Scrolling through Twitter and Facebook this morning, it’s interesting to note what people are thankful for, and what keeps a lot of them from being thankful at all. It occurs to me that to be thankful, there has to be somebody to be thankful TO… it doesn’t make sense to say thanks unless somebody gives you something or does something for you. But in order to do this, we must recognize who it is that is blessing us. Most days, the stuff of life crowds out our ability to recognize what’s really happening in our lives under the surface. So it takes a measure of discipline to pause, get some clarity and respond accordingly. For the next couple of days, allow yourself the opportunity to see what’s important, not what’s necessarily urgent. The fun, the activities, the responsibilities and the demands will be there when you get back to them. And when you do, hopefully the foundation of thankfulness you cultivate will help you deal with those things better. Our lives are a gift that is meant to be meaningful. Our days are blessings given to us not by happenstance, but purposefully by our Creator, Who every day loves us more than we can possibly fathom – until we see Him face to face. Taking time now to know Him and His blessings is a precursor to a much greater reality then. “Blessed be the name of the Lord; He gives and takes away; my heart will choose to say Lord, blessed be your name.” Have a great time of thanks this weekend!