If ever there was a time for thanks.....

It's Thanksgiving weekend... what better time to reflect on the things I'm most thankful for?

I am thankful for my relationship with Christ. Despite my moanings, my complaints, my self-pity, my distance, I am ever aware of my need of Him who sustains me and gives me hope. I may not know where I'm headed, but I know who steers the ship. I may feel sad, fearful, uncertain, alone, but He surrounds me and gives me peace.
I am thankful for my family... from my parents to my children, I am a blessed woman. I am blessed that my birth mother had the strength to want more for my life. I am blessed that my parents chose me to be their daughter, and although we've had our difficulties, I would not be who I am, or where I am without them. I am blessed with a loving sister, who has been my staunch supporter, my encourager, my intercessor, my friend. I am blessed with two amazing kids who daily remind me what it is to be a child, to have faith, to hope unswervingly in all things and who make me laugh more than anyone.
I am thankful for my friends. The love I feel from my dearest, to my newest friends is completely overwhelming. I thank God that he has put each and every one of you in my life. Each of you has a purpose in my life and I hope you know just how much I appreciate what you bring to my life.

Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving thanks.
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.