Good evening, my friends.

This week, many of us will be traveling to visit with loved ones to celebrate the Thanksgiving Weekend. Others will anxiously await the arrival of friends as they gather in their homes.

Unfortunately there are many others who will be by themselves. Let’s remember them. Stop by and visit them -- or pick up the phone and let them know that they matter.

Others are serving in the armed services --many of them in faraway lands -- so that that we (that’s you and me) can enjoy the freedom that allows us to travel the world -- and worship whatever religion or beliefs we hold. Let’s say a prayer for them that they’ll be safe and return to their families and loved ones.

We have so very much to be thankful for -- and yet in the hurry and fevered pitch of our lives, we often forget......

No matter how you look at it -- we have the best collective standard of living the world has ever known. We have abundance that is the envy of the world. (don’t believe me? go into your local grocery store and just look around....)
.........as I mentioned above, we have the freedom to practice whatever religion or beliefs that we hold ......without the threat of disappearing into the night, never to be seen again. (ever notice that people are trying to come to our country -- yet few -- if any -- break the law to enter countries that abuse and control their citizens.....)

Yes -- we have so much for which to be thankful.....the list would overwhelm this thread......so let‘s just say “let’s not forget.”

As you sit for dinner on Thursday, please take the time to really think about your life. Perhaps it’s time to let go of pettiness. Perhaps it’s time to let those around you know how much they mean to you. Perhaps this is the time to let them know.........

As you travel this weekend -- please -- take it easy. If you’re tired while driving, pull over and rest for a moment. Get a cup of coffee or a beverage (NON-ALCOHOLIC, please....) -- walk around -- and then continue on your journey. The Thanksgiving Weekend is the heaviest traveled weekend in the United States.............

Watch out for the other guy.....always make sure you have an ‘escape route’ as you drive.

Naturally, you know I’m gonna harp on the importance of safety belts.......put them on -- always -- all the time -- no excuses.

As for me? My list of things to be thankful for is endless......but let me say this:

----I’m thankful that I have you as my friend -- and you mean the world to me.

God Bless and have a great Holiday weekend............

 

Thank you. I wish the same to you and your's.

 

happy thanksgiving friend

 

Well said. It's so easy to get wrapped into one's life day-to-day, we start to take things for granted until it's too late. A simple and humble thanks goes a long way.

 

Be safe, have a great time w/friends and family, and God bless America.

 

Great message!

Be thankful for all of God's blessings.

 

oorraahh!! Its good to see people remeber their brothers and sisters in the armed forces! I have to stand duty tommorow so my wife went with my son all the way to mass. so im gonna miss his first thanksgiving. Its nice to know ur not forgotten! Happy Thanksgiving LS1Tech!!!!!

 

Of course, standing duty in the barracks is alot better than standing duty in the sand box, like many will be doing tommorow, so i guess i still have alot to be thankful for!

 

SEMPER FI