Amen Carol.

Vicki

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From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Fw: [GCFL.net] I Am Thankful.....


> Hi Folks,
>
> I don't think this funny so much as "real" and "good"!  Hope you enjoy 
> also!
>
> --
> Carol - Reading, UK
>
> To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
> In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
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> To: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 7:01 PM
> Subject: [GCFL.net] I Am Thankful.....
>
>
>> Tom's note: Many places in the world set aside a time to
>> give thanks, usually a Fall/Autumn festival. While the
>> customs may vary from country to country, the desire to
>> reflect on the blessings of life is common.
>>
>> Here in the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the
>> fourth Thursday in November, a tradition of remembering the
>> Pilgrims and settling in the New World. Our Canadian
>> neighbors celebrate on the second Monday in October, giving
>> thanks for a successful harvest. Canada is further north and
>> thus, the harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to
>> the United States. As a bit of Thanksgiving trivia, the
>> first formal Canadian Thanksgiving was held about 40 years
>> prior to the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock.
>>
>> No matter where you are from, it is a time for families to
>> get together, give thanks, and celebrate with food (turkey
>> is one of the traditional items). And don't forget football
>> (I bet those Pilgrims loosened their big ol' buckles and
>> just stared at the camp fire ... until half-time).
>>
>> I Am Thankful.....
>>
>> ...for the taxes that I pay because it means that I am
>> employed.
>>
>> ...for the mess to clean after a party because it means I
>> have been surrounded by friends.
>>
>> ...for the clothes that fit a little too snug because it
>> means I have enough to eat.
>>
>> ...for my shadow who watches me work because it means I am
>> out in the sunshine.
>>
>> ...for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning
>> and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.
>>
>> ...for all the complaining I hear about the government
>> because it means we have freedom of speech.
>>
>> ...for the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot
>> because it means I am capable of walking.
>>
>> ...for the lady behind me in church who sings off key
>> because it means that I can hear.
>>
>> ...for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means I
>> have clothes to wear.
>>
>> ...for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day
>> because it means I have been productive.
>>
>> ...for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours
>> because it means that I am alive.
>>
>> ...for getting too much email because it lets me know I have
>> friends who are thinking of me.
>>
>> Received from Thomas S. Ellsworth.
>>
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