Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!

I asked some Facebook friends what Thanksgiving means to them and/or what they are thankful for this year. I’m thankful to all who responded. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all ….. feast, feast, feast!

Thanksgiving means being appreciative of our military and how they provide the safety in which we live in. I am thankful to have a job and a roof over my head and food to eat and clothes to wear. I am thankful to have met the love of my life and friends and family in which to share my joy. Yes indeed I have much to be thankful for. We have numerous treasures in which to be thankful for this day and every day! … Lynn Ackerman, Tampa, Florida

Today I am thankful for my husband who has always been there for me and has worked so hard to give us a wonderful life. I’m very thankful for my children who have always been loving and kind, you make me proud and I am thankful for all my friends out there, they always know how to make me laugh… Lawana Hutchins, St. Regis, Montana

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My favorite holiday, when you have food, family and friends, what else is there to want? … Dar Clinton, Fairhope, Alabama

I’m thankful for a loving husband and family…They put the sparkle in my eyes and a song in my heart … Sharon Rogers, St. Regis, Montana

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I am most grateful for friends and family – especially those that put up with my moods and craziness – you know who you are – I thank you … Marlene, Liberty Lake, Washington

I’m thankful for the technology that allows me to “talk” to friends everywhere and my wonderful (albeit) weird family! … Kat Kittridge-Taylor, Montana

1. I am thankful for the friends I’ve made all over the country (and the world, actually!) thru the magic of cyberspace! These people have added a lot of enjoyment to my sometimes boring and mundane life! Especially the artists, writers, and music lovers!
2. I’m thankful for happening across a hot Canuck on Jango, who also happens to be very sweet! And as a side note … I’m thankful I got to see him, not once, but TWICE this year!
3. And of course those wonderful 4 days off from work … to do whatever I want! FREEDOM! …. Cathy Penn, Lone Star State

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And last, but definitely not least, from my rather large group of cousins on the East Coast, Happy Thanksgiving to all y’all.

1 Thess 5:18 says to give thanks IN all circumstances. It does not say to give thanks FOR all circumstances. I’m thankful because I can go to God honestly and not have to thank Him FOR trials I do not like in my life. Instead, I can choose in faith to thank Him IN the negative circumstances and have the assurance to know that through my thanks to Him in the midst of suffering that He promises to use my sad situation for good in my life when I choose to trust Him in faith. Easy to say, hard to do sometimes though…even though there is such beautiful hope in this way of thinking … Sandi

Thanksgiving means to celebrate a day where people give thanks to the Lord for friendship and parents and all the things the Lord gives to us. Uh. Yeah … Jacob, age 9

Thanksgiving means to thank God … Maggie, age 11

It means coming together as a family and spending time at home and giving things to help people … Jesse, age 15

Thanksgiving means turning your frown upside down and keeping it that way no matter how others react towards you. It is a time to give your heart completely to God, letting go of all worries, putting others before yourself, and reflecting back on all the wonderful things that you can remember that God has strengthened and blessed you with … Casslyn, age 17

It’s easy to give thanks for the pleasures, comforts, and basic necessities God has allowed into our life, ie: a home, food, the new iPod touch. What we struggle to say thanks for are those trials that cause pain and suffering in our lives. I doubt many, if anyone, will pray to receive an aching back, a wretchedly humiliating disaster, or a fresh, new heartache, but these are the things that teach us endurance, humility, patience and surrender. Our sufferings are meant to draw us closer to Christ. What better to give thanks for? … Briana, age 18

Hmmmm, We are being with our family … Bryson, age 6

I give thanks all the time not just on Thanksgiving! … Heidi, age 15