Today is a day of Thanksgiving. For this day, my husband and I traveled from one place to another meeting family and sharing time with them. We also called family or texted family. The entire day felt like a whirlwind. With all the moving and trying to get everyone herded from place to place it can seem overwhelming. However, now at the end of the day, as I reflect on it, I realize that I don’t need a special day for thanksgiving. For me every day should be a special day for thanksgiving.
The last few days have been difficult for me. I have been stressed out. I have felt overwhelmed. I have been uncomfortable. I have even found myself crying and feeling lost. I wrote about not wanting to be thankful and even having a difficult time following God’s commandments. Yet I find myself being thankful for every single minute of it. I’m thankful that the entire time, I got to share even the worst parts with the love of my life. I’m thankful that I’m alive and even though I might feel down sometimes, I am still here. My heart still beats. I still exist. I am. And most important of all, I am thankful because when I am down, God always picks me up. I might feel like everything is crashing down around me. I might feel like life is unfair. I might feel like I am going to feel bad forever, but God will always find a way to light my path. He will find a way to bring me out of the darkness, even if I feel that darkness is growing within my own heart or within my own mind.
Life can be difficult. At the very least, life is a challenge, but it’s a challenge that I don’t have to face alone.
My faith saved me. My God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
