It’s that time of year again when television and print ads feature the big fat golden bird, cornucopias spilling nature’s bounty, and happy families gathered around the table; all urging us to give thanks for our blessings.  Unfortunately for too many people in this country, there will be no bird at all, no money for the cornucopia of goodness, and no happy family to cheer them.  They might be the elderly (of which I guess I might be considered) for whom 1 in 10 in America do not know from where their next meal is coming; they might be the young family of one or two of the vast numbers currently under- or unemployed; they might be the chronically ill; they might be one of the many living in shelters or without any home at all.

Although Thanksgiving is the one holiday without any religious obligation, I hope that each person visiting my site will take a moment of quiet time to give thanks for the blessings they might have, for the bounty and freedoms of our country, and, when possible, share some goodness with others – those they know and those they know need a helping hand.  Giving thanks and Thanksgiving go hand in hand.