Remember that holiday. It's the one that comes after Halloween, but before Christmas. It seems that everyone has forgotten about Thanksgiving.
I know that retail will always push Christmas. I get it! however, when I walked in to the local Wal-Mart on November 1st (yes...the day after Halloween) they were already playing Christmas music. Whoa!!!!!
It seems that we are just going from one holiday of "gimme gimme" to the next one. Kids are sent out asking for candy, trying to get more than the next kid, and then we gear them up for getting more presents at Christmas. Well, in my house, that isn't going to be the case. I am doing my very best to stress the importance of Thanksgiving.
I want my son to realize just how good we have it. Are we wealthy? Well, no. At least not most of society's standards. Still, we are far better off than a lot of the people of this world...even this country. We still have a wonderful close family, good friends who are there for us, a roof over our heads, and food in the pantry. We don't have a big screen plasma tv, a super expensive car, or a mansion, but we have everything that we actually need. And for all of this, I am truely thankful.
Thank you, God, for all of the blessings you have given us! You have given us more than we deserve. "I will enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name." Psalm 100:4
Christmas will come, and presents will be given. But for now, we are going to be thankful. Chrismas carols can wait a few more weeks.
