Thankful Thurday

This Thursday I’m thankful 

• for this promise from God: “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22, ESV). Yes, summer will eventually come, and that’s something to be thankful for.
• for clear skies. We’ve been able to see the northern lights, and they’ve put on some spectacular shows. And while the temps drop way down on our cloudless nights, the bright sun warms things right up during the daylight hours—and chases away the winter blues, to boot.
• for safe travel on winter roads. 
• that all my children live nearby. Extended family living in the same town is a wonderful thing. My grandchildren see their cousins, aunts, and uncles often, and know them in a way I didn’t, nor did my own children. Things may not always be like this, but I’m thankful for it while we have it.
• that all the books are finally back on their shelves in the church library. Did I mention that we had a little flood in January?
• that Christ came to bring Jew and Gentile together in one body, and that in him I am included in the household of God.

What are you thankful for?