Thankfulness

Today is the day before Thanksgiving. I will spend most of my day in the kitchen preparing for our family Thanksgiving feast. Making bread dough for the cloverleaf rolls. Preparing the pie crusts for all my pies. Making the Nut bread and my cream chese fruit tarts. Cutting up the celery and onions to put into the stuffing for the turkey. Making cranberry sauce, etc. and so forth.
During this time, I think of all the things I am thankful for this year and all the good things that God has blessed me with.
I am thankful for my faith and I pray for those who have lost theirs.
I am Thankful for the closeness of our family and I pray for those families that are separated by anger, death, or distance.
I am thankful for the roof over my head and I pray for those who are homeless.
I am thankful that my husband and I are both employed and I pray for all those who have lost their jobs this year.
I am thankful that my children and my grandchildren are in good health and I pray for all the children in the world who suffer with illness and disease.
I am thankful for good friends and I pray for those who feel alone with no one to turn to in times of trouble.
I am thankful for this bountiful Thanksgiving feast that I am preparing today and I pray for those less fortunate souls around the world who suffer from famine.
I am thankful to be alive and I pray for all the poor souls who have passed before me, that they find peace with God in Heaven.
Yes, as I prepare my family's Thanksgiving feast, I realise that I am truely blessed and I thank God for everything he has bestowed upon me.

Happy Thanksgiving to All.