Thanksgiving

Wow, this Thanksgiving I had so much to be thankful for. Of course, I'm thankful for my health and all. But I've learned so much this year about myself. I think I actually am beginning to realize who I am. I'm not torturing myself trying to be somebody or something I'm not. I'm beginning to like myself and not feel so trapped in the unfortunate occurances in my life. I'm not a mentally depressed person! I'm happy to be alive!! God is so good, no matter if we are the richest, most happiest person on Earth, or the poorest, most joyous person! Why should we only consider him a good God when everything is going perfect? We just can't do that!

I am so thankful for my family. I'm thankful to God that he gave me a Christian family to be born into. Honestly, without them, I've no clue what I could be like. I can honestly only imagine what my life could have been like if I was born with parents who don't know Him. And although we are going through some hard times right now, including Dad's unemployement, we've managed to stay strong and close.

Which brings me to my next point: My church family. They are all so supportive! The whole congregation is like one big biological family! When one person is having a hard time, you can always count on your Brown Street Baptist Church family to help you through it. I love you all so much!

I am also so very thankful for my friends. They will lift me up no matter what! All of them have that sense of quirkiness to them. I guess that's why I love them! :) I thank you guys so much for making me smile and laugh and just let loose and have fun! All of you are so fun to be around. Even though some of us are so totally opposite, we find away around that to be close! Hey you know what they say, opposites attract!

So Lord, THANK YOU.