Quote from Forum Archives on November 22, 2006, 11:55 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

 

For all of our American friends and families we wish you a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

 

 

"Thanksgiving "

T is for thanks we give each day   
H is for help along life's way.   
A is for awe when to God we pray, 
N is for needing forgiveness when from God we stray.   
K is for kindness to our fellow man   
S is for striving to do all you can, 
G is for gifts that come from above, 
I is for items given through His love.   
V is for valleys we must go through   
I is for inner strength to know what to do.   
N is for nourishment we need each day,   
G is for God who will provide in every way.       

 

 

"The Art Of Thanksgiving"

 

Is gratitude in action...

 

Is thanking God for the gift of life by living it triumphantly.

 

Is thanking God for your talents and abilities by accepting them as obligations to be invested for the common good.

 

Is thanking God for all that men and women have done for you by doing things for others.

 

Is thanking God for opportunities by accepting them as a challenge to achievement.

 

Is thanking God for happiness by striving to make others happy.

 

Is thanking God for beauty by helping to make the world more beautiful.

 

Is thanking God for inspiration by trying to be an inspiration to others.

 

Is thanking God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own
creative contributions to human progress.

 

Is thanking God for each new day by living it to the fullest.

 

Is thanking God by giving hands, arms, legs, and voice to your thankful
spirit.

 

Is adding to your prayers of thanksgiving acts of thanksgiving.

Wilfred Peterson

 

"THANK YOU, GOD, FOR EVERYTHING"

 

Thank you, God, for everything
the big things and the small,
For "every good gift comes from God"
the giver of them all.

 

And all too often we accept
without any thanks or praise
The gifts God sends as blessings
each day in many ways.

 

And so at this Thanksgiving Time
we offer up a prayer
To thank you, God, for giving us
a lot more than our share.

 

First, thank you for the little things
that often come our way,
The things we take for granted
but don't mention when we pray.

 

The unexpected courtesy,
the thoughtful, kindly deed
A hand reached out to help us
and in the time of sudden need.

 

Oh, make us more aware, dear God,
of little daily graces
That come to us with "sweet surprise"
from never-dreamed-of places.

 

Then, thank you for the "Miracles"
we are much too blind to see,
And give us new awareness
of our many gifts from Thee,

 

And help us to remember
that the Key to Life and Living
Is to make each prayer a Prayer of Thanks
and every day Thanksgiving.

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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