Thanksgiving

I haven't blogged about Thanksgiving but I have practiced being thankful each and everyday on purpose! This morning the theme running through my head is......IT is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance.
All the time and each one that I can remember its always been his patience, stubborness of continual love that has lasted past my stiff neckness(is that a word??) hardness of heart and complaining and justifying of the WHY I am or excuse of the way I am. One of God's attributes is gentleness, seems to be something I know nothing much about in my own life but yet the merciful way He deals with His children is such an example to me in my own parenting experience! God's goodness is continual, what a mystery to even His children. That saying I may not understand it but I sure do claim it holds so true. Today I'm so thankful for being His because it was His goodness that drew me, none of my own claims of righteousness for I found out just how much they are worth and it finally let me off the hook of being good enough for God knowing His acceptance has been there all along!!!!