what are you thankful for?

iv been thinking the last few days about thanksgiving. it comes once a year, and then it is gone till the next pass. the whole idea behind this time is to be thankful for what we have. in my book, it is a time of celebration and thanks for what God has blessed us with.

i don't know about you, but i like the tradition of going around the table and saying what you are thankful for. but at the same time i have a problem. see, i have noticed that we tend to repeat the same things over and over again, and they seem to lose their luster. not that their is no real feeling there, but it is like saying the same word over and over again.....you start to wonder if your saying it right (or maybe that is just me). i do this, it is always family and friends or something big like that. and i have noticed something.

so often we forget about the little things. the last breath we just took, the last hug, smile, sight, word. the little things that make life so unique are often neglected when it comes to thanks. i encourage you to join me this thanksgiving to move past the same-old-same-old of thanking God for family and friends....not because they don't matter, but because there is so much more, so much less obvious that should be noticed.

see, everything we have comes from God, even the little things. it is because of God that you were granted another day of life, another breath. it is because of God that you experienced that last hug, or that last smile. so why not thank Him for it as we do for our families and friends? i am asking you to join me in breaking the tradition within the tradition, and bringing to light the things often missed. because i believe that often times the greatest things are the smallest. like that breath.

and lastly, why stop with the day of Thanksgiving? should we not be doing this all the time? why do we wait for this day, and after it has passed we forget to thank God? don't fall into the trap of forgetfulness. God deserves our thanks continually, every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day. be thankful this day, and every day.

and remember the little things, they make life unique.