Being Thankful during Turkey Tug-of-War

Thanksgiving is here, it's time for thankfulness, turkey, family and for many, stress. I remember growing up looking forward to Thanksgiving. I loved making Thanksgiving crafts, having feasts at school, watching the Macy's Day parade and best of all getting to chow down on food that made this little chubby girl oh so happy. It was a fun time of year, but as you grow up things change. Now Thanksgiving resembles a game of Turkey Tug-of-War.

We worry about when we will see everyone, we stress about when we will eat with so and so and when we will spend time with whoever, but I have to constantly remind myself that Thanksgiving is about being thankful, not about the food, not about crafts, or parades, not about checking the visits off the list and not about pleasing people. It's being thankful for what God has blessed you with.

Although it's stressful and not fun trying to make everyone happy in a very short amount of time I have to remind myself that we just have a whole lot of people that love us and want to see us, this is a great problem to have.

I'm learning that I can't stress about making everyone happy, I just have learn to go with the flow.

These are just a few things I have to be grateful for this year:

While some I know have no family to celebrate with, I have an abundant.

Many people will go hungry on Thanksgiving, but I will have a full stomach.

Some will be facing the first Thanksgiving without a loved one,

while my family was blessed with another year.

Lots are out of jobs this Thanksgiving, while we are employed.

Some are stressed about finances, while I am stressed about my petty schedule.

God has blessed us immensely, we just need to take the time to remember just how much.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Psalm 100:7

Happy Thanksgiving!