Well, it definately has been a long day over here in El Valle. We had Thanksgiving at my Grandma's [She and her husband live in Mission, a small suburb] with my uncles, aunts and cousins. It was really very good. Andrea, Erika and myself watched VH1 "awesomely bad hair" and "awesomely bad fashion" and chilled for a while. Of course, there was the given 2 hours of conversation the "adults" had in the "adult" room which I have recently been moved up to. Now, this is not because I am actually an "adult" so to speak: one must simply understand that as the "chilluns" grow older, they begin to take up more space. Consequently, the "chilluns" table is getting to be quite crowded as I am the shortest of all my cousins who today ranged to as young as 12 years of age. So, it was merely for reasons of efficiency that I was allowed to converse in the adult room today [as I did the dishes]...
Eventually however, the fun and frolic of the afternoon took on quasi-legal attributes and my family began to play lotteria for money. Oh the fun you can have with Spanish bingo! Hehehehe...Joshua cleaned house though, raking in upwards of $30 dollars. Go figure eh?
Finally, it was time for the ritualistic voyage to el cine. Erika, Andrea, CJ & I all saw Christmas with the Kranks - it's cute, you should probably see it if you think situational humor is a good thin [Tim Allen seems to do pretty well with it - he and Jamie Lee Curtis together: BRILLIANT! Why has no one thought of this before?] Now, I'm eating a turkey sandwich and watching Pretty Woman - which I LOVE! - Thanksgiving is pretty much a wrap for me. But what about a lesson for the vacation time? What am I thankful for?
I think that question alone completely misses the mark. I am not quite sure that the point is for me to thank God for my aunt's pumpkin nut roll, or that no one needed stitches today. Probably safe travel and stuffing in TWO DIFFERENT PANS or the BIGGEST MASHED POTATO STASH I'VE EVER SEEN are supposed to make the list. I'm pretty sure that there is something deeper at stake here. What I'm really thankful for, is the KIND of God I have, not just what He does for me. I am abundantly thankful, that He is my father, and that I am his child. I am so glad, that He is the kind of father that will let me come to him and tell him how happy I am about just anything, but He is also there when I'm heartbroken. I amd so excited that I have a father like that. I'm thankful, that I can go to Him, and He'll put me on His knee and hear just how I feel. I am thankful that He is the giver of all things and the keeper of all secrets; that he is the God of Justice and Mercy at once. He is a both a judge and my attorney. God loves me - he loves me like a child - as His child. I don't have to serve all day everyday because I am not His servant or slave: I am His child and I serve because the love and joy in my heart pours out daily because of what the Lord has done for me. It is for this I give thanks.
You see, I don't have to thank Him for every small thing: I AM thankful because I recognize them in context, in the context of the character of God.
Give Thanks.
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