Thankful This Thanksgiving

I'm thankful this Thanksgiving. 

I'm thankful to be alive, for this imperfect life that ultimately through its trials and tribulations brings me closer to the knowledge of a creator, The Creator.

I'm thankful for family and friends, for the love for and of my fellow man. (And I think of the souls lost in recent tragedies and pray for their families.)

I'm thankful that Democrats won the House, to give us Americans a shot at reeling in destructive recklessness.

I'm thankful for the work for my hands -- for being able to work along side the Creator's wonderous works -- the ocean, in a seaside village of a town, breathing the seasalt air and listening to the waves crash on the sandy shore.

I'm thankful that God sticks around even when we snub him. He never leaves us, never forsakes us.

Even the darkest days hold a silver lining particularly as we "Trust in him with (our) whole heart." Psalm 3:5

I'm thankful that I know which side I'm on. And I'll always try to stand up for justice as Jesus Christ instructed.

And if I screw up, I'm thankful that His "mercies are new each morning." Psalm 103

And I'm thankful for the hope in knowing that ultimately God is a God of love and justice. And that justice indeed will prevail when it's all said and done.

A thankful heart truly does go a long way. Peace. Happy Thanksgiving.