So What Are We Thankful For?

 The pictures and video say it all but just in case it's not as obvious as we thought this is what we're thankful for...

I’m thankful for my locs.  Don’t judge me. Hear me out.  I totally thank GOD that my hair turned out alright.  Last April when I took the big step of locking my free natural hair, I wasn’t sure of what the outcome would be.  I wasn’t sure if I could survive the hardship that especially takes place in the 1^st  8 weeks of starting locs.  And I wasn’t sure of who to choose to start my locs. I knew that I didn’t want them to be too skinny, but at the same time I didn’t want them to be too fat either.  But here we are, about 1.5 years into this journey and I’m loving it.  This style rocks and is so convenient for my life. Thanks be unto God, who always causeth us to triumph in Christ... (II Cor 2:14)
Look at me now!
-Z

 

(clap, clap, clap) "mama-say-mama-sa-mama-coosa" GET IT BABE!

I am thankful for MUSIC!  That's right anything that can make my husband, who is a marketing strategist and the smartest man I know, move like this is my absolute favorite! HA!
But honestly, with all the transition going on in my life (getting married, moving to Chicago, going to a new church, being unemployed) I'm void of everything familiar outside of music.  I mean even on a bad day after playing Kim Walker's "I Found You," Jonathon McReynold's "I'm Coming Out" or the entire PTX Vol. 1 album, I find my hands lifted, my neck rolling or my head bobbin' just like old times.  At church yesterday the praise team whipped out the oldie but goodie "Thank You Lord" and I could've sworn I was back in my bedroom in St. Louis about to begin my daily ritual of prayer.  It felt like Vicks VapoRub...so warm and familiar.  Music has always had that affect on me.  It has the power to take me back, keep me grounded and carry my thoughts to a whole 'nother place!  Life has changed in all the best ways these past few months but I am so grateful to have MUSIC as that constant friend and companion.  Thanks GOD!
-Sarah

Lately I've been learning to appreciate every trial I've been through. Of course it's hard to say this in the middle of a storm, but now being able to see the sun again, I realize that it's all for my good. "And we know that ALL things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

I'm stronger having gone through the bad relationships, losing loved ones, car accidents, not being as financially stable as I would like....etc. God has matured me and allowed me to build my character. I'm no longer insecure, but I'm confident in Him. Confident that no matter what I'm faced with, I know I can make it out better and even stronger than before. With every test there's a testimony, and with every testimony there's an opportunity to minister. My trials aren't just for me, but they are to encourage someone else.

1 Peter 4:12-13 "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy."

-Keisha

So during this holiday season, don't forget to remember all the great things (big and small) God has done for you.  Don't just talk about it, be about it! Live your life in gratitude to the creator of it all! 
#walkthetalk 
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 What are you thankful for? 

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