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Post by Halethala on Nov 17, 2004 0:02:41 GMT -5
With our American holiday of Thanksgiving approaching in just over a week, I thought it might be nice to have someplace to share a few things for which we are most thankful . . Foremost has to be dear friends and family (yes, even my son) . . fairly good health . . the gift of imagination and song . . this amazing medium we share called the internet . . *Invites ye to jump in*  |
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Post by Lady Andrea on Nov 17, 2004 3:43:03 GMT -5
Moy Druk,
Leave it to you to start such a thing. Giving us all pause to actually think what we are grateful for. For myself and my family,
I am thankful for any amount of time we can spend together and just enjoy each other.
I am thankful for each new day to be used as a fresh start.
I am thankful for all that we have been blessed with. The good and the bad for they teach us tolerence and mercy.
Most of All, I am thankful for the joyous miracal of You folk without whom my mind would go to seed not having the stimulation you all bring to it.
So to all of you, I wish a happy and healthy Thanksgiving both here in the states, the continent and abroad. Whether you celebrate it or not.
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Post by Lady Edfeil on Nov 17, 2004 4:27:25 GMT -5
Thankful...
I have so much to be thankful for: friends that suround me with love every single day, a job that I like and that I feel is important, a mother who is as wonderful as I could wish for, a peace of mind (most days of course) that makes me joyful.... ((I'll be back here later. I'm not finnished))
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Post by Teresa O'Connor on Nov 17, 2004 9:29:54 GMT -5
In my life there are too many blessings to count.
I have two precious children that show me each day how very special they are. God has granted us time with my husband, knowing each day is borrowed time and a true gift. I have some very special friends that make my days a good bit brighter. Then there are more tangable blessings such as my home, van, warm clothes and other such things that most of us might take for granted.
Every year at thanksgiving we take a few moments, before diving into that much anticipated meal, to go around the table and express what we are thankful for. There is one year that will always stick out in my mind. My daughter was three years old at the time. When it came to her turn she simply replied "thank God for circles".
This year, when you count your blessings, remember to be thankful for those things that might seem too mundane to be grateful for... like circles.
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Post by Rayven on Nov 17, 2004 18:58:48 GMT -5
I Am Thankful
Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial run, it was decided that no matter how cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect. The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china, or crystal goblets. If possible, we will use dishes that match and everyone will get a fork. Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and the Santa napkins from last Christmas. Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit and flowers that I promised. Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper. The artist (my 6 year old niece)assures me it is a turkey. We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce the start of our feast. In the end, we chose to keep our traditional method. We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement. When the smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table and sit where you like. Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey in front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers. This will not be happening at our dinner. For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private ceremony. I stress "private" meaning: Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me. Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress. I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed. It stands to reason that I will eventually win. When I do, we will eat. Instead of offering a choice between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be serving the traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small fingerprints. You will still have a choice; take it or leave it. Oh, and one last thing to be grateful for: Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. She probably won't come next year either. |
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Post by Pensive on Nov 17, 2004 22:59:17 GMT -5
So much I am thankful for I wouldn't know where to begin....I have been blessed with so many special people who share my life...and of course the Love and guidance from the good Lord above. Daniel and I take turns between family and friends every Thanksgiving...This Thanksgiving it is time to share with our best friends and their family...We have known them so long we consider them part of our immediate family. Saw this recently and thought a good place to share it. We thank thee for our daily bread, For faith by which the soul is fed, For burdens given us to bear, For help that lifts the heart's despair. We thank thee, Lord, for eyes to see, The truth that makes, and keeps us free: For faults -- and for the strength to mend them, For dreams -- and courage to defend them. We have so much to thank thee for, Dear Lord, we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, Peace in the whole world on this Thanksgiving. Joseph Auslander Our hopes to one and all whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, that you enjoy your family and friends, for without them, we are just lost souls. Happy Thanksgiving....and God Bless Amyra and Daniel
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Post by Dream Loxley on Nov 18, 2004 5:14:32 GMT -5
