Happy Thanksgiving!

Was up at 5am to get the ham and baked mac and cheese started, all was quiet in the house. I was thinking of all the missed opportunities I have let pass me by because of a perception of time and the lack of spending it wisely. On that thought, there is a list to help us remember the way we should spend each day, not just Thanksgiving.
1. Let the turkey be the only one to be mute and thankless at the Thanksgiving table.
2. Base your thankfulness not on circumstances but on God’s faithfulness.
3. Make a plan to eat right, spend wisely, breathe deeply and maintain realistic expectations.
4. Cancel all relational debts and be the first to bring healing.
5. Choose to create beautiful memories found in the investment of quality time and shared experiences.
6. Remember that unexpressed love is the greatest regret of all.
7. God entrusted you with some family members that you did not choose because he trusts you to love them unconditionally.
8. The early pilgrims sought the freedom to worship God and a true celebration of Thanksgiving will never be found in a mission less noble.
9. God rested on the seventh day of creation and in so doing taught us to pace ourselves.
10. The holidays are prime for having a profound effect upon the life of another at a time when they are most receptive.

May each of you have a blessed Holiday Season, a terrific Thanksgiving gathering of family and friends and a life filled with love and joy.
I know as this day progresses I will be with a group of family and friends that I cherish, some will not be able to be here and some will have passed on ahead of me but all of them I carry with me each day.
Don't miss an opportunity to speak a kind word or to share a smile, a chance missed is one you never get back and couldend up in regret.

Gods Love and Mercy be with you all.