ThAnKfUl Beyond Imagination!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day. You remember...it's the day when the stuffed turkey is consumed and the consumers are stuffed. It's the day when football overwhelms even the most fanatic fan and afternoon naps become mandatory activities. It's a day for family, friends and friends and family. And it's a day to remember all the ways we have been blessed...even when there are things in life that don't seem like such a blessing.
As I reflect on all that I have to be thankful for I am quickly overwhelmed. I have an amazing wife who, for almost 35 years has made sure I've been #1 in her life. I've watched as she cared for our children, consoled friends and laughed at my stupid jokes. There is not a man alive that has been more blessed by his wife than I have! It's true...I married WAY above my head!!!
I have three children who, in spite of my best efforts and poor parenting skills have become GREAT people. Each one contributes to the welfare of their community and works hard on a daily basis. They are awesome aunts and uncle and even better parents. But more than that, they actually think I am a great dad.
I have siblings that still talk with each other and actually share the same parents. Each one of them has lived a life full of giving and honoring our parents in the only way we know how.
My aged parents (91 & 90) celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary today, the day before Thanksgiving. They passed on to me a fundamental faith in God and respect for authority that has kept me out of prison and gainfully employed for the 53 years of my life. Their example of how to love gave me the foundation for my own marriage and parenthood mistakes.
But above all of that...I have a God that loved me enough to die for me. Instead of striking me dead for defying Him, He became a man so He could better understand why I do what I do. Then He allowed Himself to be killed so that He and I could have a relationship!
I'm telling you...life does NOT get any better than that! Friends and family, family and friends...all brought together because God gave Himself. Thank you Jesus for loving me in spite of myself!