The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Thanksgiving Day ~ 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Thanksgiving Day ~ 2011

This year I am so very thankful for my blessings. As I reflect on them, I realize they are abundant: My family * friends * health * and home * That I will spend Thanksgiving Day with my son and his wife * That my Blog returned to the internet and with no loss of information * my new computer * my cold is gone * the colors, textures, and smells of Fall * that God has allowed my sweet Mother to remain with us for 94 years and counting * I am thankful for the friendships I've developed through Blogging * I'm thankful for my talents and my interests. These are just a few things I am thankful for ~ there are so many. But, this year, the one thing I am truly thankful for is that I was blessed with the most wonderful brother. I will always miss him, but now I can reflect on our years together and what a special relationship we shared, without being overcome with sadness. I know how much he loved me and I remember how we were there for each other through the good and the bad. Nothing can take those memories away. I feel he is still looking out for me and I am thankful for that.

When I was young, Thanksgiving Day pretty much meant a day off work and a big feast of turkey with all the trimmings. As the years have passed, I have come to know the true meaning. I must say it is a joyful feeling to take time to reflect on all the good things in my life.

I wish all of you ~ friends and family ~ a BEAUTIFUL THANKSGIVING DAY!!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...: Happy Thanksgiving to you too!!
We are both truly Blessed!!
Marilyn; November 22, 2011 at 5:57 PM
OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: Thanksgiving blessings to you as well friend. Hugs were delivered as you requested to the grands. Oma Linda; November 22, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Caterina Giglio said...: oh you are back ... lovely!! xo; November 23, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful sentiments Audrey, could not have said it all in a nicer fashion. Happy Thanksgiving. xox corrine; November 23, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Jan said...: I am thankful for you, and all my blogging friends. Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday.; November 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM
illustration poetry said...: and your blog is back????
YEAYYYYYY!!!!!; November 24, 2011 at 11:30 AM
illustration poetry said...: glad you came to my blog, thank youuuu FF, you know i disappear sometimes :D; November 24, 2011 at 11:33 AM
illustration poetry said...: Happy Thanksgiving! ♥; November 24, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Unknown said...: Hello Audrey!!!! I am wishing you and yours a most wonderful Thanksgiving filled with love and gratitude....

Hugs
Diana; November 25, 2011 at 10:03 PM

For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

I AM A "SEARCHER"

"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves."

~ James Kavanaugh

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