A Season Of Blessings!
You have been given the artful gift of piecing quilts. Not everyone has this gift. It is a blessing to have this talent.
Blessings are around us every day. They are so numerous that it is as if they were drops of rain falling from heaven. We often don't take the time to notice them. It is almost like they '60 saying "take time to smell the roses". So, take time to notice your blessings.
For whatever reason, our government has set aside this time of a little over a month as if it were a season of blessing. We have Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a new year, all within a little over one month! The sequence is interesting: we give thanks to God; God provides a Savior from our sinful lives; and, we get to start anew!
Oh, yes, there are other days where blessings are "screaming at us", as it were. You can't overlook Easter! But, it is out there all by itself. The same is true for the blessing of our Independence Day.
"So what," you might ask. Take time to look past the cultural commercialism that has come to surround these marvelous days. Look past the parades. Look past the football games. Look past the purchases. See God's blessings in your life. Start simply by being thankful for the blessing of the breaths that you take. And, move up from there!
Rejoice!
