Always, Alli

How often do you really sit down and think of all you are thankful for? It’s easy to be grateful for the bare minimum (house, clothes, food) but am I truly thankful for it every single day? I know I take so much for granted.

I’m ashamed I don’t cry out in thanks for the food stuffed in my freezer. I am guilty of not pausing to rejoice for the roof over my head. I realize to need to recognize the blessing it is buy and wear the clothes I pull from my drawers (or in some cases, off the floor).

We struggle to instill an attitude of gratitude in our children, but I am struggling to remember it myself.

Having today, Thanksgiving Day, as a way to force myself to be thankful is something to be thankful for in itself. And I pray I remember to do it more every day.

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