{"id":138,"date":"2007-11-21T23:39:19","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T04:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2007-11-21T23:39:42","modified_gmt":"2007-11-22T04:39:42","slug":"happy-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/thanksgiving1.JPG\" title=\"Thanksgiving\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/thanksgiving1.JPG\" alt=\"Thanksgiving\" height=\"368\" width=\"516\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving!  This is probably my favorite holiday&#8230;tied with Easter and Christmas.  I love having a chance to sit around a big table with my family and friends to just catch up and share stories.  Mom and I have been cooking and shopping all day and preparing for weeks for 3pm tomorrow&#8230;Thanksgiving dinner!<\/p>\n<p>I have a lot to be thankful for so I thought I&#8217;d list just a few of the things here.  I&#8217;m thankful for:<\/p>\n<p>A SAVIOR that came and died for me so that I could be forgiven and washed clean &#8220;I&#8217;m Debt Free!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clintexllc.com\" target=\"_blank\">HUSBAND<\/a> that loves me more than I deserve and treats me better than I could ever have dreamed<\/p>\n<p>A MOM that taught me what it means to sacrifice for those you love<\/p>\n<p>A BROTHER who is my best friend that is serving in the Army in Iraq so that we can celebrate Thanksgiving in freedom<\/p>\n<p>A SISTER who is my other best friend that I know likes me even though she&#8217;d never let on<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdgraffam.com\" target=\"_blank\">BROTHER IN LAW<\/a> who hosts this website and is one of the most creative and giving guys I know<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westridge.com\" target=\"_blank\">CHURCH<\/a> that is stretching Clint and I and giving us a place that we love to worship and &#8220;do life together&#8221; with other believers<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncchristian.org\" target=\"_blank\">SCHOOL<\/a> that for some reason allows me to privilege of being the Dean of Student Life and getting to build relationships with students and to watch them grow in Christ<\/p>\n<p>A MENTOR that pushes me and doesn&#8217;t accept anything less than me chasing God&#8217;s best for my life<\/p>\n<ul><strong>Psalm 31:19<\/strong><em>How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. <\/em><\/ul>\n<ul><strong>Psalm 95:1-6<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/christianity.about.com\/od\/faqhelpdesk\/p\/kingjamesvers.htm\"> <\/a><em>&#8220;O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.<br \/>\nLet us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.<br \/>\nFor the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.<br \/>\nIn his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.<br \/>\nThe sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.<br \/>\nO come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.&#8221; <\/em><\/ul>\n<ul><strong>Psalm 100<\/strong><em>&#8220;Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.<br \/>\nServe the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.<br \/>\nKnow ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.<br \/>\nEnter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.<br \/>\nFor the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.&#8221;<\/em><\/ul>\n<ul><strong>Psalm 107:1<\/strong><em>&#8220;Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.&#8221;<\/em><\/ul>\n<ul><strong>Psalm 145:7<\/strong><em>They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.<\/em><\/ul>\n<ul><strong>1 Chronicles 29:11-13<\/strong><em>&#8220;Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power<br \/>\nand the glory and the majesty and the splendor,<br \/>\nfor everything in heaven and earth is yours.<br \/>\nYours, O LORD, is the kingdom;<br \/>\nyou are exalted as head over all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wealth and honor come from you;<br \/>\nyou are the ruler of all things.<br \/>\nIn your hands are strength and power<br \/>\nto exalt and give strength to all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now, our God, we give you thanks,<br \/>\nand praise your glorious name.&#8221; <\/em><\/ul>\n<p><script>zSB(3,3)<\/script><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thanksgiving! This is probably my favorite holiday&#8230;tied with Easter and Christmas. I love having a chance to sit around a big table with my family and friends to just catch up and share stories. Mom and I have been cooking and shopping all day and preparing for weeks for 3pm tomorrow&#8230;Thanksgiving dinner! I have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}