Give Thanks This Day

Saying Grace- Norman Rockwell -  1951

 Hold fast to the blessings which God has provided for you.

Yours is not the task to gain them, they are here;

yours is the part of cherishing them.

-J. Reuben Clark

May we all look inward and recognize the great blessings we have in our lives, both great and small. I have so much to be thankful for this year. I will spend part of this day and every day being grateful for all that I have. I have a wonderful family, great friends, a roof over my head and the chance to use my artistic talents every day. Truly the Lord has blessed me. May he bless and be with you all also. Happy Thanksgiving!

A Day of Thanks

We all enjoy a little turkey, pie and football and I am looking forward to that today as well, but this year has been different. The last few months have had their ups and downs but through it all, I have found so many reasons to be thankful. I am thankful for a great family and a loving spouse whom I admire and adore. I am grateful for all the countless acts  of kindness and support from friends and family who have brought in meals, to kind notes in the mail to the army of friends and neighbors who helped me get to all those yard work  and maintenance tasks that have been on the back burner since breast cancer threw us for a loop in July. I am grateful for modern medicine and for the healing powers of heaven. I wish you all a day filled with gratitude for the bounteous blessing we all enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving

J.C Leyendecker- 1922

I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you will all take a moment today to contemplate all of Heaven's blessings. Today I am grateful that I have great family, enough work, health, and I am also thankful that I get to create artwork every day. I can't think of a better job. A big thank you to everyone who spends a few moments out of their day to peek at this blog and share thoughts and comments. I appreciate it. May the Lord bless you all today and throughout this wonderful Holiday season. We all have much to be grateful for!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gratitude- Acrylic, 11" x 14"

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
-William Arthur Ward


Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
-Aldous Huxley


We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  
-Thornton Wilder


Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.  
-Seneca


O Lord that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
-William Shakespeare 


We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.
-Thomas S. Monson


Take time this weekend to be grateful for all of your blessings and the people in your life and remember those who helped shape who you are! You'll see what what you have far outweighs what you have not.


Have a Happy Thanksgiving!