Feeling vs. Expressing

I recently read a quote that stated "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

Read it again if you need to.... it is so true! This time of year we are invited by many sources to think about what we are thankful for. But how many times are we asked to express that gratitude? And if we are asked to express it, isn't it usually in the form of a fill in the blank sentence? I am thankful for ____________________.

While there is nothing wrong with this method of expressing gratitude, I am challenging myself and you to find some different ways to express your heart full of blessings. Maybe it will be in a song you sing to the Lord with all the stops pulled out! Or maybe it will be in a note stuck on a windshield of a generous neighbor. Maybe it will be in a perfectly browned loaf of homemade bread sent to a teacher. Or maybe it will be in a gentle hug and a smile for your child just for being him!

The possibilities of expression are as endless as the number of bloggers on the web.... so what will it be? How will you show your gratitude today?