Do you know that movie, "Holiday Inn?" It's one of my favorites of all time. I get so caught up in feeling sorry for Bing Crosby's character, Jim Hardy, as he loses his girl (not once, but twice!) to his best friend Ted Hanover (played by the one and only Fred Astaire). One of the best scenes in the movie (in my opinion) comes after Jim has lost the girl and shut down Holiday Inn. He's moping around on Thanksgiving thinking about the things he had lost. He's listening to one of his own songs, "I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For" that lists his many blessings, and yet he is looking at all the negatives. It's only after Mamie (the spunky housekeeper "Is yo name Mamie?") talks some sense into Jim that he gets back into the right mindset.
That's how I was this Thanksgiving. I have so many things to be thankful for: the best family ever (sorry, it's true!), a great job, the amazing opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful places on earth, and above all, forgiveness and grace! And yet, amid all of my blessings, I found myself focusing on the negatives: missing my brother's first Thanksgiving, not having my Thanksgiving food, things to that extent. These things are big deals, but in the grand scheme of things, the blessings still greatly outweigh the negatives! It was only through a word from my mom that I realized how bad my attitude was. In an e-mail my mom told me that she would rather have an empty chair at home than have a disobedient daughter. Isn't that great? I guess sometimes you just need a swift kick in the pants from Mamie to get back on track. Thanks mom for being my Mamie!
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