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Reflection & Anticipation #1

Thank you. Two small words meant to embody thoughts, sentiments, and more gratitude than I can ever express or understand. Yet each day I wake up with these two words in my mind.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~1 Chronicles 16:34

This verse is closest to giving voice to my feelings, emotions and sense of appreciation. God has been and ever will be faithful to me. My response is to continually give him my thanks.

However, those two tiny words seem so insignificant given the scope of all I have been given, especially this year:

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