Giving Thanks in November
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:30AM 
It's the week of Thanksgiving! It's a busy time but it's fun! I really look forward to this week! I woke up this morning, excited that this week has come and Thanksgiving is on Thursday and before you know it, we'll all be sitting around the table again, together, giving thanks to God.
A year ago, it was the week before Thanksgiving and I was preparing to do what I do every year--plan the menu, (even though it rarely changes) make grocery lists, clean house and cook and count silverware and plan serving dishes and find the powerstrips so I can plug in the crockpots and warming trays--whew! You know the routine. But last year the routine came to a grinding halt. Because Jake's defibrillator fired when he was at work. Praise God, his defibrillator fired because it saved his life! Thank event will always be fused in my mind to Thanksgiving week and for that I am grateful. I don't know about you, but when I am busy preparing our Thanksgiving feast, I count my blessings and having Jake here with us is at the top of the list!
We know that God has intervened in Jake's life repeatedly, preserving his life through all sorts of 'just in the nick of time' medical procedures. The events are clear in our minds and can never be forgotten.
And yet, I know that there have been many, many potential emergencies and heartaches of which we are so totally unaware, that God, in His infinite mercy has spared us from having to experience. I thank Him today, yes, for the miracles but also for His daily mercies, His constant care, His providential and perfect will in my life and that of my family. I thank Him that He ever lives to make intercession for me! I'm so thankful that He has given me the gift of faith!
Reader Comments (4)
We are thankful to God for intervening on Jake's behalf, too!!!
Amen!! :)
Amen! May we never take that constant, daily care for granted.
We also thank God for His intervention in Jake's life. I think of that every time I see his smiling face in Sam's Club!
thanks for sharing this praise and thanksgiving, Kim. God's providential care is and mercy is just what we need- moment to moment- perfect.