Thank you

I mentioned last week that the National Day of Thanksgiving was set down for last Saturday in Australia. It was a day to say thank you to those who have made our lives and our communities better.

When Life Skills Trainer, Jill Bonanno, joined me on 98.5 Sonshine FM for our regular Friday morning radio segment, Simply Living, we gave listeners the opportunity to call in and express their thanks for various people. We also talked about the benefits of being thankful rather than looking at the negatives of life all the time.

You can hear our discussion by clicking here.

I wonder why you’re thankful today?

I’m incredibly thankful for my wife Pauline. She is beautiful in so many ways. I’m constantly amazed and humbled by the fact that such a wonderful person would choose to spend their life with me.

Having kids like Emily and James would be enough to make anyone thankful. They truly are an amazing blessing and they constantly teach me so much about life.

I’m very thankful for our extended family. It’s wonderful to have people on both sides of our family that we know we can depend upon. Our church family is also rock solid and dependable.

Turning up for work each day is an amazing privilege. I’m extremely thankful for my job. There are seasons in life, and I may not be here forever, but at the moment I couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

There’s so much more to be thankful for, not the least of which is my friendship with the creator of the universe.

What about you? Are you able to name the things in your life that cause you to be thankful? I’d love to hear about the things that create a sense of gratitude in your life. Please note a few of them in the comments section of this post or write a post for your own blog.



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About the author

Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He previously worked in radio for about 25 years but these days he spends his time at Compassion Australia, working towards releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name.

The views he expresses here are his own.

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