Giving Thanks
My mind has been aching for me to write. I have a whirlwind of disconnected thoughts that I pray God can connect to your heart for me. With the coming of Thanksgiving I have found myself pondering and thinking about the attitude of thanksgiving contentment joy I have realized, more than ever, how seamlessly they seem to be connected to each other. The presence of contentment, leads to a heart of thanksgiving, which leads to a life of joy. In my quest to have a more focused and intent approach to this holiday season, I picked up Ann Voskamp's book, "The Greatest Gift". It's written to guide one through the season of Advent, using passages from the entire Bible. Her writing on day 3 (also written in her book One Thousand Gifts) resonated with me: "Our fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we aren't satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other. The only thing that will satisfy our hunger for more i