Finding Thankfulness

The week before Thanksgiving is always busy. Between school, church, and family, it all seems like one big, hurried rush culminating in a day spent one one’s feet, hurrying to prepare food for the feast.

In all the bustle of preparations, I tend to forget just what it is we are preparing to celebrate. We in America are blessed indeed to have an entire day set aside to remind us to give thanks to God.

But gratitude towards God isn’t just for one day in the year; we are commanded in 1 Thessalonian...