A Thankful Heart

No, this isn't a Thanksgiving picture..per say, it was just a family dinner one day about two months ago..but in this picture speaks so much of things that my heart is truly thankful for. I am so thankful for Jesus Christ, for His saving grace that is mine. Jesus gave me my wonderful Godly husband. He gave me three beautiful children, whom I love with all my heart. Our home, provision for us all. A wonderful church home with friends and family that love me for who I am but also challenge me to grow in my walk with the Lord.
The Lord has been so gracious to me, leading me gently in to new places. I have just recently really started to know and understand what it means to give your burdens to the Lord. I have always known that is what you are supposed to do, sounds so nice to say :) But the Lord is showing me how to do this. I am becoming a less anxious person and more able to say, nope not going to give into worry, the Lord knows and knows how to best to handle it. I have enjoyed the sweet peace of the Lord, not because it's suddenly there and wasn't before, but because I realize it HAS been there all along. I am in a different place than I was a year ago, and for that I am truly thankful to the Lord. So much to think and reflect on this Thanksgiving week. I pray that this week you are able to ponder the things that the Lord has given you.

"I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with Thanksgiving." Psalm 69:30