Give Thanks

Truly one of the most life changing phenomenons is learning how to give thanks. "Give thanks with a grateful heart!" I was challenged this week to find five things that I was thankful for. It didn't take long before my list was filled and I realized all the daily comforts and joys and wonderful relationships that I am priviledged to have. It's when I choose to be selfish, angry, to doubt or to make excuses that joy leaves my heart and consequently thanks leaves my lips. What about you?

On this Thanksgiving holiday, may you remember all that you have to be thankful for: Family, friends, food (gobble, gobble:), and especially our Heavenly Father who gave His only son to save us from our sins!

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever" (Psalm 118:1).

Does a puppy have a heart?

Today my Dad left the house on some errands, while he was gone his puppy, Maximus, cried while carrying around the bone that my Dad had given him before he left. The dog cried and cried, moped around and all the while carried his bone from place to place around the office. As I watched Maximus, I realized that he has a heart, a big one. His heart recognized the absense of his best friend and just couldn't cope with life as a result, not even to eat a yummy bone.

I understand Maximus' heart. This is how I feel today.

Isaiah 53 tells me that Jesus was "acquainted with grief...Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows."