Because I think that focusing for a month on things for
which I am thankful helps me go into the frenzied Christmas season in a better
frame of mind and keeps me grounded, I thought I would share all of my November
Facebook statuses here. I made them
rhyme (although not always well!) because I can and it gave me a little mental challenge every day. Thanks for visiting my thoughts. Enjoy!
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This year I'm doing 30 days of thankfulness so for
November first I'm thankful I've been given a gift for writing verse.
On thankful day number two I am giving thanks for you, if
you're reading this, you see, we are friends, you and me💕
On thankful day number three I give thanks for all I see
from loved ones faces to cloudy skies I'm so thankful I have eyes.
On thankful day number four before I dash out the door I
am thankful I have work and friends to toil with is a perk.
On thankful day number five I'm grateful I am still
alive.
On this sixth day of November I am thankful I remember who
I am and where I've been so I don't make some mistakes again.
On thankful day number seven I give thanks for those in
Heaven who while on Earth were dearly loved and now reside with God above.
On this day, November eight, I'm thankful for food on my
plate.
November ninth I give thanks for trees for all they do
for us, they clean the air of pollutants from car and truck and bus, they house
the birds and squirrels and bats, they beautify our habitat, and in the autumn
proudly wear flaming red and orange hair.
On day ten of thankfulness, I'm grateful because I am
blessed to have in life my brothers three who were there to grow up with me.
On the eleventh day of thanks I think of
those who drove the tanks, or went on foot, boat, truck or plane to keep us
free from terror's reign, our veterans today remember they are the heroes, our
defenders.
It is day twelve of thankfulness and with
wintry weather it's a test, but weather cannot get my goat, I'm thankful for my
nice warm coat!
Thirteenth day for giving thanks dawned
sunny and so cold that I am grateful on this day I've warm blankets to unfold.
On day fourteen of giving thanks I'm
thankful for the tea I drank, it started my day off just right, I'll have
another cup tonight.
This day I'm thankful for my girls, one who
sits while the other twirls, they are different from each other, I am honored
to be their mother, it's day fifteen, we're halfway done, soon November will be
gone.
On thankfulness day sixteen I'm grateful
for the man who very many years ago bravely took my hand, he's not let go
through anything that has come our way, with a heart full of love I give thanks
for him today.
I'm thankful today for leftovers, I use
them in so many ways, today I made soup, so yummy to scoop, on this rainy
November seventeen.
I'm thankful for my paring knife, I find it
is a great device, it peels an apple, slices cheese, cuts mostly whatever I
please, so that is it for day eighteen, I hope your day is peachy keen.
Today
I have much gratitude for the freedom to choose my attitude, on this nineteenth
day of November I'm thankful I don't often surrender to the negativity all
around, with optimism I am usually found.
Day
twenty I'm thankful for my couch since lounging on the floor makes me say ouch!
On
this twenty-first day of giving thanks, I'm grateful for memories of harmless
pranks we played on a teacher when we were in school, we had so much fun, we
thought we were cool, the teacher in question didn't get mad so we weren't in
trouble and boy were we glad!
On
November twenty second I'm thankful for my dinner, 'cause Friday night
mac'n'cheese couldn't get much better!
November
twenty third is here and thanks I am giving for time to take a little nap and
for this life I'm living.
I
give thanks today for volunteers who give their time throughout the year, they
sing in church, they man the shelters, bring peace and comfort to helter
skelter, they put out fires and build houses, give of themselves in hero doses,
on November twenty four I give thanks to those who give much more.
On
this twenty-fifth day of thanks I am grateful for everyday moments, the small
celebrations, laughter and tears that our little family collects through the
years, they cannot be purchased nor taken away, and for that I am thankful on
this November day.
On
this day I give thanks for the girls who I see every day who make time at work
seem a lot more like play, on November twenty six I give thanks to each one,
for giving me laughs and making things fun.
On
November 27 thanks give I for the ability to make pie, also cake and fresh
whipped cream which will top the yummiest desserts I've ever seen!
I'm
thankful for memories of Thanksgivings gone by, and for the white snow that
today meets my eye, a peaceful morning to count the year's blessings, November
twenty eight we think of those missing.
On
November twenty nine I'm thankful that I have some time to rest, relax, read
and play; the chores can wait just one more day.
The
final day of a thankful month, I can't believe how fast it passed, I'm grateful
now that I can choose to make my grateful attitude last, when thankfulness is
how you live you'll find you have much more to give, and that's my little ditty
for November thirty.
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Now,
bring on December!
