Day 224 11-1

I think this is my first time recording my quiet time directly on the computer instead of in my journal so it's a little weird and out of my comfort zone, but I'll give it a go. There's a lot of distractions and temptations on a computer so I pray that I can really focus Lord on being with You and blocking the world out.

I was given a fun idea last year to make a pretend turkey and have each family member write what they are thankful for each day on piece of paper and put it in the turkey and then we cut it open on Thanksgiving and read everyone's.  We did it last year and it was a lot of fun, so tonight after dinner we made our turkey out of a milk jug. I hope to really and truly focus on giving thanks this month and to aid in this, I want to read "thanks themed" scripture to fill my mind and heart, as well as my family's.

So today I'm going to go to biblegateway.com and plug in the word "thanks" and see what comes up...
The first ones that popped up were from the OT in Leviticus and 1 and 2 Chronicles. The passages were mainly focused on their offerings being a thanksgiving to the Lord. That was their purpose in the offerings, to show their thanks and gratitude for the Lord and all they had done for them. It was an outward, usually fairly public?? expression, with strict guidelines when it came to the actual burnt offerings, etc. I admire the OT leaders, especially King David who righteously demanded and made giving thanks to the Lord a priority of himself and his people. I think it's cool too that we see the first documented (as far as I know right now) creative, unique way of showing their gratitude to the Lord through music and dancing. We have lost a lot of that appreciation in today's society.

Anyways, thanks God for pure and holy examples of the kingdom giving thanks to You the way we all should everyday, without the burnt offerings of course:) I'm meaning more from the heart.

The first thing that came to my mind tonight Lord was to thank you for my hardworking husband who comes home to us every night positive and full of energy ready to be the best dad he can be for our kiddos, no matter what kind of day he had at work. I am just so grateful that I have such a supporting, loving, and selfless husband that I get to spend eternity with:) Thanks for that plan God.