"Happy Thanksgiving"

Happy Thanksgiving!  It is so hard to believe that this wonderful season is already here.  I love having a day to do nothing but focus on the countless blessings that God has graciously given to me.  I know I should be focusing on those things each and every day, but I am thankful to have a day set apart to remember and reflect on God's abundant grace shown to an unworthy woman like myself.  Each Thanksgiving is special to me, but my heart is about to explode with thanksgiving to the Lord for the birth of my son, Elijah Brooks.   My wonderful friend Joel said it so well when he said, "consider this, God gave you YOUR life, then He gave you NEW BIRTH in Him, and now He has given you the birth of YOUR SON. He has given you LIFE, NEW LIFE, and LIFE AGAIN"!    How could our hearts not burst open with thankfulness for life and new life given to us in Christ? 

This is the first Thanksgiving that Jay and I have not been with our families. We are spending a very quiet, but wonderful Thanksgiving together with our new baby boy. We are celebrating his new life and thanking God once again for blessing us with the gift of His son and our son. Happy and blessed Thanksgiving to you all!