#10- THANKSGIVING

I loved celebrating Thanksgiving this last weekend. It was my first Thanksgiving in three years. In Argentina, they don't celebrate or acknowledge Thanksgiving. Sadly, I honestly forgot about it completely my second year in the mission. This past week, I was reminded of how much I love this holiday. I went to Farmington, New Mexico to spend the week with my brother-in-law's family. It was great because we were able to go mountain biking, hiking, and four wheeling. His family has a bunch of land and it was fun to be able to enjoy the outdoors in nice weather. The highlight of the week though, of course, was Thursday. I forgot how much I love to eat all of that food that is unique to Thanksgiving. I love the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, and the pies. I also love Thanksgiving, though, because it gives us the chance to reflect on all our many blessings. Honestly, that's something we should all do all the time, and not just once a year while eating a great meal. I think if we took more time to reflect on our blessings, we would realize that the Lord loves us and blesses us all the time. Sadly, we can't even recognize all our blessings and the Lord's constant hand in our lives. But, it is great to at least have one day out of the year to celebrate the great things we have in our lives, thanks to Him.