Tomorrow we are having a Thanksgiving Party in our home for the Americans and their families here. I'm planning to prepare dinner and my friend Ellen is making the dessert. She found a nice pumpkin here and so is making pumpkin pie from scratch and some brownies. We don't have turkeys here and so my mom gave me a recipe for some baked chicken. We'll also have some mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, bread, and I'm attempting a carrot souffle which is supposed to be a replacement for sweet potatoes. I'm sad that Dave won't be here to celebrate with us but it will be Kate's first Thanksgiving and so I wanted to have some sort of meal with friends.
I'll be sure to post some pictures of our little party.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name,
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."
Psalm 103:1-5
This time we want to remember all of the great blessings that our in our life, to remember our friends and family, to remember God and His goodness and kindness to us. He has rescued us from ourselves, has loved and washed us from all of our sins, has brought us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. He is the One who heals our broken heart, who numbers our wanderings and puts our tears in a bottle. He is the One who sees and knows us and has lavished us with His great and unwavering love. He is the One that gives us beauty from ashes, joy in the midst of difficulty, hope eternal. He crowns us with lovingkindness and calls us His own. Though we are wretched, poor, blind, and naked, He clothes us with garments of salvation, gives us eyes to see, and calls us His own forever. We have much to be thankful for.
