T is for Thanksgiving

Thank you for early mornings, for they remind me that time is fleeting.
Thank you for exhaustion, for it reminds me that you never sleep.
Thank you for the chaos, for it reminds me control is illusion.

Thank you for interruptions, for they remind me to breathe deep.

Thank you for stacks of laundry, for they are the spoils of life lived full.
Thank you for dirty dishes, for they are the sign of daily bread.

Thank you for the messes, for they remind me that you give grace.
Thank you for bills unpaid, for they remind me that you provide.
Thank you for plans unraveled, for they teach me that you write the story.

Thank you for uncertainty, for it teaches me to have faith.

Thank you for tiny hands tugging, for they remind me I am loved.
Thank you for cries of “Mama," for they remind me how to pray.

Thank you for mistakes, for they are my opportunity to confess.

Thank you for hurts, for they are my opportunity to forgive.

Thank you for tired eyes, for they remind me that rest is a gift.

Thank you for a longing heart, for it turns me back to you.

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When you look at your morning, noon and night, what signs of life are you thankful for?