I
can't believe that Thanksgiving is already next week. Wow, have that months
been flying by! I hope that each of your families have plans to celebrate
Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Thanksgiving is not only a time to
gather and to share a meal but also a time to share what we are thankful for.
Linda Kavelin Popov, the author of The Family
Virtues Guide, suggests that thankfulness is:
- Being grateful for what you have.
- An attitude of gratitude for learning, loving and being.
- Being glad for the special things which come along.
- Being grateful for the little things which happen around you and within you every day.
- An openness and willingness to receive each of God's bounties.
I encourage you to share this definition of
thankfulness with your family as you celebrate Thanksgiving. I hope that this
definition will help each person who hears it expand the things that they are
thankful for in their individual life and in the collective life of the family.
If you do not have plans yet, please know that you are welcome to share in the
All Saints' Thanksgiving dinner after the 10am Holy Eucharist service on
Thanksgiving Day.
Peace,
Lauren+
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