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Thanksgiving
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Ruth Graham
A Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and those gathered around your table. I love this holiday – so far they haven’t really found a way to over-commercialize it. It is simply family and friends getting together to share big bird, time-loved dishes from grandmother, football, conversation sprinkled with arguments all hemmed with nostalgia. “They”…
The Blessings that Remain
By
Ruth Graham
I may have posted this last year…it’s worth repeating. There are loved ones that are missing From the fireside and the feast; There are faces that have vanished There are voices that have ceased; And we know they passed forever From our mortal grief and pain – And we thank Thee, Heavenly Father, For…
Being Thankful
By
Ruth Graham
I got this some years ago. It is by an unknown author. It’s all a matter of perspective. Being thankful for: The mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. The taxes I pay because it means that I am employed. The clothes that fit a little…
Thanksgiving in reverse
By
Ruth Graham
When I sit down to make my Thanksgiving list what do I put down? ‘Friends’ and ‘family’ (most of them!) are at the top of my list. Then perhaps ‘health’, ‘freedom’… Do I ever express thanks for ‘bad health’, ‘gloomy days’, ‘stress’, ‘conflict’? They wouldn’t be near the top of the list, if they were…
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