Thanksgiving Thoughts

Do not wait for Thanksgiving!!

Give thanks right now for your spouse, children, family and friends. Give them a hug. Tell them you love them. Do not waste the opportunity.

A golfer tells the story of going to the driving range, and watching the other golfers. He was amazed how many shots they wasted, as long as their basket of balls was full. But then he could identify the ones who were getting low. He could see them taking their time, focusing on the reason they were there. He watched, and wondered why we take things for granted when we believe we have them in abundance. Too often we place no value on anything until we are about to run out. None of us knows how many balls are in our basket. No one knows have many days we have left on this earth. But I do know I have been given this day. What I can do is to make sure each day given me is not wasted. Live this day for a purpose. Do not waste it, or take it for granted.

As we move into the Thanksgiving week, please give thanks for your family. And please remember there are those who have lost theirs. And as you lay your head down each night this week, think about the day that is about to end. I remember the words to a song that Amy Grant used to sing:

"You can thank the Father for the things that He has done.

Thank Him for the things He's yet to do.

And if you've found a love that's faithful, if you've found a love that's true,

Thank the Lord; He's been doubly good to you."

"Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of." --Benjamin Franklin

"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time." --Ephesians 5:15-16

Have a blessed Thanksgiving Day!!