Be thankful "IN"...

I Thess. 5:18 IN all Circumstances, give thanks. (Not necessarily FOR all circumstances but IN all...)

Dad has Alzheimer's. Am I thankful FOR that? No, but even IN his disease, I am thankful that he seems to have gotten over this latest infection without hospitalization. He is back to sitting up in the wheelchair, wearing "street" clothes (not a hospital gown) and even taking his meals in the dining room, rather than being fed in his room. The fever is gone and he is eating again.

I am thankful that we can still hear Dad's voice sometimes. The time for Dad to initiate any conversation is over, but he will still answer questions! I am also thankful that he still knows us. Today when Mom greeted him, he voiced relief, "I am so glad you are home!" He still knows that he belongs with his bride!