Because we must give thanks from the heart, thanksgiving is a personal act. Yet I rarely speak about myself. So, I am not good at giving a personal example. Others are more comfortable speaking about themselves. Therefore, for a personal example of thanksgiving I suggest Julie’s post.
As seen on a rural church sign:
It’s not happy people who are thankful…
It’s thankful people who are happy
(painting by Henry A. Bacon 1877 of Mary Chilton stepping onto “Plymouth Rock” /
Mary Chilton is my long ago relative)
Back in the early 1950s my grandmother, my dad’s mother, did extensive genealogy work.
She had her reasons and I confess that I am so grateful she did
It is because of her exhausting work that both my family, my cousins and I,
have a valuable gift of our lineage.
Lineage, that being the line from whence we come.
Even the Bible offers us the extensive lineage of Jesus—
We are also all a part of that same extensive lineage, yet that story is for another day.
Today’s tale is about a single family’s lineage and the gratitude for that lineage.
Now if you’ve read my posts regarding my…
View original post 940 more words
Citizen Tom 
Recent Comments