The Day for THANKS

I'm thinking that saying "Happy Thanksgiving!" isn't quite enough....it numbs us, somehow, this familiar and happy greeting, to the THANKS part and to whom we owe our debt of thanks. It's a lovely sentiment, Happy Thanksgiving, but it's come to mean turkey and stuffing and green bean casserole and two days off that week. Let's all stop and think of all that "Happy Thanksgiving" really means. I say to you all today "Have a wonderful DAY OF THANKS...and thank everyone you know for their love and kindnesses and thank our Creator for all HE's done"
Well, I guess that would be a mouthful to say to everyone...especially when we have our mouths full of great food! I hope you all have grateful hearts today, and delicious food, and that we ALL remember our blessings.......even as we miss, SO MUCH, those who aren't here with us today, maybe for the first time in many years. Please remember Mr Z as you remember your loved ones, too. I'd appreciate that.

Here's something I was sent last week and I wanted to share it with you:
I am thankful.....
-for the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight...because she's home with me and not out with someone else.
-for the husband who's on the sofa being a couch potato, because he's home with me and not out at the bars.
-for the teen who's complaining about doing dishes because it means she's at home and not on the streets
-for the taxes I pay because it means I'm employed
-for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends
-for the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat
-for my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine
-for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home
-for all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech
-for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and have been blessed with transportation
-for my huge heating bill because it means I am warm
-For the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can hear
-for the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear
-for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard
-for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I'm alive
and I am thankful for the crazy people I work with because they make work interesting and fun!
and, finally, for too much email and so many comments at my blog because it means I have friends who're thinking of me

Have a thankful day. Z