Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope your day was filled with many blessings and of course lots of good food. Our Thanksgiving was spent as usual--eating food, playing games, planning our attack for the Black Friday shopping trip, eating more food and lots of laughter with our family. Our day was also spent in unusual ways--skyping Erin from India and hearing of her Thanksgiving Dinner from KFC, taking pictures with cardboard Erin and hearing many times throughout the day--"you have to do this, because this will be your last family Thanksgiving in who knows how long." It got to be a joke as the day wore on but in thinking about it, the truth is that our holidays, as we know them, will never be the same. Or at least not for a time, to be determined by God's calling and timing in our life.
Confession time--I love watching made-for-TV Christmas movies. You know the ones--the story line is always the same to include someone falling in love with someone unexpected, realizing the true meaning of Christmas or a reconciliation before someone moves or passes away. Why would you spend several hours watching something you can predict from the beginning? I find peace and comfort in watching these feel good movies--even if the rest of my family makes fun of me! Last night's movie was no different. But the take away message from this one was important to where I am right now. I need to live each day, enjoying that day, not worrying about what happened yesterday or what tomorrow may bring. I am not saying we should not plan for the future and remember the fun of yesterday. I am guilty sometimes of missing the today with my family and friends because of the yesterdays and tomorrows. I am saying we should live each day always appreciating what God has given us for that day.
We leave in less than 5 months. We have started sorting through things and deciding what we are taking, storing, selling or giving away. There are so many of you that we want to see and spend time with before we move. I pray that we will live each day, excited to experience all that God has blessed us with and to be faithful to our task for that day. While it is true that this will be "the last time" for many things and there will be many goodbyes, it is also true that we are about to experience "the first time" for many things too! How exciting is that! God has many great things planned for you and me, and I am looking forward to hearing about where God is working in your life.
We would love to be praying for all of you as you pray for us. Let us know of any prayer concerns you may have because we are going to have a prayer journal for the requests as well as the answers to prayers. It will be our blessing to pray for all of you and your needs and to see how God is working. Have an amazing Christmas season and remember to always live and appreciate this day. Be mindful of the things that may be "the last time" as well as "the first time". All can be exciting and will make life blessed beyond our imagination!
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