Giving Thanks

I am sort of a control freak.

There.

I said it.

I like planning things and having things work out just how I planned them.

There is something to be said for getting what you want, when you want it.

It's nice, right?

This past year has been a year of learning that I am not always in control.

One of my favorite quotes is from the writer Maya Angelou:

"When you encounter a trial in your life, before you do anything, drop to your knees and thank God for what you are about to learn."

Trials are inevitable but how we react is our choice. I have been guilty this year of doing my share of complaining for things not always going as I planned them and in doing so missed so many learning experiences.

I am crazy blessed. Beyond what I ever planned for myself.

But, I think everyone is.

I just think that I am guilty of forgetting that some blessings come in the form of trials.

This Thanksgiving I am grateful that I didn't get exactly everything that I wanted this year, because I know that God, instead, has given me exactly everything that He knows that I need.