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“A Grateful Ode and Joyous Thank You to Thanksgiving”
When all is said and done,
my thanks do not extend far enough—
too many blessings to count,
and when I do try counting them
and say thank you in so many ways,
I can never get to the end
of blessings before another one
sprouts before my eyes.
No matter where I travel
or what I see or even experience,
blessings emerge from every view,
every situation, every opportunity
even from every pore of my being.
Most are not large or extraordinary
like Moses’ parting of the Red Sea,
or the Brother of Jared’s seeing God’s finger
touching the stones or even the magnificence
and the wondrous nature of the Creation!
I just believe and stand in awe of it all.
My blessings flow in smaller doses
that draw my attention and focus,
give me pause each day
as I contemplate their significance.
Take for instance, that dance in Rexburg
when I met Joanne, now my eternal companion.
That blessing of being with her
keeps joyously happening—
every day, every day, every single day
for which I am so grateful.
How about two miracle babies,
our sweet Anna Rose and Hailey?
We prayed for years for them
to join our family, waited patiently
and then they came in miraculous ways
and have blessed our lives ever since.
And all those brothers and sisters,
one now hanging out in Heaven, waiting
for us to come to throw snowballs;
build snow forts; reminisce about camping,
fishing, eating candy corns, watching
Bonanza, working in the garden
and growing up in Menan, population 596?
What about the great jobs,
in different places, different colleges,
in different places, different colleges,
mixed with teaching and helping others
and being a part of so many
wonderful communities?
Or our Church missions to the Caribbean
and Riverside, California, and the blessings
of being with 500+ of the greatest young men
and women on the planet earth?
Who can forget about the incredible
and marvelous blessings of grandchildren,
four of them—smart and intelligent,
beautiful and handsome, great thinkers
and students, just like their parents?
And the many travels to the Caribbean Islands,
China, Korea, Viet Nam, Rusia, Chile, Mexico,
Canada, Hawaii, so many states, and more—
witnessing God’s majesty and creations
everywhere we go. We are humbled
and eternally thankful for our lives,
for what we have seen, experienced,
and felt along the way?
We are thankful for all these memories
and so many more that lie on the surface
and deep within our hearts and those
yet to come into our lives.
Instead of one day of Thanksgiving
each year, we give grateful, heartfelt thanks
for each day we live and breathe and grow
and become better than we could
ever have been without of these
marvelous experiences seeping
and flowing into our lives—
for that is why we are here.
and being a part of so many
wonderful communities?
Or our Church missions to the Caribbean
and Riverside, California, and the blessings
of being with 500+ of the greatest young men
and women on the planet earth?
Who can forget about the incredible
and marvelous blessings of grandchildren,
four of them—smart and intelligent,
beautiful and handsome, great thinkers
and students, just like their parents?
And the many travels to the Caribbean Islands,
China, Korea, Viet Nam, Rusia, Chile, Mexico,
Canada, Hawaii, so many states, and more—
witnessing God’s majesty and creations
everywhere we go. We are humbled
and eternally thankful for our lives,
for what we have seen, experienced,
and felt along the way?
We are thankful for all these memories
and so many more that lie on the surface
and deep within our hearts and those
yet to come into our lives.
Instead of one day of Thanksgiving
each year, we give grateful, heartfelt thanks
for each day we live and breathe and grow
and become better than we could
ever have been without of these
marvelous experiences seeping
and flowing into our lives—
for that is why we are here.
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