In everything give thanks

As I think about this Memorial Day, I find myself very thankful. I am thankful for all the wonderful, amusing, touching, kind, thoughtful memories I have of Jason and my mother and father and all those who have gone on before me. I am thankful that I worship a living God who has taken them into His presence for safe keeping until I am able to rejoin them. I am thankful that in His infinite mercy, He has surrounded me with a family who loves Him and shares my faith. I am thankful that through all the struggles of life, we have found the truth, and it has indeed set us free. While we still have to deal with loss and sorrow, we are blessed to be called the children of God and stand firm in the promises of God, that one day soon, we shall behold Him. I am thankful that for every painful memory, there are a hundred happy memories, for every sad thought, there are a hundred that bring a smile. Mine is a life that is blessed and I am thankful. As we watch what is going on in the world, I am excited to keep my eyes fixed on the eastern sky, wondering every day...will this be the day of His return. What a wonderful God we serve...