Thanksgiving

"Don't be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell Him every detail of your life, then God's wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ." -Philippians 4:6-7 TPT

Holidays are so hard on people. There are expectations, pressure, occasionally drama, and just so much chaos that we often fail to just take it all in. Myself included. This Thanksgiving, I challenge you to just step back. Step away from the clock. Step away from the *gasp* phone. Step away from the structure. If you are supposed to be at Grandma's house at 2pm and Uncle Eddie's house at 4pm - realize that ain't gonna happen. Tell Uncle Eddie that you'll be there when you get there. Next year, don't over-commit. 

We only have this one 2019 Thanksgiving Day. Don't allow yourself to spend it fretting over the uncontrollable. Instead, relish the time with family. Time with family that some people would give anything in this world to have. Embrace the mess that your children are going to make, as cliche as it is - making memories. Laugh about the burnt rolls.

I'm even going to challenge you to take less pictures. Yeah, I said it. When you're behind the phone/camera, you're behind the scenes. You're not IN the picture. You're not experiencing the moment. You might be capturing the moment, but wouldn't you rather remember that moment as something you were a part of instead of something you were just observing? 

I'm heeding my own advice. This is for me too. Just think about it. Make this holiday count.

And don't forget your stretchy pants.

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