There is more to giving thanks than just giving thanks. In my heart I have come to realize giving thanks for what I have has to come from realizing what life might be like without something or someone or understanding that life and what have you could be a lot worse than it is or has been. So for this holiday season I am most thankful that I have a family that loves me and accepts me for who I am while encouraging me to strive for better. I am thankful for our new home and the chance to model responsible adulthood for my children. I am thankful that my children are not just healthy but also that Tristan is seemingly out growing his asthma and has not been hospitalized at all this year. I am thankful for the renewed intimacy and closeness in my marriage. I am thankful for my imperfect life, and the opportunity to grow and be stretched by my not so super life. I am most thankful for renewed blessings every morning, because My God is A God of second and third chances.
http://www.kandle.ie/2008/09/17/the-cross-a-sign-of-hope/
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