I think Thanksgiving gets shafted.

Seriously, we pay more attention to Christmas and Halloween because they make for better marketing, but Thanksgiving is one of my fave holidays.  And not just because it’s the one holiday I can watch my dad suffer through another defeat of the Detroit Lions, his favorite team.  No, I love being thankful.  So all this month I want to share with you what I’m thankful for and I’d love to get a glimpse of what you’re thankful for.

Let’s start with God.

I love His continued presence in my life.  Though I’ve fallen away at times and been as selfish as a bear holding a picnic basket, He is always there, watching, guiding, convicting, loving.  This week I fly to Atlanta to be in the wedding of one of my closest friends.   I have a love/hate relationship with that city.  I loved the year I spent there and the people that were in my life, and I hate the way I acted so selfishly.  Through all of that, God was there.  And through where I am now, He is here too.  You might even say I’d have a difficult time getting away from Him. I love that!

How are you thankful for God?  Or are you?