I still remember the basket. I was the first one to answer the door. “Is your mother home?” the man asked. “Just a minute,” I replied. I ran to get my mom. “We’d like to give this basket to you and your family. It’s from the church.” All of that for us? I couldn’t believe it. “That’s very kind of you, but I’m sure there’s someone who needs it more than we do,” said my mom. I never gave the basket much thought after we closed the door. I had all I needed: warm food, warm bed, a house full of siblings and loving parents.
Thank-you for my mom who taught me to take joy in what I already have.
Thank-you for my husband who completes me, and for my daughters who are kind and beautiful and who remind me every day that being a mom is a gift.
Thank-you for my older sister and my six younger brothers, my sister-in-laws and brother-in laws, nieces and nephews, and cousins; each a fiber in a tapestry of love.
Thank-you for my hands that work the soil, my eyes that notice the velvety mounds of moss, my ears that hear the cooing of morning doves, the taste of spring peas I grew myself, and the deep inside feeling of bliss I get each time I’m in the garden.
And Thank-you for my readers; who take the time to read my words.
Very nice! Thanksgiving is such a great time to look back on all the things that we are so thankful for. Sometimes, in our everyday life we forget or we overlook them.
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Thank-you for your kind thoughts. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
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Very lovely ..prayer….Happy Thanksgiving ..
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Thank-you my sweet brother! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
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Beautiful…Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank-you Beth!
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How wonderful to hear your reflections and insights! I love reading about your thoughts and learning from you as life goes on. Write more!!!
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Renee,
How sweet! I do love the process. I learn more about myself through writing.
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That was very moving and very true. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving with your beautiful family. 🙂
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Thinking of you…xoxo
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So beautifully expressed. Thank you for the beauty in these words and your beingness. 🙂
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Thank-you Hannah! I just found your blog today and I love it! Your photographs and words inspire me, they are so lovely!
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Thank you so much for your interest in my heart-work…I’m so glad to have crossed creative paths with you and I look forward to seeing and reading you as well. 🙂
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