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Reflecting On Everyday Life

Thanksgiving is a time to stop and reflect on all the wonderful ways that the Lord Jesus has extended grace to us in our lives. So this morning I wanted to just share a few things that I am thankful for: some serious and some not so serious. As the old song goes, “These are a few of my favorite things…”

· I love the relationship I have with my Lord Jesus Christ; nothing is more precious to me than feeling his presence with me as I go through my day.
· I really, really love preaching God’s word and I am thankful that Northside gives me both the time and the place to do what I truly enjoy.
· I love to hear Jennifer laugh. Even though she is amazingly intelligent and extremely beautiful, our time together in the evenings laughing with one another over what Noah and Levi did during the day is priceless and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
· I love the fellowship we have together here at Northside, especially during our Wednesday night suppers. The stories, the joking, and friendships are something I look forward to each week.
· College football, as you know is a favorite pass time of mine, but the part that I really love is when the quarterback drops way back in the pocket and stalls in the face of four defenders and then hurls the football down the sideline in perfect time for a well covered receiver to softly catch it and run it into the end zone. Go Gators!!
· Few things can compare to an open stretch of highway on a sunny day and your favorite song on the radio. It’s times like this that make living in the country worth it all.

I hope that all of you will take some time to reflect on all the things that God has given to us by his grace and when it comes to mind, be sure to give him the gratitude he deserves.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Pastor Mitch

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