Happy Thanksgiving Eve! As I reflected back on our month together of “Grateful Living”, I was inspired to write the following poem in gratitude for our many blessings.
Joyfully, Gratefully, We Give Thanks!
For the season of gratitude and well deserved rest,
For our families and friends, so purely blessed.
For laughter and dancing and smiles on faces,
For time to remember our beautiful graces.
Joyfully, gratefully, we give thanks!
For the wheat and the corn and the hands that have sewn,
For the farmer and plentiful crop he has grown.
For the colors of fall, more brilliant and true,
For the cool, crisp air and the sky pure blue.
Joyfully, gratefully, we give thanks!
For our health and our bodies that work every day,
For our arms and our legs that allow us to play.
For our homes, our jobs, our teachers, our schools,
For learning and growing with life lesson tools.
Joyfully, gratefully, we give thanks!
For water, earth, and the sky up above,
For warm embraces and generous love.
For hearts filled with joy, giving thanks in all things,
For the peace that counting our blessings brings.
Joyfully, gratefully, we give thanks!
Happy Thanksgiving!
In gratitude,
Amy Connelly