I have long believed that when someone does something positive, whether it benefits me or not, to say thank you. It used to be one of the first phrases that adults taught those who were beginning to speak. What do you say, “Thank you.”

So, if the turkey is too dry, the cranberry sauce is whole berries instead of jellied, you don’t like peas, the potato pie is too sweet, or the tea is not as sweet as you are used too, and your favorite dish is not on the menu, try to remember those who are less fortunate.

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God. The fact that it is God’s wilI for us to be thankful, empowers us to be able to do so (1 Thessalonians 5:18).