be thankful. Why is it then that people are so unthankful to God? Atheists go through their lives feeling that they are accidents of nature with no one to thank for their existence. Thankfulness to our Creator is the foundation of our emotional lives. We all acknowledge Him in the many "foxholes" life throws at us. We just don't all "thank" Him. What a shameful thing it is from His perspective; to have created "and loved" and blessed these creatures of his, only to have them turn their backs on Him and show no "thankfulness", no gratitude for the gift of life He's given to each of us.

Let those of us who "are" thankful, purpose in our hearts to audibly thank God in the company of others every day. I have a theory that it is as infectious as a smile or a yawn. Tell someone today about something for which you are thankful and draw attention to Him who is to receive all thanks, all glory and all honor. Praise Him with words, songs and prayer. May God richly bless your fellowship this Thanksgiving and make your day spent with loved ones over a delicious meal, a day you will be thankful for, for many years to come!

Children

My grandkids are coming over to play today. I do look so much forward to their coming, to feel the love that comes from these new sources for and of love in my life. There are two of them by my daughter Caitie and her husband Brian Andrew. Their names are Lillian Grace Andrew, and Devin Sean Andrew. Brian works for Centennial Wireless, and Caitie works at Glen's Supermarket. We have a new grandchild on the way via Sean and his girlfriend Meschia Cooper. I'm not sure when it will be born, but she just found out about 3 weeks ago.

I really love having grandchildren. I loved having my own 5 children. I'm glad we had all 5 of them. They are each unique in their own way and have each their own little eccentricities. Shannon just graduated last May with her MBA and is trying to stay in this area, but is finding it difficult to find a job due to being "overqualified". She has a very serious boyfriend named Jason. He works as a Blackjack dealer at the Casino in Mt. Pleasant.

It is true as the Word of God says,

Psalm 127:3-5
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

The Judgement of the Lord is Upon Us

The economy keeps sinking deeper and deeper, and no wonder. Our "civilization" has fallen a lot in the past 40 years. After the roaring 20s, an economic catastrophe occurred and our nation turned to God. "In God We Trust" was made into our National Motto in 1956 by an act of Congress. "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegience in 1954 as well. Our nation prospered in those years. In the late 60s, things turned for the worse. Anyone 50 and older remembers television as "Father Knows Best," "Ozzie and Harriot etc. Look where Television has fallen. We have Homosexuals declaring themselves so and proud of it. Right now they are practically rioting across the country because California voters rejected the use of the term "Marriage" for the union of these perverts.

Well God has had his fill apparently. He has a plan to turn us back to Him, and He will execute it.

Read Romans 1:24-32 and weep, pray and fast for our nation.

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