Thankfuls

by Kelly Knowlden

The work staff at a camp that I am affiliated with ends their day with devotions and a time of “thankfuls.” Each staff member tells what they are most thankful for from that day. Sometimes staff will say who they are thankful for; sometimes they will mention a circumstance; sometimes they will just point out the goodness of God in the normal things like sunshine or stars in the dark.


So here is my list for this past week: I am thankful for the auction team’s hard work: April Talanca, Ivette Perez, Michelle Berner, Christine Stock, Judi Hall, and Ali McKittrick. I am thankful for God’s working out details of my Tuesday morning because my wife needed to leave at 4:30 am to take a friend to the hospital and I needed to get my mother-in-law out of the house in time for school. I am thankful for my daughter who took care of her grandma on that day. I am thankful for the crisp mornings and sunshine! I am thankful for God’s overwhelming mercies in showing me my sin and His sufficiency. I am thankful for my grandsons: Edmund and Eamon. I am thankful for my wife who is investing in the unseen kingdom by giving her life away to serve others. I am thankful for our church where God’s Word is faithfully preached. I am thankful for the aches and pains of working hard outside and knowing that I am older and in more need of God’s sufficiency. I am thankful for the ladies that work in the office: Michelle, Maureen, Justine, Karen and Kim, and for my administrative assistant, Susanne. I am thankful for the students and families we serve, and their sacrifice and commitment to Christian schooling.

Okay... you’ve got the point. Perhaps this Thanksgiving, wherever you are, it would be a good thing to do to go around the table and have everyone tell one thing that they are thankful for. Then sing the doxology and give thanks to God in prayer. It is good to give thanks to the Lord. [Psalm 92 :1] Enjoy your holiday!