Yes, it’s American Thanksgiving, and I’m from Canada, but I still am going to make a post about what I’m thankful for today. I am thankful for… Oh, so many things.

My Parents
I’ll give you one guess why I’m thankful for them. Well, that’s not the only thing about them. You see, I wasn’t always so thankful for them. There was a time in my life when I actually regretted their presence quite a bit. Thankfully, God used various circumstances to bring myself to him. That was nearly 4 years ago now. I’m thankful my parents are concerned about our spiritual well-being. I’m thankful that my parents decided to homeschool us. (reminds me I should post my article on homeschooling) I’m thankful that they followed God as he led them to this place out in the country. I’m thankful, to have the privilege of growing up in a strong Christian, God-centered family. Thanks Mom and Dad, for following the Lord, and showing us the way too.

My Siblings
We. That’s the word here. It’s all of us that make the we. If it weren’t for all of us, there wouldn’t be the family. And oh, families are no fun without people in them. Right? My brother especially deserves special thanks. We’ve been pretty close the past few years. He’s that… how do you say it… balancing force? He’s able to balance out some of my over ‘enthusiasm’ with reality pretty quickly. My younger sister too. Christina. If some of you girls wonder why I don’t have any girl-phobia. It’s because of her. And all the younger ones too. Bright spots. As all of you will agree who have younger sisters.

What else shall I say I’m thankful for? God, but he knows that. Well, I’m going to be turning 17 quite soon now, and I’ve been thinking how fast the last couple years have gone. For the past couple years I’ve been looking forwards to the ‘older teen’ years. But all of a sudden I’m starting to arrive there and, wow. I’m glad for this, that I have trusted the Lord through the last few years. I cannot imagine what I would be doing now if I hadn’t. Would I have followed my older brother’s steps into the world, into a life of sin? My attitude would likely have taken me there. I chose the Lord early, and I’m thankful for that. It has blessed my life so much. It is my life purpose, goal, and heartfelt desire to continue sharing that blessing with others.

God Bless you all on this evening, the snow is blowing here and it’s down to -13ºC(9ºF) Tonight. It’s cold, it’s blowing snow, but our hearts are all warm I trust. May God be with you all, and give you cause to be thankful.