This week the news carried the story of a fire on a cruise ship carrying 3000 guests.   No one was hurt, but since the fire was in the engine room the ship was "dead in the water" and without electrical power.  The vacation of a lifetime became quite the ordeal: no lights, no elevators, no air-conditioning, no refrigeration, no flush toilets and no hot water.  Instead of the highly-touted midnight buffet the guests were reduced to eating Spam and canned crab meat.   The ship was eventually towed into San Diego.  When asked what they wanted to do now that they were back on land, most guests said, "Take a shower!", "Find some air-conditioning!", "Eat a hamburger!"

We are just days away from Thanksgiving and once again it is time to stop and ponder how truly blessed we are.   If we talked about material blessings alone our list would be a large one.  But let's be honest: we have blessings that far exceed mere physical treasures.

We have our families, our friends and...most importantly...our Savior!   God truly is good: all the time!

Make sure you tell Him how much you appreciate it.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Bill