Thank you for posting this! davie ----- Original Message ----- From: <RetTEACHER@aol.com> To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 1998 7:10 PM Subject: [ARDREW-L] Thanksgiving >This may be off line for research, but is so meaningful during this holiday >season: > > > Thanksgiving > > Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when > the alarm rings, thank you, Lord, that I can hear. > There are many who are deaf. > > Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning > light as long as possible, thank you, Lord, that I can see. > Many are blind. > > Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, > thank you Lord, that I have the strength to rise. > There are many who are bedridden. > > Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when > socks are lost, toast is burned and tempers are short, my > children are so loud, thank you, Lord, for my family. > There are many who are lonely. > > Even though our breakfast table never looks like the > pictures in magazines and the menu is at times > unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food we have. > There are many who are hungry. > > Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous, > thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. > There are many who are jobless. > > Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to > day and wish my circumstances were not so modest, > thank you, Lord, for life. > > author unknown >