I love how this challenge gives a day to the concept of family, as well as then giving additional days for you to be thankful for particular family members. I'm very very thankful for my family of 5, for the family I grew up in, and for the family I married into, but today I want to have a more general concept-of-family thankfulness in two areas.
First, my work gives me reason all the time to be thankful for the way people step up in order to create a safe, dependable, loving family for a child who has been removed from their home. The parents who go through treatment and break the gripping addiction for the sake of their kids. The aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins who are willing to completely alter their life plans to make sure a child in their extended family has a safe and loving home. The foster families who open up their home and make the child a part of their family, not knowing whether the child will be with them short-term or long-term. There's a lot more to say about all of these situations, but for today, I'm thankful for everyone in all of these categories.
Second, I am thankful for the way that God has included us into His family - that when we believe, we are described as adopted children. What a thing!! To be known and loved that intimately by the King of the Universe. To have the kind of relationship that time and difficulty and changed circumstances does not break. To be in a family with God for all of eternity - my mind can't even wrap around it.
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