Every blog needs the Thanksgiving, "What I'm thankful for," post right?

We think so.

Turns out, this is easier said than done.

Of course, I'm thankful for so many things, but expressing it in the humble medium of a blog has some challenges. Picking a style, for example.

There's (my usual default ) somewhat sarcastic humor: "I'm thankful for Pat Robertson and the Family Research Council" (every good cause deserves a foil).

There's the true-but-with-political-overtones: "I'm thankful that I live in a country (mostly) free of war and natural disaster"

And of course the towing-the-company-line: "I'm thankful that faith voices for justice and the common good are finally getting recognized in the media and in the political process."

And finally there's generic: "I'm thankful for my health, my faith, my family and my friends."

I am thankful for all of those things, and maybe, if I was a better writer/advocate/theologian I could find a way to weave them all together into the World's Best Thanksgiving Day Message and leave you all in tears. But I can't. At least, I haven't been able to yet.

But, even as I sit here trying to write something I am overcome with what a wonderful problem this is to have.

My profound statement of gratitude for all I have and heartbreak over the times I haven't appreciated it might not be one for the history books, but I'm glad I got the chance to try.