{"id":10294,"date":"2018-11-19T17:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T23:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=10294"},"modified":"2018-11-18T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T00:02:18","slug":"the-true-measure-of-our-thanksgiving-lighttheworld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/the-true-measure-of-our-thanksgiving-lighttheworld\/","title":{"rendered":"The True Measure Of Our Thanksgiving #LightTheWorld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cNot what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.\u201d<\/span> -W.T. Purkiser<\/p>\n<p>Have you heard about the #LightTheWorld Worldwide Day of Service?\u00a0 I want to give you a heads up now so you can get in on the fun!\u00a0 December 1st is going to be the Worldwide Day of Service so while you are gathering this week with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving it is the perfect time to talk about more than just how you are blessed &#8211; talk about how you will use those blessings to then bless the lives of others. For as the opening quote states, how we use our blessings is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a two minute video about the #LightTheWorld Worldwide Day of Service coming up:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xciiTE9-3dY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so excited to talk about this over the dinner table on Thanksgiving and make our family plans for participating in this awesome day of service coming up.\u00a0 Participating is the perfect way to get everyone in the true spirit of the season and to highlight the real reason we are celebrating. I hope you all will join us in doing the same!<\/p>\n<p>~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNot what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.\u201d -W.T. 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