Where we've come from

Sometimes its difficult to be thankful.  Actually all the time its difficult to be thankful.  I'm thankful one moment and not the next.  We spent the last 9 months being ungrateful for living in Seminary housing and having the husband finish his masters of divinity.

In reality it was a clean, dry roof over our heads and we had plenty of food to eat.  God opened doors for the husband to finish all of his classes and work steady hours.  He gave us friends that I will never stop loving.  He let us live near people who went to our church  He allowed us to be with my sister when she gave birth to my twin nieces.  What blessings and we often only thing of the curses.
    
Now living here the husband and I are prone to look at the bad things.  The bathroom we have is small and shabby looking.  We are far away from conveniences that we are used to.  In reality we have so much to be thankful for this thanksgiving.  God gave us a church with housing and insurance.  We have a huge house!  No more 600 sq. foot apartment.  We get to go see our families in a few hours for thanksgiving.  (We know some of our friends who have to stay at seminary because their families are 10 hours away!)  We are healthy, we have food, we have each other.  Thank you God for all the good things we get to enjoy because of your grace and mercy.  Thank you for Jesus who gave us the greatest gift of all that continues to shape who we are even today.

Happy Thanksgiving folks!