Overflowing

What a great day!  It was a day that reminded me of all the things for which I am thankful.  It started with some prep work for the Community Thanksgiving Meal with some great people.  It had been a while since I had had the opportunity to visit with these friends, and I truly enjoyed their fellowship while we worked.  For nine years, we have provided, prepared, and presented a great traditional Thanksgiving meal to our community on Thanksgiving day at no cost.  It's truly awesome!  Several believers and some non-believers joining together to serve.  It's fun!  It's fulfilling!  It's fantastic!  It has made such a difference in the way I observe Thanksgiving and has made Thanksgiving one of my 2 favorite holidays to celebrate.  It brings reality to the blessing it is to give.

To continue prep for Thanksgiving, I made pumpkin pies. Yummy!!!  I prepared anything I could that would help me in my cooking for tomorrow.  I washed dishes, and I washed dishes, and I washed dishes.  Yet, I am so thankful for the abundant provision God has given our family.  I am thankful I have never had to experience the pangs of involuntary hunger.  It makes me think, "What more can I do to help?"

The reality of my life is that I am overflowing with blessings.  God has abundantly provided over and above!  I have a great husband and a great daughter!  I'm thankful that my family is close and loving.  Dear friends make my already great life even better.  A home that keeps me warm in the winter and cool in the summer is more than many people in this country and our world have.  I have the love of a great Savior that surpasses any love that I could ever know, and I have a future full of hope and promises.

Tomorrow I get to spend the day with great people doing more prep for our Thanksgiving feast.  I can't help but smile with tears in my eyes at the abundance of blessings I have!  I can't help but have pain in my heart for those who are hurting and compassion for those who do without the basic necessities of life.  I want to give more than I ever have, love more than I thought was possible, and give thanks more in one day than I have in a lifetime.  I'm overflowing - in blessings and thanks!