Cannot help but chuckle at Rayven's post...... remembering my own battle with an electric knife. I lost.... and received 3 stitches, thankful it was not working at the time! Suffice to say I own it no longer.  I thought long and hard when first I read this thread..... a good one indeed Letha, and perhaps not so hard to reply to after all. I am thankful that: I found who and what I was meant to be, after a long search. I experienced the joy of Motherhood. The last spoken words between my Dad and I were 'I love you'. I knew my parents and was part of a large family of Aunts and Uncles. I know right from wrong. I wore second hand clothes, and received second hand toys. I have friends. I know what it is to love and to be loved. I learned that I am allowed to say 'No'. I know what a Bully looks like. For the most part, I have choices I can make. I know how to say 'Sorry'. I can see, smell, touch, and hear. I know how to share. I can escape into a good book or roleplay with some very facinating people. I found this incredible thing called the 'internet'. That I am free to speak my mind, and above all can appreciate life, and make the most of it. Of course I could go on and on....... but mostly the simple things in life make me smile......and for that I am thankful also.  |
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Post by Halethala on Nov 19, 2004 0:48:25 GMT -5
(Hey Rayven, did YOU write that?!  ) Wow . . I knew there would be some truly memorable sharing, with all the great people we embrace here at WS, but how lovely to read your thoughts. Thank you, each one of you . . I’ve a few more things to add: I’m grateful for my nice big house . . I’ve had to manage in far far less. I’m thankful for my job. I honestly and sincerely believe I work with the best staff on earth, bar none! I’m grateful for my children, and while I abhor favoring any one of them above the other, each has their own charm and endearing qualities, we are absolutely in awe of our youngest, she’s just such a blessing. Proof positive that you cannot truly or fully claim credit OR blame for how they turn out. I’m incredibly thankful to have found an outlet for writing. It lay dormant in me for decades, and discovering the joy again has been such therapy . . I’m simply still in a daze of gratitude for a certain Belgian’s invitation to come visit her (and her mother’s gracious willingness to host us, and her dear friend and HER mother’s added hospitality extended to us, and the chance to meet my Viking cohort AND the amazing Willow . . as well as a very lovely English lady entertaining us so very graciously!) . . I’m not exaggerating when I say that the trip was the nicest I’ve ever embarked upon, the memories will linger to my grave. I’m also very very much humbled by my God . . the forgiveness I cannot outrun, the love I cannot outgrow. When I stray, He gathers me back into his embrace with patience and kindness . . |
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Post by Pharaoh Abishua on Nov 19, 2004 0:56:53 GMT -5
Been through alot the last year......more then anything I am thankfull for m'son being born healthy when I almost died during the pregancy.......and having a second chance at life...to see things a new so to speak and for a husband that stood by me through all the problems over the last year...no matter how grouchie and iritable I was towards him he stood there with a smile on his face and held m'hand through everything....
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Post by Halethala on Nov 23, 2004 13:16:48 GMT -5
I'm also quite thankful that I don't have to hunt down, kill and pluck my own turkey!  |
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Post by Lady Edfeil on Nov 23, 2004 17:55:44 GMT -5
I am thankful for my students who sometimes say things that make me feel like someone has lit a candle inside of me.
I'm thankful for a friendship that lasts now nearly 15 years.
I'm thankful for the gift of patience. I never was a patient child and somehow... grew into it.
I used to be quite bored. Now I can not imagine boredom anymore, since life is too precious.
I am thankful for my Faith which centers me and inspires me.
I am thankful for enough little trials along my path to (hopefully) be able to understand those whose trials are so much bigger.
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Post by Dorian Hawkmoon on Nov 26, 2004 6:57:03 GMT -5
Lest you all think that the mind behind the tortured Immmortal has turned its thought from Windstorm, I leave you all this thought...
I am grateful for life....for all that it has given me....the good as well as the bad....for somehow finding the strength and determination to face day after day....for my 2 beautiful daughters that I love without question...for a sister half a country away that still calls me brother...for friends that I see every day, and those I have not yet met....
And I am thankful for a place called Windstorm....no less a home, virtual or not...and the assortment of inhabitants who, for some reason, still wish me to call it Home...
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Post by Lady Beren on Nov 28, 2004 15:20:09 GMT -5
Hopping behind as ever *big ,warm smile* Every day, I realise I am a happy person ... for which I am very grateful . I am grateful for having a superb mum , 2 great sisters & 4 lovely nephews and still having a lovely pair of grandparents ...for this friendship of 14 years... ...for having the chance to follow my heart in my profession and play music ... ...knowing that my friends really are my friends... ...playing at Windstorm, my 'alternative' family ... ...having had the chance to grow up in a family and situation that allowed me to develop myself and find a way in life ... I could go on forever, for indeed I am a lucky lady ... life has marked me, I have known the pain off loss, but always life remained kind as well . May life turn its kind side to you all a happy (very belated) Thanksgiving |
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