365 Days Of Thanks

2010 has quite possibly been the best year of my life. It has been a year of blessings, a year of excitement, a year of abundant love. 


In this year, I:

• Lived as a 30-year old
• Traveled to Haiti twice & Costa Rica twice
• Led two other domestic mission trips
• Worked at an amazing church with a group of people who became a second family
• Resigned from a job I love
• Applied to Seminary
• Perfected the making of chicken pot pie
• Played the slots in Vegas
• Considered running an Ambassador's campaign for Presidency
• Made a friend that I will consider a best friend for life
• Road tripped from Virginia to Nevada
• Bought my first house
• Applied to become a US Navy Chaplain

Now, as 2010 is coming to an end, I am living in a new town all the way across the country from my "home" and find myself adjusting to life as an unemployed pastor. Transition is never easy, and I find myself wishing everyday that I could go back to January 2010 and relive the year of blessings. That seems rather silly. As I'm sitting here wallowing in memories, I could be missing out on the blessings of today! Thus, this blog...  I need a reminder that everyday should be a day of Thanksgiving. 

As Psalm 136 says,

Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King! His LOVE endures forever!

Everyone needs a goal, or at least I do. I will be thankful. I will be thankful for all things. I will not miss out on the blessing of today. I will turn 2011 into a year of Thanksgiving!


Grace & Peace!