thankful thursday {on Sunday, whoops!}
"Thanks is what multiplies the JOY and makes any life LARGE, and I hunger for it"
- Ann Voskamp
this thanksgiving has been utterly beautiful.
a true miracle.
on the Sunday before thanksgiving, my life group hosted a thanksgiving dinner at my house as a love feast for all of our neighbors. Kev and I made these really awesome lame flyers with a turkey on them, inviting all our beloved friends to come and party with us to give THANKS.
and party we did {which is my opinion is worship to the Lord!}
35 people stuffed into our sweet home,
from all different backgrounds,
lifting up hands in praise to say thank you.
of course we ate delicious food,
and talked and laughed till our bellies hurt.
{and, as an epic side-note, Kev and I made our first turkey!! whoop whoop!}
but then something rather magical happened.
i told kevin i wanted to have a time of sharing, where anyone who wanted to could say what they were thankful for this past year.
in all honestly, i thought about 3 people would share {more out of obligation from me giving them the death glare, than wanting to!}
but the holy spirit just stepped in,
and i kid you not, EVERYONE shared.
lovely hopeful chills ran down my spine, and i felt so alive to be there,
with all those people, in the midst of a holy fog of eucharisteo surrounding us.
JT was thankful for "balls, because they are bouncy"
and izze was thankful for "jame's mustache"
and I was thankful for my "handsome husband"
it was like we were lifting heavenly voices up
to the gift giver
in thanksgiving.
and i was stuck in a moment that i'll never forget.
and when the last guests left at almost midnight,
kevin and i crawled in bed,
smiles wide,
overwhelmed with a good tired
that comes when you've spent all you've had
for the kingdom.
yes, I am thankful for Gratitude.
it warmed my home that evening.
it multiplied our JOY
and made our life LARGE.
Happy Thanksgiving!
love Katie
