As I think back over this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for so many things.
We were in Peachtree City with Lisa's family on Thursday, spending the day eating, catching up with family we don't see enough, and watching the Falcons beat the turkey stuffing out of Detroit. The older I get, the more I love and appreciate my in-laws. They are a wonderful family, and have always loved me like a son. Funny sounding statement, I know- I really love my wife's family!
The girls and I went to my parent's lake house on Friday, although Lisa had to work. We had several firsts- Thanksgiving dinner at the lake, without Lisa, without my brother Rick and his family, and with my brother Mark, and his potential family (his serious girlfriend and her kids). Any time I spend with my mother & father really refreshes me, and (this is another "older I get" thing) Mark and I enjoy each other's company more as the years go by.
Saturday we went to the Ga Dome to watch Dacula play in the state semi-finals. Although the game was a let down at the end, spending the evening with Lisa & the girls like that was fun and rewarding. Life gets so busy, it seems we often see each other in passing, and can become strangers in our own home. Any time spent together is time well spent. My family is most precious to me.
Today in RockiTown (our kids church), we spent one more Sunday on Thanksgiving, asking kids, "What one thing happened over Thanksgiving that reminded you of the goodness of God?" We got all kinds of responses, all kinds of ways God quietly spoke to kids about Himself. Kids are so insightful- They inspire me to keep the faith and wonder of a child, and to keep seeing the hand of God in the great and small.
As we enter the Christmas season, may you keep a thankful heart, especially for God's greatest act of love, the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ.
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Blessings,
Rob