Will You Join Me?

THANKSGIVING - A public acknowledgement or celebration of divine goodness!  A day set apart to acknowledge the goodness of God, either in remarkable deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his bounties. -Webster Dictionary


Throughout the past couple of weeks I have become quite consumed with wanting to know the definition of words.  This may be a result of learning a new language, writing more, or simply being a nosey person :)  Nevertheless, when I looked up the definition of Thanksgiving I have to say, I LOVE IT!


Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays.  I LOVE food, maybe a little bit too much.  I LOVE spending time with family.  I LOVE the fall!  Combine the three and you cannot get much better.  I have noticed on Facebook the extreme interest in posting daily during the month of November about different things you are thankful for.  To be quite honest, when I first saw some people doing this I thought it was quite cheesy...


But, as the days have progressed I have found myself searching through all of the craziness on facebook to see what people are thankful for each day!  (My nosiness again?)  I then thought about my blog I wrote a while back about developing a heart of thankfulness.  Upon reading the definition of Thanksgiving, a PUBLIC acknowledgement or celebration of divine goodness, I had an idea!


Throughout the remainder of November I am going to post daily about different things for which I am thankful for on this blog.  Some days may be about remarkable deliveries or some just ordinary bounties.  I do not know about you but I thrive with ACCOUNTABILITY!  I am much more likely to stick to something if I have someone walking alongside me.  Which is where you come in...


I want to hear from you as well!  There may be 1 of you or there may be 20 of you who do this.  Under each post would you leave a comment about what you are thankful for?  If you miss a day, no big deal.  But, let's take the time to PUBLICLY celebrate divine goodness.  What better time to get in the habit of practicing a heart of THANKFULNESS than in the month of THANKSGIVING?!


Day 1:  Today I am thankful for photo's!  It is great to be away from friends and family and still have their memories captured in images.  It is a joy to be able to remember times of celebration or vacations through photo's.  I love being able to take photo's of God's creation to help me remember his faithfulness and creativity!

I took this picture from our front porch about a week ago.  I was actually trying to get a picture of Trey and some of the guys working but captured this instead.  Love the beauty of our LORD!


The challenge has been made, will you join me?