Many people will be traveling during Thanksgiving week to join family for this special time.  I am one of those who will travel…I will be in Texas to visit my Mom and family.  I look forward to being with her and it will bring joy to my heart to see her.  I will be a very grateful person on Thanksgiving Day, both for my family in Texas and for dear friends on the KC blogs.

Because I may not have time over the weekend to share my Monday Moments with you, I am posting it now.  I hope that you and your loved ones will have a thankful Thanksgiving!

“Thanksgiving Seeds”

Thanksgiving is like a seed that is planted in the ground and produces a bountiful harvest.  When we sow seeds of thanksgiving, it will produce good things in our lives.  We will reap a harvest of joy, contentment and compassion.

The most joyful people are the thankful ones.  God’s gift to the thankful is joy.  Are you sad?  Find something for which to thank Him.  Are you discouraged?  Consider times of encouragement and thank Him.  You will soon find your heart rejoicing!  The best medicine for a discouraged heart is thanksgiving.  If you have a grateful heart, there will be joy there, too.    

When we foster an attitude of gratitude, we can be content with what we have and not wish for what we do not have.  Thanksgiving for even the smallest of things develops a contented spirit within us.  A spirit of discontent cannot flourish in an atmosphere of thanksgiving, but contentment grows in the soil of a grateful heart.   

When we count our blessings, we understand that God wants us to share with others.  Seeing all we have to be thankful for gives us compassion for those in need.  A thankful person will care about others…..will share of his resources with others.  How can we be truly thankful if we do not recognize and respond to the needs of others?

Have a Thanksgiving that makes you smile!  May God give you and your loved ones hearts to plant seeds of thanksgiving, and may you know God’s joy, contentment and compassion during this season of thanks.