We Are Thankful

In the Goodman house we engage in a birthday tradition of vocalized appreciation.  Five times a year, since that is the number of people in our family, four of us take turns telling the one celebrating another year of life the things that we appreciate about her or him.  Year after year we speak to each other these encouraging words.  Sometimes our kids do the same thing an additional time on Mother's Day and Father's Day. 

Once a year people all over our country practice a similar tradition on the fourth Thursday of November.  We dedicate a day to eating turkey, ham, and pumpkin pie; greeting and hugging extended family members; and, for some, watching the ever-on-Thanksgiving Dallas Cowboys game.  Most importantly, however, we devote time to expressing in words all that for which we are thankful to God. 

While that activity should occur on every one of a calendar's 365 days, it is good to do so on Thanksgiving.  We, literally, give thanks to our Creator, Lord, and Savior for all that He has done.

Thank you, Father, for sending your Son.
Thank you, Jesus, for saving us from our sin.
Thank you, Spirit, for leading us.

We are thankful!

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