WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:04.059 Hey everybody, it's Scott and Deb before Thanksgiving 00:00:04.059 --> 00:00:06.440 hits full swing We just wanted to share a short 00:00:06.440 --> 00:00:09.039 message with you, you know something just kind 00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:12.300 of simple and heartfelt for the week Yeah, we 00:00:12.300 --> 00:00:14.240 thought it would be appropriate to do a Thanksgiving 00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:16.859 episode and then next week you can watch for 00:00:16.859 --> 00:00:22.000 our full episode Mid -week as we drop the new 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:25.949 season five I'm excited about season five. Season 00:00:25.949 --> 00:00:27.890 five, you know, it's going to be fun, Deb. It's 00:00:27.890 --> 00:00:30.750 all about receiving Jesus in real life, not just 00:00:30.750 --> 00:00:34.070 believing in Him at a distance, but really about 00:00:34.070 --> 00:00:36.710 letting His grace and power just kind of settle 00:00:36.710 --> 00:00:39.869 into the parts of us that actually need healing 00:00:39.869 --> 00:00:42.729 and strength. There will be a few changes around 00:00:42.729 --> 00:00:47.090 format. We intend for them to be much shorter 00:00:47.090 --> 00:00:51.130 And we're excited about this. Yeah, we're gonna 00:00:51.130 --> 00:00:54.710 talk about Identity who we are and whose we are 00:00:54.710 --> 00:00:57.630 giving us a little more grace Change that can 00:00:57.630 --> 00:01:00.909 last not just a temporary change and the Savior's 00:01:00.909 --> 00:01:05.590 power to lift us in the middle of our mess Realistically 00:01:05.590 --> 00:01:07.890 when none of us live a perfect life. There will 00:01:07.890 --> 00:01:10.799 be more stories. We'll get more raw than we already 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:13.140 have been probably. Scriptures. I don't think 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:15.799 that's possible. Honest conversations and a whole 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:19.439 lot of hope. Whole lot of hope. But you know 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:20.640 what else we're going to do? We're going to keep 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:23.439 it practical. Every episode we're going to give 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:26.159 you something that you can carry into your week 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:29.939 to help you feel closer and draw closer and receive 00:01:29.939 --> 00:01:33.670 better the Savior in your life. Yeah, but today 00:01:33.670 --> 00:01:36.549 we kind of want to just focus on gratitude. It's 00:01:36.549 --> 00:01:39.909 the season Not the everything is perfect kind, 00:01:39.930 --> 00:01:43.590 but the kind that helps you see God's hand even 00:01:43.590 --> 00:01:49.269 when life feels complicated and hard And messy 00:01:49.269 --> 00:01:52.670 so baby. I got a question for you. Okay was something 00:01:52.670 --> 00:01:55.209 you're grateful for this year Oh gosh, you know 00:01:55.209 --> 00:01:57.030 what? I was just thinking about that earlier 00:01:57.030 --> 00:02:00.849 today because it is the season of gratitude and 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:05.159 Honestly, I am really grateful for relationships 00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:11.020 We've had some shifts in our family dynamic that 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:14.439 has bonded some relationships a little tighter 00:02:14.439 --> 00:02:19.900 a little And it's been it's been painful in the 00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:25.319 past but it has been I've seen God do his handiwork 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:28.659 and you know, we had a son that was kind of a 00:02:28.659 --> 00:02:33.090 strange for a little bit and he's come home and 00:02:33.090 --> 00:02:36.889 it's it's not like he was a wayward son he just 00:02:36.889 --> 00:02:40.069 opted out for a