TUESDAY GRATEFUL POST

Good Tuesday Everyone,

The holiday is coming up quickly now.    2 more days till Thanksgiving Day.    As this holiday quickly approaches please remember that this time of the year is not always joyful for everyone.    Their are LOTS of hurting people around the holiday season who this time of year is very painful for them.    So PLEASE try to be kind to everyone at this time.    Today I am grateful for everything and everyone in my life.   I have a son who from now till Christmas every year is in pain due to 6 yrs ago a friend of his commited suicide and then he had another 3 yrs ago overdose on drugs.    I have already seen lots of people withdrawing from Facebook and other websites due to hurting in their hearts and their lives.   The Thanksgiving/ Christmas holidays are MY favorites and it hurts me so much to see my son and many others hurting this time of year.    I am grateful today to be able to see this in these dear sweet people and reach out and be there for them at this painful time in their lives.   Grateful to God that I personally don't feel that way at this time of the year that we should grateful for everyone and everything in our lives but instead we want to withdrawl from society and from family.   Please if you believe in prayer....say a prayer for these people and try to reach out and be a friend to them when you see that they are hurting.    Sorry for this but I feel that this is something that needed to be said today and we ALL should be grateful if we haven't experienced it.    PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today and have a blessed day !!!

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian 

I am grateful for my family and friends who care for me.  I am also mindful of those who have heavy hearts this time of year, as well as during the other holidays.  I believe in the power of prayer and the serenity it can give to the one who prays, as well as the receiver.  Simple gestures such as a long overdue telephone call to a friend, neighbor or loved one or an unexpected greeting card (via email or postal) with an envelope of fruit tea or cocoa enclosed, can make a difference.  Whenever I make homemade soup, Jim and I see to it that a quart goes to a dear, elderly friend who is still active but, lives alone.  What we get in return through her stories is priceless!  God's Blessings this Thanksgiving, to each and every one who is in pain, lives with a heavy heart, going through challenges and struggles and those so blessed with good health and happiness.  We are all in this together.

Johnna B.