So Incredibly Thankful # 2

Someone asked why I wrote the
So Incredibly Thankful and sent it out to loved ones and friends.

I wrote it because I was preparing the turkey and was thinking of the things I was most thankful for…and thinking of how different our holiday meals are now that the grandparents are gone (or cannot join in) and the kids are adults with spouses and kids and homes and idea’s of their own. To be truthful, it is not the same as when I was growing up or when my children were little. Which is not a bad thing…we are much more relaxed and less stressed because of the simplicity of it all now. It really does not matter to me when I see them as long as I see them and share in a good meal and times. I remember so clearly traveling to two or three different places in one day with two little kids…I swore I would never do that to my children, so we meet on their terms and turf.

I wrote it because I wanted God to know that I was taking the time to “think on these things” and to let Him know I was thankful and so appreciative of what He has done, what He is doing and what He is going to do in my life and the lives of all who I love.

I wrote it because I was thinking of how far from God we are sometimes in our “Martha” preparations from October to January. How stressed, tired, over wroth with overspending just to make it all as the world says it should be. Although Thanksgiving is not a “spiritual” holiday…for me it marks the beginning of all that is kind, good and pointing to the Life that gave us life. We need to take the simplicity of the time, birth, place, circumstances and people of the Nativity and let it all sink in. Poor (not wealthy) nobody parents, far from home, in a little town, in a barn, with the warmth and smell of farm animals, and a bunch of misfit shepherds barging in and worshiping is where we welcomed the greatest Gift (and time) of all time. No family, no gifts or wrappings, no meals, no decorations, no fanfare or royal announcement, no eloquence at all…just a baby born to a young virgin whose husband loved and obeyed the Word of God. What can I learn from the times of the birth of my Savior…how can I apply that to my life now…these are some the questions I ask myself.

I wrote it somewhat like a prayer, like talking to God while typing away…and also I wanted those I love to know how much I love them and appreciate them, including my spiritual family who are like rivers of fresh, clean water to me….

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