Thanksgiving Post

Yes, I know Thanksgiving happened last week but in view of my last 24 hours this seemed a great first post. Here are a few highlights that cause gratefulness in my heart this morning...even though it's 2:14 am and I should be sleeping for the busy day today will be.

• I flew to D.C. yesterday to have lunch with my sister and as we sat there enjoying a great lunch in Old Towne Alexandria she said 'do you ever stop to think about how fortunate we are to have been born in the U.S.?'

• Later, as we were taking off I, who usually yearn for an aisle seat was blessed with the window, and couldn't get enough of the view of the city. In one quick moment I could see the Capital, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and I stretched and looked as long as I could to hold the view. I suspect people around me thought 'ah, she's never been to Washington before and is straining for one final look.'

• Also there are some decisions I've been trying to figure out and I realized about an hour ago they're really choices I have to make and instead of being a burden I realized how blessed I am to have those choices to make...I can very directly impact how and what happens in my day.

• And, saving the best for last, I had a potentially 'sticky realtional' issue facing me yesterday and I had decided how to deal with it but didn't feel very peaceful with my choice so I spent some time in specific prayer and when the time came to address it God had shown me a much better approach and the resolution was great. But what makes it so great is the fact that we have an awesome God who cares enough about intimate details of our lives like strained relationships yet is the same creator God Twila Paris sings about as follows: "who told the sun where to stand in the morning, and who taught the ocean you can only come this far, and who showed the moon where to hide every evening, whose words alone can catch a falling star"

Thanks for listening, have a great day!

M.