I don't know about you... but as soon as I turn the corner and walk into November, thanksgiving fills my heart and thoughts. And not just the looking forward to the family gathering and fabulous food... even though I do... but I become more aware of all that I have to be thankful for. We have no less to be grateful throughout the rest of the year, but somehow an attitude of gratitude can easily get lost in the midst of the mundane challenges of everyday life, can't it? So... with the holidays ahead ... thanksgiving makes it way to the top of the list... where it takes its rightful place.
There are so many verses in the Bible that instruct, exhort and encourage us to give thanks and I have many favorites among them. I want to spend some time throughout the rest of this month, exploring some of those verses and I look forward to sharing my thoughts and discoveries with you along the way. One of the simplest and yet most powerful is "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus" found in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. I've been designing a new line of products and one of them is a plaque with that verse on it. 
This wonderful plaque is also one of the items that will be in the GOODY GIVEAWAY BAG for the NOVEMBER CONTEST... how appropriate! There will be a few other goodies in this months giveaway as well, but I decided to have some fun and tell you about them one at a time!
So here's HOW TO ENTER for this month...
Comment on this post and tell me five things you're thankful for... (I know you have way more to be thankful for then you have time to write down... so five will be fine) and you can do it in three ways...
1. Simply list the five things you're thankful for... this is the quickest for sure.
2. List the five things and tell us why on one or all. It's good to give God the glory for the great things He has done.
3. OR... you can list your five things on your blog... leave a comment to let me know when you do and I'll include a special link to your blog from mine under a separate post.
Gratitude can be contagious... by sharing your thanksgiving you might just inspire an attitude of gratitude in someone else who may just need a touch of encouragement today.
I will list five of my own a little later... but gotta run for now. Love you all... and I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU!
Lord, thank you so much for loving us and giving us SO MUCH to be thankful for. Unite our hearts together this month in declaring your praises that all our thanksgiving might bring great glory and honor to You! Amen and amen!
