Bah humbug to you Thanksgiving!

Is anyone else getting bombarded by 22 days of thankful on Facebook? Of course you are!

For the first time though, looking at 100 thankful posts a day just makes me want to throw up! It used to be fun to skim. This year though...

I'm sure it's mostly a matter of jealousy. And I don't want to hear about all of your great jobs, loving husbands, and perfect children alright?

I know in my mind that notwithstanding a few struggles we have had 9 years together of many blessings and prosperity. I know that. It's just a matter of staying....dare I say...thankful for those things in the face of a confusing future.

The other day I decided to get out my scripture journal again and make a new goal of study. Since I won't be buying myself a names of Christ journal from the red headed hostess this year I decided to just to the study in my homemade journal.

I started with the name Redeemer.  I may not have felt very thankful this month.  But at the end (or rather the middle, since I'm not done) of this study I have felt very thankful for Jesus Christ and His role as Redeemer.  He has redeemed me, bought me back, restored rights, recovered me from being separated from God and paid the price both for iniquity and hurt. 

 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be ^aforgiven thee.

 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

 7 Why doth this man thus speak ^ablasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

 8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

 10 But that ye may know that the ^aSon of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

 11 I say unto thee, ^aArise, and take up thy ^bbed, and go thy way into thine house. (Mark 2:5-11 KGV)

Christ takes care of our eternal soul, the  most important things.  Even so, He can care for the less important things too.