TO ALL, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE!

On the day of Giving Thanks, let us remember to not only give thanks for what we have, but for what we HAD. To all of my loved ones, family and friends, who are experiencing their first Thanksgiving in their first "year of days" in the "perpetual presence of the absence" of their loved one, as well as to those who are celebrating the holiday many or a few years later, please remember to remember ...and honor not only your grief but also your joy. A new tradition, a candle on the table, a favorite flower in the centerpiece, opening your home and heart to someone who would otherwise be alone ... any and all ways in which you acknowledge and share your heart's song and love ... ah, so appropriate. Laugh, cry, share ... and heal. Know that we love you and are holding you close in our hearts always.
Much love,
Deb & Phil

Also, be thankful for the infinite potential that lies within you to do, be and achieve anything your heart desires!

OUR GIVING THANKS MESSAGE!

THANKS GIVING 2010

So much to Give Thanks for this year,

It’s hard to know where to begin.

We’re thankful for all of the calamities that turned out to have

Happy endings.

Like Deb not dying when they thought she might!

And the incredible experience of your love, prayers, and healing energies,

Which were, without any doubt, the deciding factor in that miraculous healing.

For Jen’s good news, we Give Thanks.

And for Abe’s successful surgery, we Give Thanks.

And for Sal’s plan to live to be 103 (beginning to be very careful at 102), we Give Thanks.

And for everyone’s continued good health, we Give Thanks.

We’re thankful that the sun continues to rise in the east

Particularly on those days when we’re not quite sure it’s going to.

We’re thankful for the wind that blows away all concerns, leaving only clarity.

We’re thankful for the rain that washes the world clean.

Snow, well, we haven’t quite gotten to being thankful for that yet, although it can be pretty.

Most of all, we’re thankful for the wonderful forever family we’ve found

Amongst people we didn’t used to know only weeks, months, or short years ago.

We truly are blessed to know you all.

And for that, we Give Thanks.

Much Love and Happy Thanks Giving,

Deb & Phil

THANKSGIVING

We are Thankful for:

Sunrises and sunsets...
Wind...
Rain...
Grandchildren...
The children who made the grandchildren...
Warm crackling fires...
Home-cooked meals...
Sunshine...
Warm, cozy blankets...
Cat purrs and kisses...
Dog kisses...
Horse kisses...
Bird songs...
Hugs...
People kisses...
Sisters...
Friends...
Nieces...
Loved ones...
Aunts...
Authors...
Cousins...
Strangers...
Roses...
Trees...
Acorns...
Lichen...
Knowing I'm loved...
Our jobs and the people in it...
Our life...
Your life...
Time to spend...
Time to share...
Time to squander...
Love...

YOU

Count your blessings; We bet they far outweigh your troubles.

May you walk in joy all of your days.

Happy Thanksgiving.