I was taught as a child to pray without ceasing

As a child I was guided by my teachers to not put prayer to an hour of the day

or to use it just in times of disaster,pain,wants,needs, loneliness or sorrow

no...prayer is a continuous communion with God

and it has been for all my life.....

So gratefulness is easy ....counting my blessings is like breathing

I am never without a listener....who knows before I speak

I am grateful that most Americans set aside this day to gather with their families

or with their friends or animals to stop and think of what blessings they have in their lives

A day to not count the lack

but to gladly bow their heads and say thank you

My daughter, Sarah, and her husband are doing the cooking this year

thank you

I will be making pies and a pumpkin cheesecake

I got off easy

So get out your notebooks,journals, scratch-paper

I am grateful for.....