Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

Many of you are either preparing for a wonderful family dinner at your house, at a family member’s house or flying to family for this beautiful holiday. However you celebrate, it is a time for Love, Gratitude, GRACE and Thanksgiving!

Being thankful for all you have. Gratitude & Grace is the key to everything. Maybe for you, being around a family table is stressful. Perhaps members of your family are in disagreement with you, your views and opinions. Are some members just irritable and you wish you didn’t have to see them? Remember…. they are family, and with you for a reason.

Most families I know say GRACE before they eat and yours might too. Let us take the word GRACE and apply it to our family relationships.

Rev. Ryan Alexander wrote in the Science of Mind magazine,                                          ” Sometimes EXTRA GRACE is required. It is the ability to lean into Grace and expand empathy. It can be hard to lean into empathy when someone’s rough edges rub up against ours.”

At Thanksgiving remember you belong to your wonderful family, all are there for a reason and a purpose. Hold love in your heart, be graceful in demeanor and allow God to guide your thoughts to a greater understanding of your beloved family.

“I let my rough edges meet others’ with grace instead of judgment, trusting that this is where real community (family) and real empathy are built.”                      Rev. Ryan Aleander