Oh, Give Thanks to the Lord!

School is out. The trees have shed their last golden tear. Canned goods have overtaken the pantry. Every morning the ground is dusted with a thin layer of frost, or perhaps where you live the first snow has come. Visiting arrangements are made, mouth-watering aromas waft through the kitchen, and if your house is anything like ours around Thanksgiving, already the strains of Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby can be heard throughout the house.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, perhaps even more than Christmas. Not only is there a boatload of food, but as we gather with family and friends, it is a time to thank the Lord for all the abundant blessings that He, only by His grace, has showered on our lives. As I will be quite busy during this week, I am going to be taking a break from blogging. By next Monday, I hope to resume a regular blogging schedule. I pray you all have a joy-filled Thanksgiving!

"Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord will gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us,

and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the

sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

and into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

and His truth endures to all generations."

~ Psalm 100 ~