Lessons to learn from The American Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone in America, but what lessons can be taken from the all American Thanksgiving day. I have sat down around a table many times and heard people grumble and complain, compare illnesses and how bad their year was, yes all on Thanksgiving day. I have heard people argue about what they cooked, how it was cooked and so forth. But this year I saw four families get along, no arguing. So as we English folk approach Christmas day and the thought of families getting together what can we learn? I think the true meaning of Thanksgiving was to give thanks to God for all he had done, yes the year might have been bad, but it was seeing the good and been grateful for that. So my suggestion is that we take a moment out of the holiday time to be thankful for what God has done for us. You might find it hard, but all of us can complain, but to be thankful brings life. I saw many weeks of people putting on facebook, what they were thankful for before Thanksgiving, but none afterwards. I don't think the word thankful means just for a few weeks. Christmas is a tough time, but even in the hustle and bustle find away to give thanks. I miss England I miss the rain, the cold days when I heard the market people calling out to buy their fruit and I am so thankful for those memories. Silly hey but I never thought back then that I would see the blessing in those days, the cheer it would bring to my heart in the future. So take a note from the real

Thanksgiving and give thanks this time of year do not be caught on the grumbling table. There is always room for one more and always room to be thankful. Thanks for dropping by.