November 19, 2025

Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving approaches next week, I have begun to think of it as the "forgotten" holiday--squished between the Halloween candy and the decorations of Christmas, we seem to barely Celebrate thanksgiving beyond sharing in a large meal. 

As Thanksgiving Day is a week from tomorrow, I invite you to take this week to truly express gratitude to God and to others.  Here are just a few ideas; you may think of other ways to express your thanks!

1. Write a thank you note each day to someone just to express gratitude for their presence in your life.
If writing a note is too much, send a text or given them a call. 

2. Keep a Gratitude Journal and write down three things each evening for which you are grateful. 

3. Make it a family activity and place a jar on your table with slips of paper. Ask everyone to write down one thing for which they are thankful each day this week and have them drop them in the jar. On Thanksgiving Day, read together all the things for which your family is thankful  

I am thankful for Pell City First United Methodist Church!

Rachel Gonia