Blessed Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving Day, and I count my blessings.

I am thankful for the big empty holes in my heart, because it means I have known love.

I am thankful for the silent, messy dance floor, because it means I have celebrated and lived life.

I am thankful for the dirty, worn out shoes, because it means I have walked,  I have run, I have climbed mountains,  I have traveled  great journeys. 

I am thankful for the empty nest, because it means there were wings that took flight.

I am thankful for the broken strings, because it means that even though the music stopped,  I have heard the language of the soul.

I am thankful for the pain as it reminds me of my weakness and God’s strength. 

I am thankful  because God will answer prayers. He will restore. He will redeem. He will make all things beautiful in His time.  What a blessed Thanksgiving.