Thanksgiving--Giving Thanks, Sharing Blessings
Oh, how I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving--one of my
favorite holidays of the year. We're celebrating at our
house this year. I'm so looking forward to snuggling under
a warm blanket with my husband and daughter, and watching
the Macy's Day Parade on TV in the morning. Later that day,
we'll enjoy a roasted turkey with all the fixings and maybe
even go out to the movies that night.
I hope your Thanksgiving plans are coming along nicely, and that you have time that day to simply relax and enjoy.
Before our feast, we go around the table and each person reveals three things they're thankful for this year. A fun way to capture this is to record what everyone says OR give each person a sheet of cardstock with a thick black marker and have them jot down the things they're thankful for. You can then take a photo of everyone holding their sign up. Later, you can do an online photo slideshow for your friends, or scrapbook these photos in a double layout in an album.
We also share a short toast or blessing before we dig in.
While I feel every toast or blessing before Thanksgiving dinner should be personal and heartfelt, I always feel it's appropriate to close your speech, with an inspiring, thought-provoking quote. Here are three of my favorites for this holiday.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.
--Meister Eckhart
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
Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.
--J. Robert Moskin
May your days ahead be filled with no stress and happy thoughts about the upcoming Turkey Day!
I hope your Thanksgiving plans are coming along nicely, and that you have time that day to simply relax and enjoy.
Before our feast, we go around the table and each person reveals three things they're thankful for this year. A fun way to capture this is to record what everyone says OR give each person a sheet of cardstock with a thick black marker and have them jot down the things they're thankful for. You can then take a photo of everyone holding their sign up. Later, you can do an online photo slideshow for your friends, or scrapbook these photos in a double layout in an album.
We also share a short toast or blessing before we dig in.
While I feel every toast or blessing before Thanksgiving dinner should be personal and heartfelt, I always feel it's appropriate to close your speech, with an inspiring, thought-provoking quote. Here are three of my favorites for this holiday.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.
--Meister Eckhart
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
Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.
--J. Robert Moskin
May your days ahead be filled with no stress and happy thoughts about the upcoming Turkey Day!
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