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Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving time again. Time to stuff ourselves with too much turkey, stuffing, and cobbler, watch football all day, hang out with the in-laws, begin planning our attack on  the busiest shopping day of the year.

Sound familiar? What’s your Thanksgiving tradition? Do you have a tradition? Does it include giving thanks?

With today’s fast-paced world, hectic schedules, overworked parents, and overscheduled kids, it’s easy to get caught up with the craziness that the holiday season can bring. It’s easy to go about our days, even special days like Thanksgiving, without giving thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon each and every one of us.

Make this year the start of “new” family traditions. Gather around the table for the feast but first, take a moment to give thanks. Say it out loud. Share your thankfulness. It’s surprising to hear the conversations that can start from just one person giving thanks out loud for one small blessing.

Make this the year that you truly give thanks to God for what matters most in life. After all, everything comes from Him. (Exodus 15:22-17:7)

Thanksgiving — giving thanks — it’s definitely more than turkey, more than football, more than holiday sales.

Tell us. We want to hear what you’ll be giving thanks for this Thanksgiving. Are you thankful for all the little things in life, like the comforts of home, the love of your family, the blessing of true friendship? Does your Thanksgiving run much deeper? What is it that you’re thankful for?

Southeast will publish your responses here, forum-style, for everyone to see. It’s sort of like gathering around our table here at Southeast.  Names are not required.  It's up to you if you'd like to include your name in your post.  Thanks for your thanksgivings!


 




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I'm Thankful For...

my family,my friends, a great church that lifts up the Lord in our community, a Great God who loves us and watches over us.....

I'm thankful for God giving the only gift I could never wrap for my husband and children, eternal life.  No matter what troubles come their way I know they are protected by the most powerful warrior.

ahh...thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. best food of the year, and always with family. I'm thankful for my son (first child, 9 months old). my beautiful wife who loves and encourages me. my God who loves me, provides for me, and challenges me constantly.

I'm thankful for His salvation, mercy and grace.  I'm thankful for the men, women and children at Southeast and the fellowship we have found with our new family/friends.  I'm thankful to have been blessed with a wonderful husband and beautiful son.  I'm thankful for all the blessings that the Lord has presented to us this year and eagerly awaiting what he will present before us in the next year.

I am thankful for Southeast Christian church and a loving and God fearing family.

I'm thankful for God, my salvation, and for what God provides for us.  I'm thankful that my husband has found a job and is working again after being laid off last month without a severance.  I'm thankful for my children and the health of our family.  I'm thankful that through our multiple jobs that we're able to pay our bills and keep our house.  I'm thankful that we're spending Thanksgiving together and with extened family.  Praise and glory be to God.

I am truly grateful for a loving, supportive mother. Amen to good moms!

I am Thankful to God for He is in control of everything surrounding us, for His love that surpasses all understanding, for the peace that only He can provide us when we walk through the shadow of death knowing that He is faithful and will never forsake us, for His unlimited provision of blessings in every aspect of our lives, for He is watching us in love and is at work in our lives to make us more like Jesus.

I am thankful for the Lord above who is abundantly blessing my family through good times and bad.  I am thankful for a husband who is there for me during times of health and poor health.  I am thankful for my three blessings, one son and two daughters, who are amazing little creatures of God!  I am thankful for the strength that comes from above when I remember to let go and let God be in control of my life! 

I am thankful for a God who pursues a relationship with me, just as I am.  I am thankful for His incredible love, forgiveness, grace and mercy, which are so undeserved, yet so lavishly offered.  Everything in my life that has eternal value has been handed down from my Heavenly Father. What an awesome God!

I'm thankful for my family, friends, health, and jobs.  But mostly I'm thankful for the gift of salvation providing hope to all who are lost!

I am thankful for my beautiful husband and all the love and support he gives me each and every day - an amazing man and daddy - he is my rock, my love forever


I am thankful to be His!

I am thankful and grateful to have a good job, good friends, and a warm and loving home. I am also thankful for having the Lord in my life  and thankful that He will watch over me and lead me down the right path.

I am thankful for the way God Loves Us! Thankful for His Word, the Holy Spirit, and for his GREAT SON, JESUS. For Salvation, Grace and Forgiveness. Thank you God. You are AWESOME!


What a gift - my wife. thank you Father. if only you knew my story


I'm thankful for Todd's recent sermon on forgiveness - God used that to help me forgive my little brother for unthinkable pain he has put our elderly parents through for many years. i had previously vowed to never let go of that until he came clean to me. i am free now - he is forgiven because He forgives me. PRAISE OUR HUGE GOD

I am thankful for the everyday things taken for granted: a car to get me to work, a beautiful and warm home, food in the frig, clothes in the closet, hot water to shower with...you get the idea. I'm thankful that despite tough finances in our household we find a way to pay the bills. Thankful for 3 different employers that I balance my career with. Thankful for my loving family back in NY who I get to go see and spend time with for 10 days at Christmas. Thankful for my husband who loves me no matter what. Thankful for Southeast who has helped me to find peace within. And most of all...thankful to our loving and forgiving God who is always present. He is Amazing! Thank you for being able to share this. 

I would like to give thanks to Southeast Chirstian Church and all the wonderful people who, together, create such an amazing church.  This church has helped to open my eyes to what life is turly about and how blessed we are to have such a wonderful creator watching over us.  So once again, I would like to say thank you. You have helped me make a turn in my life for the better.

My family! My amazing husband and our newest little family member, 7 months old tomorrow brought to us by his selfless birth mother, also whom I am very thankful for! God most of all, for planning this life for me, and being patient and loving with me when I had other plans.  

My healthy, happy, beautiful family and that we all follow Christ and how close that makes us to each other.

I am thankful for answered prayer. There Goes God!

I am thankful for friends that I can meet, be honest with, and pray with weekly.  They help keep me going!

   
     
   
     
   
     
 
 
     
   

 

 

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