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Happy Thanksgiving! I\u2019m so thankful for you! I can’t overstate how much my social media family means to me. I am so grateful that you read my blogs. I know that God gave me this platform to celebrate Him and all that knowing Him affords: peace, comfort, joy, zest for life, faith, hope, and untold blessings. I’m glad we’re a part of God’s great, big family. And, now for what my heart is leading me to say\u2026\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love this day so much — the fall weather, the yummy food, warm smells coming from the kitchen and the house bustling with my people. Still, I can\u2019t ignore the quiet rumblings of hearts on days like today. Maybe that\u2019s you. You may feel overwhelmed. Or forgotten. You may feel out of place. You may feel stressed and frustrated. You may feel disappointed or anxious with worry. Or just incredibly lonely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a world filled with social media posts with \u201cperfect families\u201d as the featured photo, it can feel like an empty place for hurting hearts. But, let’s not go there. Let’s flip that nagging heart around, because of Who we are and Whose we are! Today is about giving thanks. It is a day for us to give thanks for the things that really matter: the inner peace that settles us when we are afraid. The inner calm that rises above obstacles and calls us to be brave. The inner voice that steadies us when the world crashes around us. We give thanks for the countless blessings we receive in spite of the odds against us. We give thanks for a Creator who sees us, knows us and accepts us just as we are \u2013 even when we feel lost on days like today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is the beauty of today. I hope you are at a table with those you are proud to call your own. But, if you find yourself at a table that isn\u2019t a \u201ccomfort zone\u201d \u2013 embrace the opportunity that you are there \u2013 making a difference because you are loved by God and you get to be His representative at that table. Smile and breathe. Connect with that inner voice of God that says \u201cYou are enough! You are so very loved. You are beautiful. You are worthy. You are brave!\u201d Remind yourself of the ONE Who is right there with you and Who makes your family of plenty or your family of one, so very loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have permission to be exactly who you are and to be reminded that that is enough. Allow the servant part of you to open your arms and serve. Hmmm! I wonder who that sounds like \u2013 it was Jesus Who sat in a room of lovers and haters, some deniers, some rejecters. Serving doesn\u2019t feel like a burden at all \u2013 instead it\u2019s something we naturally long to do, where the act of giving becomes a natural expression of our heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever your table looks like, I promise there is no obligation greater than the one you have to yourself: to be sure you realize how loved you are. You are worthy of being seen and known. You are worthy of being fought for. Be thankful you are loved by the One Who loves you most. I love you and I pray this is a Thanksgiving in your heart and soul \u2013 like none ever before. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Thanksgiving! I\u2019m so thankful for you! I can’t overstate how much my social media family means to me. I am so grateful that you read my blogs. I know that God gave me this platform to celebrate Him and all that knowing Him affords: peace, comfort, joy, zest for life, faith, hope, and untold…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15571,15302,15619],"tags":[1210,4154,622,63,1034,839,820,5471,219,14108,4575,4614,835,863,775,957],"class_list":["post-11462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-give-thanks","category-lonely","category-thanksgiving","tag-blog","tag-breathe","tag-comfort-zone","tag-creator","tag-fall","tag-give-thanks","tag-giving-thanks","tag-inner-peace","tag-make-a-difference","tag-mypeacezone-com","tag-psalm-91","tag-smile","tag-table","tag-thankful","tag-thanksgiving","tag-you-are-loved"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11462"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11466,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11462\/revisions\/11466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}