"Thankfulness"

Psalms 107:1 - O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

I love this time of year. The weather is getting cool, leaves are changing colors, and no one looks at me weird because I have a sweatshirt on! The air is crisp, no more hot, sweaty days, and everything just seems a little better. I also love the holidays coming up! Christmas and Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, though. Thanksgiving at my house usually goes like this: on the way to my Mawmaw Barker’s family gathering, we’ll listen to Christmas music (which is the best), then we arrive! When we get there, it is an indescribable feeling. To be around family you haven’t seen in a year, catch up, get all the hugs, and eat the best food, that is just about as good as it gets.

I remember a very special Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. It was the Thanksgiving right after Pawpaw Barker got out of the hospital. We couldn’t meet with the whole family, but my family, my aunt’s family, and my grandparents were together. That was an extra special gathering because, just a couple weeks before, we didn’t think Pawpaw Barker would make it. Life is precious, and sometimes we take those we care about the most for granted.

So, I am writing this to y’all to remind you to stop during this busy season. While you cook, clean, and set the table, stop and think about the blessings of God. He has been so good in my life. I could write for a hundred years, and I wouldn’t even scratch the surface.

He saved me and put me in a Godly home. I will never understand why He chose to bless me the way He did, but I give Him all the praise. He gave me a wonderful church family to come and worship with. He gave me the chance to have a job where I can make an impact on others’ lives.

I do not have the time, nor the storage in my laptop, to tell you of the goodness of God. But I hope this devotion reminds you to stop and think on the blessings of God.

I love y’all bunches!

1 Thessalonians 5:18 - In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Love,

Madelyn Barker

Ps. 73:26