Giving thanks at Thanksgiving

[TOM4CWB]

Thanks Lord, for the sunshine and rain, the Harvest and plentiful grain;
Thanks for Family and friends, for your healing love that mends;
Thanks for Canada and our MP's, our Blessings and caring from sea to sea;
Thanks For our Provinces and MLA's, their concern that defends our integrity;

Thanks For our Freedom to fight for Justice and heavenly gain;
Thanks For our passion for life and future generations to send,
Thanks For our democracy, for the wisdom and heritage to be;
Thankful and Charitable to those less fortunate with healthy food and mercy.

May everyone have a Wonderful ThanksGiving!!!

[grassfarmer]

Thanks for the awesome 30-50cm of snow in our forecast.

[farmaholic]

Lots to be greatful for in life Tom but I'm having trouble feeling it this year.

Helping a small hobbyfarmer neighbour who had a severe stroke....puts life and what's important into perspective. I visited an aunt in final stages of cancer yesterday morning....amazing attitude but she says she is ready to go, yet never bemoaned her fate or suffering. Accepting and gracious.

Whether this crop all comes off or not I have my health and a veneer of serenity even though it's stressful.....

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

[farmaholic]

I am still hopeful!

[SASKFARMER]

Canadian one we never celebrate its always the USA one. Sorry, Canada it's just too early.

[farmaholic]

Thanksgiving is everyday......an attitude of gratitude.

[dluther]

I use this prayer every day and it makes the day go better. HAPPY THANKS GIVING TO ALL

[tweety]

There is no God. Wake up already.

Thank the ones that actually do the work.

[rumrocks]

There is no God. Wake up already.

Thank the ones that actually do the work.

Time will tell, I can't see behind the curtain yet.

[jamesb]

Thanks Tom
With the amount of crop in the field, it is easy to have a huge amount of stress and anxiety. That being said we can be thankful that most of us are not worried about putting food on the table or a roof over our head. All of us know we have had weather like this before and we will see it again. It is very easy to feel sorry for ourselves and second guess our decisions in a year like this. I had the opportunity to go to India a number of years ago. It was an education to see how many people in the world are living in a condition of poverty with absolutely no opportunity to extract themselves from this level of existence. In these tough wet days in western Canada that we are struggling through I find I have to remember what I saw over there and realize we actually are the one percenters in the world. I see it irritates some to see people of faith express it but I will add that having faith gets me through these dark times and I am a better person for it. Happy thanksgiving everyone