Discouragement. What an awful word. The very sound of it brings you down and makes you sigh.

The first Thanksgiving took place in the fall of 1621 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts as the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered together to celebrate their autumn harvest.

It took me a long time to be able to thank God for everything in my life. The good and the unpleasant. It surprised me how powerful it really is. It spoke to me what being thankful

What are the things that cause you shame, guilt, and pain? What things do you want to let go? Is it attitudes, your past, or current ways of thinking, acting, or reacting? Many of the things you are holding onto are the very things that are making you sad, bitter, and angry.