little bit but to have him come 00:02:40.069 --> 00:02:43.770 back and then our other kids that are showing 00:02:43.770 --> 00:02:48.030 up more present I just I family is everything 00:02:48.030 --> 00:02:52.550 to me and I'm just really grateful and I know 00:02:52.550 --> 00:02:56.849 literally I know it's because of the hope and 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:00.879 I just, I gave it to Jesus. I said, I know you 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:03.520 know what this feels like. I have hope and every 00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:06.199 time I would think about us all gathering together 00:03:06.199 --> 00:03:08.340 and being under the same roof and having peace 00:03:08.340 --> 00:03:12.479 and harmony, I felt peace and I knew God was 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:15.439 in charge. And I'm so grateful for that. I'm 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:19.180 also grateful for this. this season, we're having 00:03:19.180 --> 00:03:21.580 kind of a warm fall, and I'm really enjoying 00:03:21.580 --> 00:03:24.800 the sunshine. The sunshine is really present 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:27.879 every single day. I drive to work. In fact, I 00:03:27.879 --> 00:03:30.099 was talking to my son, Bowen, on my way to work 00:03:30.099 --> 00:03:33.599 the other morning, and he says, how's your morning? 00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:36.099 I says, I am just enjoying this sunshine. And 00:03:36.099 --> 00:03:40.310 he said, is this shining over there? I said it 00:03:40.310 --> 00:03:41.810 actually it is but by the time I got to work 00:03:41.810 --> 00:03:44.090 it was nice and cloudy So I was back in the cloud, 00:03:44.110 --> 00:03:46.310 but I do get those little glimpses of sunshine 00:03:46.310 --> 00:03:50.409 and sunshine makes my soul happy. Oh I love that 00:03:50.409 --> 00:03:54.090 You're always looking for all the beauty in life 00:03:54.090 --> 00:03:56.990 and in other people. I love that Deb. Thanks. 00:03:56.990 --> 00:04:00.360 I love hearing all of that Okay, now it's your 00:04:00.360 --> 00:04:02.479 turn. What are you thankful for this year? Well, 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:06.479 kind of the same thing, not kind of. I'm grateful 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:09.259 for the miracles that we've been able to experience 00:04:09.259 --> 00:04:14.080 in our little family, certainly. One of the things 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:17.420 I'm thankful for the most this year is Heavenly 00:04:17.420 --> 00:04:22.259 Father has allowed me to receive a calmer heart. 00:04:22.969 --> 00:04:26.470 Around the round outcomes around outcomes around 00:04:26.470 --> 00:04:29.350 my family You know the whole thing that you mentioned 00:04:29.350 --> 00:04:33.110 with one of our sons and yeah, you know, I just 00:04:33.110 --> 00:04:37.949 have just a piece because I know that You know 00:04:37.949 --> 00:04:41.069 what you talked about it You said that you know, 00:04:41.209 --> 00:04:43.290 we're gonna talk about identity who we are and 00:04:43.290 --> 00:04:45.850 whose we are and I've had some really cool experiences 00:04:45.850 --> 00:04:49.930 with our oldest son He knows who he is and it's 00:04:49.930 --> 00:04:54.329 been really cool for me to see that and all of 00:04:54.329 --> 00:04:58.110 that. I'm grateful for my 27 years of sobriety. 