11/23/2023
It is 11:36pm the night before Thanksgiving Day. As I sit here in my easy chair, I am counting all that I have to be thankful for in my life. All my kids and grandkids showed up today to celebrate the holiday and man what a houseful we have. 8 adults, 3 grandkids and 7 dogs! It has been such a busy day getting ready for the family to get here and then all the noises, laughter, kids playing and the most wonderful noise is my grandkids saying ; “I love you Papaw!”
Now the hose is silent, just the tick tick of the clock on the wall is all that can be heard. Everyone has gone to bed. I look at my 2 grandsons as they are fast asleep on the living room hide-a-bed with their little arms around each other and their dogs sleeping next to them, keeping watch over their buddies!
I truly am a blessed man! I’m not talking materialistic things or money, those things aren’t important. I am blessed to have 3 handsome sons who love God and their family. 3 beautiful daughter-in-laws who love my sons and love God as well who teach their children to love God too! Then lets talk about these grandkids God has blessed me with, 2 boys and 1 girl. They are handsome and beautiful and smart and funny and they love their Grammy and Papaw!
We are all together today and I just can’t say enough of how blessed I am right now. Folks, I truly don’t deserve these blessings! God has been so gracious and kind to me! I can never do enough to repay Him for these and all the blessings He has placed in my life!! Thank you Heavenly Father! This Thanksgiving Day, we will fix all the foods we traditionally prepare and enjoy them and the time together as family! I’m rambling on but I just don’t want this to be just another holiday that slips by without acknowledging what it is truly about and how truly thankful I am!!! As the old song says; “Thank you Lord, for Your blessings on me”!!!