It goes without saying that this Thanksgiving is one of abundance for our family. We are seeped in gratitude for the way we have been overwhelmingly blessed.
The journey from that first photo to the second was soaked in love and grace and God’s faithfulness. It was also very, very HARD. It was scary and uncertainty loomed. Yet, He was always right by our side. He was working on our behalf even when we couldn’t see it.
Above all, we were taught invaluable lessons about who God is. Friends, He is so very good. He is Sovereign. He is Mighty. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. I know that our double portion of blessing is a testament to His goodness and unwavering love.
I {finally!} finished reading Shauna Niequist’s, Bread & Wine, last night and the words in the final chapter seem especially appropriate for this Thanksgiving day. As we prepare to sit around the table with the ones we love, may we listen to Shauna’s advice to come and sit. To be present. To love and live fully and wholly.
“I want you to stop running from thing to thing, and to sit down at the table, to offer the people you love something humble and nourishing, like soup and bread, like a story, like a hand holding another hand while you pray. We live in a world that values us for how fast we go, for how much we accomplish, for how much life we can pack into one day. But I’m coming to believe it’s in the in-between spaces that our lives change, and that the real beauty lies there.
…I want you to gobble life up in huge bites, tasting everything, trying every new flavor, remember every smell and texture like it’s the best thing you’ve ever had. I want you to live with wild and gorgeous abandon, throwing yourself into each day, telling the truth about who you are and who you are not, writing a love song to the world itself and to the God who made every inch of it.”
Happiest of Thanksgiving to all of you, sweet friends.
