Thursday, November 22, 2007

There's no pilgrims in Thailand?

So this is the first time since I've been born that I haven't celebrated Thanksgiving. But this is the first time since I've been born that I feel I truly understand what it means to be thankful. I have so many things to be thankful for I can't even begin to list them. When I look at the 100+ children that surround me who don't have much, I know if they were to write a list of things they were thankful for it would be huge! They don't have much but they'd give it all away in a heartbeat to help another. There may not be pilgrims in Thailand, but there sure are a lot of people here who remind me what Thanksgiving is all about!

"Praise the LORD, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. PRAISE THE LORD, I TELL MYSELF, AND NEVER FORGET THE GOOD THINGS HE DOES FOR ME. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. HE RANSOMS ME FROM DEATH AND SURROUNDS ME WITH LOVE AND TENDER MERCIES. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's! THE LORD IS MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS; HE IS SLOW TO GET ANGRY AND FULL OF UNFAILING LOVE. He has not punished us for all our sins, nor does he deal with us as we deserve. FOR HIS UNFAILING LOVE TOWARD THOSE WHO FEAR HIM IS AS GREAT AS THE HEIGHT OF THE HEAVENS ABOVE THE EARTH. He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west. THE LORD IS LIKE A FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN, TENDER AND COMPASSIONATE TO THOSE WHO FEAR HIM. FOR HE UNDERSTANDS HOW WEAK WE ARE; HE KNOWS WE ARE ONLY DUST. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone — as though we had never been here. BUT THE LOVE OF THE LORD REMAINS FOREVER WITH THOSE WHO FEAR HIM. HIS SALVATION EXTENDS TO THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN. Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everywhere in his kingdom. As for me — I, too, will praise the LORD." Psalm 103

I will continuously praise the Lord for all that He does for me. For everything in my life that I'm thankful for. Not only on November 22nd will I celebrate my thanks and my giving, but I will praise the Lord and celebrate every day because I have so much to be thankful for and I can't help but continue to give because of all that's been given to me! Happy ThanksGiving to you all! I pray that you see all the things that you have to be thankful for, from the sunrise that woke you up this morning to the turkey that sits on your table. I love you all!







*So in honor of Thanksgiving I bought some pumpkin pie in Mae Sot (there is a restaurant owned by a Canadian man and he was selling pumpkin pie). The pumpkin pie was delicious! Yet another thing to be thankful for.....good ol' pumpkin pie :)




2 comments:

Jaro said...

Andrea,

Well said. We have much to be thankful for. LOve, DAD

Anonymous said...

Where's the whip cream, huh? Those cheapo Canadians!!! *LoL* j/k... In fact, I just recently joined a new guild in World of Warcraft, and one of the people that I ran a few instances with is Canadian! I love the way they say about; it sounds like aboot! ::giggle:: And they say ey after everything! "Watch out for that pat over there, ey." Hooray for some American Thanksgiving food, though, ey? :)