{"id":1752844,"date":"2022-11-27T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752844"},"modified":"2022-11-27T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T16:19:09","slug":"mark-lewis-i-am-thankful-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-lewis-i-am-thankful-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Lewis: I Am Thankful Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-lewis-i-am-thankful-every-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/77326c09-c7c4-4e17-9020-6b6305c231e0.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I deliberately chose to wait until after Thanksgiving Day to write this article. I do think Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday; we, as a country, should focus on the blessings we have and remind ourselves to be grateful for them. The Left is trying to destroy this day of commemoration and joy, but then, even a casual glance shows us that the Left destroys, or tries to, every good and decent thing. They do know not how to build, they only know how to tear down the good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But let\u2019s leave Leftist scum aside for a few moments. I think Thanksgiving Day is a needed holiday, but I want to remind us that we should be thankful EVERY day. We know that. Let\u2019s not forget it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are a few simple things I am thankful for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. I am thankful for a God in heaven Who showers us with blessings. I don\u2019t understand why God does everything He does, or doesn\u2019t do some things He doesn\u2019t do. He is infinite and eternal, I am finite and mortal. My knowledge compared to His is as a grain of sand in the entire universe, so, no, I don\u2019t comprehend all His works. He doesn\u2019t always do what I want Him to do, but then, I don\u2019t always do what He wants me to do, either, and He does a whole lot more for me than I do for Him. He has His ways, His purposes, and His will. Most of my life is pretty good; there are a few bumps along the way, but generally, those help me build character and strength, which are things I require, too. He knows what He is doing even if I don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I guess\u2014frankly, I don\u2019t know because I have been living overseas\u2014that \u201cGod Bless America\u201d is still sung at some sporting events in America. That\u2019s nice. But we need a new theme\u2014\u201cAmerica, Bless God.\u201d He certainly has blessed us, every day. What are we doing for Him? Thank you, God. You are a whole lot better to me than I am to You and than what I deserve. Forgive me when I spit in Your face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. I am thankful for my parents who didn\u2019t abort me or mutilate me when I was a child. I had a good father and a good mother; they are, sadly, both gone now, but I have fond memories of them. No, they weren\u2019t perfect, but they were wonderful. Especially as a child, I trusted them, and they always provided for me. Even after I grew up and left home, they helped me often. They were ALWAYS there for me, and I weep for children today who don\u2019t have such a home. My parents gave me life. They taught me I was a boy (male), and I never even dreamed that I might be female. I played with girls when I was growing up, but my parents didn\u2019t interpret that as, \u201coh, Mark must be a girl. Let\u2019s put a dress on him.\u201d My parents were decent, God-fearing, hard-working, common-sense people, and I thank God above every day that I had parents like that. As I recently penned, the greatest crime in American history is the Left\u2019s current attempted destruction of the nuclear family. That is heinous to unfathomable degrees. Thanks, dad and mom. I still love you and I certainly miss you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. I\u2019m thankful for America. Just like my parents weren\u2019t perfect, neither is my country. But that imperfect America still provided me the freedom to be what I wanted to be when I was responsible enough to work hard for it and didn\u2019t make excuses or blame somebody else for my failures. America educated me, gave me several jobs, and provided me with the opportunity to get necessary food, clothing, and shelter, along with delivering many luxuries that most people in human history could never have dreamed about. America entertained me with baseball, football, basketball, good television shows, and movies to watch\u2014a host of things that, again, most humans never enjoyed or could have imagined. America is a capitalist country that allowed all of the above, and more, things that even her poorest citizens have been able to delight in. There is a caveat to that point, however. The materialism produced by capitalism has led Americans to a pleasure-oriented life that has destroyed spirituality and caused them to cease being\u2026thankful\u2026to God and our forefathers who made it all possible. Too many of us have grown fat, lazy, selfish, and hedonistic. That\u2019s not good, and unscrupulous leaders are taking advantage of it. But overall, America I lived in still exists in many areas of the country and is something I am thankful for. Thank you, America. You are still the best. We will try to save you so that future generations can enjoy the above things as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are just three things for which I am thankful. If I listed everything I am thankful for, it would be a book never-ending. I try to be thankful for these things every day, not just once a year. A little more thanksgiving, and a little less selfishness, among our people, might help America overcome some of her problems. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God Bless America! America, Bless God!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>Christmas is coming! Cold weather, too. Get some good reading material to tide you over. My western novels,\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1636486533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitewater<\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/9994983245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River Bend<\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>\u00a0are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Eliva.com. A third western,\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Allies-Dilemma-Mark-Lewis-ebook\/dp\/B00BI364GC\/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2R6B147DQV953&#038;keywords=allie%27s+dilemma&#038;qid=1668838816&#038;sprefix=allie%27s+dilemma%2Caps%2C427&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allie\u2019s Dilemma<\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>, is available for Kindle only. And read some different posts on my blog at\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thailandlewis.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thailandlewis.blogspot.com<\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I deliberately chose to wait until after Thanksgiving Day to write this article. 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