Pre-Thanks-Giving #1

I believe top billing on most “I am thankful for…” lists is FAMILY. We just visited our son Corey and his three sons in Tennessee. I loved seeing our grandsons with my own eyes, appreciating their diverse personalities, and watching them on their home turf.

We raised five children and love the mates they’re chosen and the eleven grandchildren they’ve blessed us with. But we can add many sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews to our Thankful list and include friends past and present who have imprinted our hearts and impacted our lives.

People. They are part of God’s plan to enrich—and challenge—our lives. I invite you to start your list early. Every day before Thanksgiving, pray for one or two of the lives God has planted in your life. Give thanks for, and pray blessing on, those easy to love and those who stretch you. Each one has come your way by God’s design and for His purposes.