30 DAYS OF THANKSGIVING - 12

There were several things I was thankful for today, but the greatest was that my daughter was here when my thumb got caught between the legs of a folding TV snack tray I was trying to fold and I couldn't get it out. She came to my rescue in a flash. 

A very practical example of the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:18--In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you--which is so often misinterpreted. 

It does not mean that we should give thanks for the distressing things that happen to us (such as the pain of my thumb getting caught between the legs of the table and the panic of not being able to get it out), but rather, that we should find something to be thankful for in the midst of it (like not being alone when it happened and having someone who could do it for me so I could get my thumb out). I was also thankful to have a soft gel pack in the freezer we could immediately wrap around it once we got it out.