00:04:58.550 --> 00:05:01.689 I'm thankful because without that I would have 00:05:01.689 --> 00:05:05.050 none of this. The thing that I'm thankful for 00:05:05.050 --> 00:05:09.790 the most though is Jesus Christ. I'm just thankful 00:05:09.790 --> 00:05:12.750 that all of the effects of the fall of Adam and 00:05:12.750 --> 00:05:15.589 Eve that are alive and well in my life and I've 00:05:15.589 --> 00:05:19.790 got plenty of them. I know that through Christ's 00:05:19.790 --> 00:05:22.649 atonement that those things can be taken care 00:05:22.649 --> 00:05:27.449 of, right? Yeah, healed. It's interesting because 00:05:27.449 --> 00:05:32.430 there's a lot of... shirts and rings and bracelets 00:05:32.430 --> 00:05:35.569 and things like everywhere that I'm a Jesus lover 00:05:35.569 --> 00:05:39.790 and I love, you know, it's all about, it means 00:05:39.790 --> 00:05:42.189 something to me today. Before I thought it was 00:05:42.189 --> 00:05:44.529 kind of blasphemy kind of thing and today I'm 00:05:44.529 --> 00:05:46.709 like, yeah, I kind of did. Well that's kind of 00:05:46.709 --> 00:05:48.970 the culture that we were raised in. And it's 00:05:48.970 --> 00:05:51.990 interesting because now it's like I would wear 00:05:51.990 --> 00:05:54.949 a shirt that says I Heart Jesus because I'm grateful 00:05:54.949 --> 00:05:58.790 for him too. So wherever you find yourself this 00:05:58.790 --> 00:06:01.629 week, with family, without family, traveling, 00:06:02.009 --> 00:06:04.810 having a quiet day, having a lonely day. We hope 00:06:04.810 --> 00:06:08.009 you'll just take a moment to notice something 00:06:08.009 --> 00:06:11.790 good that God has placed into your life. It takes 00:06:11.790 --> 00:06:15.670 that pause to just kind of find the stillness 00:06:15.670 --> 00:06:18.850 and go. Where is God in my life today? Where 00:06:18.850 --> 00:06:21.629 is He in the details? I had an appointment to 00:06:21.629 --> 00:06:23.730 go into my eye doctor today, and when I went 00:06:23.730 --> 00:06:28.610 in, I met Melody, the office manager who's there, 00:06:28.730 --> 00:06:31.029 and I said, happy Thanksgiving. Do you love Thanksgiving? 00:06:31.170 --> 00:06:34.949 And she was so excited. So excited for Thanksgiving. 00:06:35.170 --> 00:06:38.689 I, too, am excited like that for Thanksgiving. 00:06:39.290 --> 00:06:41.069 But, you know, not everybody feels that way, 00:06:41.290 --> 00:06:45.779 babe. It's exciting and fun for some of us. I 00:06:45.779 --> 00:06:48.620 also have been in contact with a few of us who 00:06:48.620 --> 00:06:50.959 are struggling and are feeling the weight of 00:06:50.959 --> 00:06:53.720 loneliness and depression and the magnifying 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:57.579 glass of what is perceived to where everything 00:06:57.579 --> 00:07:00.600 else is wrong in my life. So even if it feels 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:04.660 heavy, gratitude isn't pretending. Right? We 00:07:04.660 --> 00:07:07.319 can still find gratitude. Gratitude is actually 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:10.319 sometimes noticing that God hasn't even, God 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:13.920 just hasn't walked away from me. you know, or 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:17.060 sometimes it's just naming one blessing sincerely, 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:21.279 right? Just finding one thing, because I think 00:07:21.279 --> 00:07:24.779 it would be difficult for any of us to not be 00:07:24.779 --> 00:07:27.839 able to identify one thing that we've been blessed 00:07:27.839 --> 00:07:30.819 with and to give thanks for that. And so, you 00:07:30.819 --> 00:07:34.379 know, again, it's where we put our focus this 00:07:34.379 --> 00:07:37.660 year for Thanksgiving. I'm focusing, I'm choosing 00:07:37.660 --> 00:07:41.819 to put my focus on the gifts that I have so much 00:07:41.819 --> 00:07:44.399 gratitude for. for from my Heavenly Father. Yeah 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:46.939 it is the season of gratitude I am grateful. 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:51.439 We hope your Thanksgiving is peaceful and meaningful 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:56.579 and full of gratitude this year. And we'd love 00:07:56.579 --> 00:07:58.779 for you to join us next week watch for the brand 00:07:58.779 --> 00:08:01.139 new episode season five we'll be dropping that 00:08:01.139 --> 00:08:04.500 midweek next week enjoy the holiday be kind to 00:08:04.500 --> 00:08:07.139 each other and remember you're not alone. And 00:08:07.139 --> 00:08:10.120 we love you. We do indeed. We'll see y 'all soon.