Thank you

God has truly blessed me. This is the season to be thankful, but shouldn't we constantly give thanks to God? This hit me hard on Sunday during the sermon @ NewSpring. The message was on thanksgiving and at the end of the service we were asked to write a thank you note to God. I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my cheeks because the day before I had just returned from New Orleans on a mission trip to gut houses that were destroyed because of hurricane Katrina. That trip taught me to be grateful for EVERYTHING I have. Some families lost everything. A year and a half later, there are still parts of New Orleans that do not have power. We take simple things for granted every day. Take a moment, if you will, to think about the things in your life that you take for granted each day.
This is what I wrote in my thank you note:
God, thank you for letting your son die on the cross for my sins. Thank you for the fact that I will never be the same. Thank you for the opportunity and the gift you've given me for working with middle school students. I love them so much. Thank you for my family who loves me so much. Thank you for a SAFE home, my car, my clothes, food and supplying every need I've ever had. Thank you for my friends that spur and encourage me every day. Thank you for Will. I'm blown away by you. Thank you for your perfect plan for me. Thank you for the change in me. Thank you for New Orleans. It is an experience that has marked my life in such a way that I will never forget it. Thank you for your beauty and your excellence. I LOVE YOU. Thanks again, Megan
If you are reading this, feel free to share some of the things you are thankful for. Don't forget the little things this season. Merry Christmas! With that, I'm out like bread and milk at the grocery store when the forcast calls for snow.