Thanksgiving week brought sooooooo many blessings. Our
daughter and her sons visited from Minnesota for a week. Our son and his family,
who live in Virginia, stayed for three of those seven days. It had been two
years since we were all together.
We had so much to thank God for: safety traveling, lots and
lots of laughter, great food, quiet times talking, nerf battles in our
education building, only minor bumps and blisters from ice skating, swimming
and soaking in the hot tub, games like PIG and Poker played at the dining room
table . . . the list goes on and on.
In my last post I shared my plan to hide 50 pennies very early
on Thanksgiving morning and whenever someone found one, they had to share what
they were thankful for and put the penny in a jar I had labeled “Pennies from
Heaven”. I put pennies in the frig, in shoes, in jacket pockets, in bookbags,
on each napkin at the Thanksgiving feast—anywhere and everywhere. Finders
shared their thanks for family, friends, fun, food, and faith. Everyone entered
into the spirit of thankfulness as well as the joy of the discovery! It was
like a treasure hunt—and the real gem was realizing how very blessed we are.
We found 46 of the 50 pennies before everyone headed for
their own homes. I know for a fact that they will come across the other four
pennies among their belongings. I hope they dig out an old jar and start their
own “Pennies from Heaven” collection.
I think I have started a new tradition for our family—one that
we can continue throughout the year. Just yesterday I found a penny while
walking across the Lowe’s parking lot. I immediately smiled and paused to
reflect on what I was thankful for at that moment. I wonder how many pennies will
be in our jar when we get together next year?
Encourage each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord.
Always give thanks to God the Father
for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5: 19-20
Be encouraged!
Pam©2017 Pamela D. Williams
