I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day

      We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. - 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NASB)

      Today is I'm Not Going To Take It Any More Day. How many of us have ever come to the point where we've said that or something like it. Well I'm sure there are many times when we “shouldn't take it any more” we need to exercise patience.

      Can you imagine what life would be like if God were to say I'm not going to take it any more? He has promised a day when He won't take it any more but for now, we can be thankful that He is patient with us, and does “take it,” allowing us time to grow, to get it right.

Cuddle Day

      It's Cuddle Up Day time to cuddle up with a good book and ignore the world. Actually, when I think of cuddling, I think of being able to cuddle up with the ones I love. Of course, to be able to do that we need loved ones around and the arms to wrap around them.

      Today is a great day to thank God for those whom He has given you to cuddle up to.

Bean Day

     I don't know about you but I like beans and today is of all days, bean day. Some of my favorites are baked beans, calico beans and a green bean casserole. There are time when I think I could eat beans everyday at every meal but.......

      I also know of people who like things like coffee beans and coco beans and the products that can be made from them.

      Let's be thankful for beans and the wide variety of beans God has given us to enjoy.

Trivia Day

     I can remember a time when I wanted a game called Trivial Pursuit. I do not know what ever happened to that game but it was full of trivial questions, question that really didn't matter. I still have at least three trivia type games in the house somewhere. Today is Trivia day.

     We may think of trivia as being unimportant and there is much in our lives that may be considered trivial like the color of socks we wear but I wonder if any part of our lives is trivial to God. We may think that what we eat is trivial to God when there are big things to consider like countries going to war but God cares for each and everyone of us and I can't say that any part of our lives are trivial to God.

      Let's be thankful for a God who cares for even the trivial things in our lives.

Drinking Straws

      It's Drinking Straw Day, the day for the slender, hollow, sometimes bendable, plastic tube for blowing bubbles in your milk. Well, maybe not, but my youngest kids like to do it. I've even known of kids using straws to shoot spit balls or at least the straws wrapper at someone.

     Straws, as much fun as they can provide, are usually meant for drinking and while modern straws were patented in 1888 by Marvin C. Stone and were at first made of paper, they have been around for thousands of years. 

      Let's take time today to be thankful for drinking straws and their ease of use.

Buffet Day

      Today is National Buffet Day. When it comes to eating, buffet make for a nice option when you like to eat a wide variety. Over the years I've enjoyed a variety of buffets from a variety of places.

     As we enjoy the foods from a buffet, how often do we think of those who have but one choice of food if any. Do we ever wish “Why can't I only eat a blah tasting mush for every meal.”

     Let's use today as a reminder to be thankful for the variety of foods we can eat everyday.

NEW YEARS DAY

      It's New Years Day today and that gives us reason to be thankful. Often times, the focus of New Years Day is on moving forward with fresh new goals and resolutions for the year to come, goals and resolutions that often don't make it pass the first month, sometimes the first day. 

      While goals and resolutions are important as we look forward to the new year. We need to remember to be thankful that we have new year, that we have a chance to start over. As the angelic choir sang in the Veggie Tales version of Jonah, “God is a God of second chances.” Let's be thankful for those second chances, for those new beginnings.