By Jennifer McPherson

I have learned that there are very few things in life as powerful as a heart that has found its place in thankfulness. Gratitude has a way of grounding us, centering us, and clearing the noise that so often fills our minds.

There are days when I find myself caught in the big questions:
Did I show up well? Did I love as deeply as I could have? Did I understand what God was doing in that moment?
Sometimes those questions swirl louder than others.

But then there are moments when all I can do — and all I need to do — is be thankful.

To say I have walked through a lot in my life would be an understatement. And to say that God has been faithful in every season, at every turn, would be an even bigger one. His faithfulness has carried me, restored me, guided me, and kept me when nothing else could.

Last night, as I sat in the home I spent much of this year making my own, I felt surrounded by peace and love. That moment — that stillness — was something I’m grateful for beyond what words can express.

This year has raised many questions for me:
Am I at an impasse? Have I lost my way? Am I drifting or being redirected?
And at times, the answer to those questions has been yes. Yes to the uncertainty. Yes to the pause. Yes to the wrestling.

But today, above all else, what I feel is this:
found. rooted. safe.

There is something sacred about realizing that you don’t have to have everything figured out to be held by God. You don’t have to perform to be loved. You don’t have to strive to be seen.

So on this Thanksgiving, I invite you to pause your search for the perfect words or the perfect aesthetic.
Pause the pressure.
Pause the proving.

And simply sit in the reality of loving Him — and being loved by Him.

Sit in the truth that you are found.
Sit in the truth that you are enough.
Sit in the truth that all you have to do today is be.

And if you feel like you don’t have a reason to be thankful, let this be your reason:

You are all you ever have to be.
And you are loved beyond measure.

Happy Thanksgiving. 🍁