Thanksgiving

What a gorgeous Thanksgiving Day we had this year! It was hard not to be thankful. We try to be thankful all the time for blessings and trials, for we know that it is all God's will for us. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) How often we forget to thank God for simple things like breath in our lungs, sunshine (or rain), or the children who are able to be loud in the back of the car (because of the breath in their lungs)! We often pray in the car on our way somewhere and as we drove to Jeff's sister's house in the early afternoon, Jeff lead our family in thanking God for all our many blessings and the kids each prayed their thanks themselves. Mostly we thank God that though we are wretches who so often sin against Him, He continues to love us, so much so as to give His Son to pay the price for those sins. (Ephesians 2:1-10)


We are also thankful for getting to spend time with the Phelps, Grandma Cheryl, Aunt Emily and Grandpa and Grandma Fuller and later in the day with the Bouteries, Harrises, Smiths, and Mussos. We are blessed to have such a large family.