turkey and gratitude

"Gratitude ... goes beyond the "mine" and "thine" and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy." -- Henri J. M. Nouwen

Tomorrow - 

"For most of the world it will be just another day.
For most Americans it will be a day for gluttony and football.
For lots of Americans it will be a great day for family and friends to gather.
For less Americans it will be a time of actual gratitude.
For too many Americans it will be a day of homelessness.
For those who are Christians it will be just another day of living the life of continual thanksgiving." - Steve Blakemore.

Remember tomorrow as we gather around the table - that our attitude, prayers, and overal thankfulness should be part of our daily reality, rather than a once a year thing.  Happy Thanksgiving!  We indeed have much to be thankful for!