My dad wrote and emailed this Thanksgiving greetings to family and friends. I'm passing it along to you as well:
Why are we Thankful? We are thankful to know and to have a relationship with God the Father and Jesus Christ our Savior and our soon coming King. We are thankful to have the privilege to be a part of His great Family. We are thankful for being called into His great truth. We love everyone dearly and are looking forward to spending our eternal life with all. We thank Him for His awesome, wonderful Word, for without it none of us would achieve eternal life. We are thankful for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us, our family, and our brothers and sisters in Christ. We are thankful for the nourishment He provides for our bodies as well as the Spiritual nourishment He provides for our minds. We are thankful for this beautiful green earth He has prepared for us to live on and live off of. We are thankful for the angels He has provided us for protection, and the many other things they do that we know nothing about. We are thankful for the Beautiful Feast and Holy Days He has given us to know His Plan and to keep together. We are thankful for our children and our grandchildren and their well being. We are thankful for our good health and longevity. We are even thankful for our pets. We are thankful we can lay down every night in a wonderful warm bed with a roof over our heads and can at will turn the heat up or down, whichever pleases us. So many do not. We are thankful to have running cold and hot water at our disposal at any time. So many do not. We are thankful for transportation to and from wherever we want to go. So many can not. We are thankful for the freedom to go and come any time we desire. We are thankful for the freedom to think things out and to make our own decisions each and every day. We are thankful for just waking up each morning and opening our eyes knowing this will be another glorious day we have and can follow His holy spirit to help us through all things, whether they be good or bad. We are thankful for so many "little" things: that we can see and hear and walk and talk. We are thankful to know that through all the the trials and tribulations it will turn out all right in the end. We are so thankful to know if we lose a loved one we will one day be reunited with them again. We are thankful for all of you, who through email keep in touch and keep our relationship going. And not least, we are so very thankful for living in the glorious land of liberty and for all of our men and women in uniform who will not be in a warm bed, with a roof over their heads and will not sit down to a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. We are thankful for their bravery and love of God, their country and family to want to keep it free and safe. Thank God Almighty and all of you for making this life of ours so joyous and such a pleasure to wake up to each day. God Bless you all. May He be with you always as you love and follow Him. May we all pause and reflect upon these things as we give thanks to the Giver of all good gifts. Count your blessings... and have wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
From the heart and with much love,
Lloyd 'n' Gail
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