Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers! Someone once said it takes 12 hours to shop for the Thanksgiving meal and prepare it, but only 20 minutes to scarf it all down. Then we sit around in a food coma, and take 4 hours to clean up. This would explain my bloggerly absence this week, especially if you factor in housework. But back to writing! I enjoyed these literary quotes on gratitude:
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. ~ Edward Sandford Martin
Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, - a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
~George HerbertThe unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! ~Henry Ward Beecher
O Lord that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
~William ShakespeareGod gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~William A. Ward
Thankful: For God’s faithful provisions in every aspect of my life; for you, gracious reader; for technology and its use for His glory; for every heart connection made via this blog, for life and love and joy in our Savior! God bless you, friends.
What are you thankful for today?
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on November 27, 2009 - 10:47 am
Lovely post!I am thankful for so much.:-)Family,friends and all His provision for whatever we may need!!!He has it all and provides it all so abundantly!Love you~Sharon
on November 27, 2009 - 8:41 pm
Sharon, thank you! We’re really blessed!
on December 1, 2009 - 10:49 am
To give thanks always and to be able to glean from so many others that have expressed that thanks, I am thanking you Vicki for bringing these to us.
I am so thankful for all things great and small and I count your friendship as one of the best of all.
on December 1, 2009 - 2:08 pm
Pam, thank you so much for that. You are a true encourager!
on December 3, 2009 - 12:03 am
I am thankful both of our countries will still let us write about our God and redeemer. Where would we be without His redemptive Love..Thank you for this place it often gives pause and encouragement.
on December 3, 2009 - 1:42 pm
Iris, I appreciate your visits here. Really need to add more posts soon -it’s just been so busy already. So thankful, yes, for our freedom of expression! In a world like we live in now, we can’t take that for granted, either. God bless you, friend.