As we move into the season of the holidays I often find myself searching for meaning and sadly coming up empty.  True I understand the purpose of Thanksgiving, but it gets lost in the meal planning and preparations.  Between the football games and Law & Order Marathons (I prefer the latter) I never quite get to the place of truly spending that day focusing on having a heart of thanksgiving.  Oddly enough I don’t spend time grieving over this fact because the word of God says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 in all things we are to give thanks.  I learned and developed a habit and attitude of gratitude quite some time ago for no other reason than because we should give thanks everyday and most of all for those little things.  Did you get a good park in front of the store?  Did the cashier “just happen” to open a new register when you got in line?  Be thankful.  These days with so many hurting people it is important to maintain a thankful heart in all things.  Happy Thanksgiving!