Today is the beginning of Leah's Thanksgiving Challenge.
When thinking about my journey through life, especially in November, my thoughts are influenced by the fact that I was born two days after Thanksgiving Day on the 27th of November in 1937, a Saturday. Thanksgiving Day was on the 25th that year. Every seven years my birthday is on Thanksgiving day.
OOps forgot to mention, our 1st child, a son, was born in 1961 on the 26th of November.
One day before I was 24 years old.
We can hardly believe he will be 50 this year.
I am so thankful for the family that I was born into and the faith and values that I was raised with.
Born into two families as the very first grandchild I know how spoiled I was.
But I was not pampered. The values of faith and integrity were always foremost in all my families dealings and daily modeling to me.
"Faith is the art of holding onto things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods."
C.S. Lewis
Go here to share your gratitude.
OOps forgot to mention, our 1st child, a son, was born in 1961 on the 26th of November.
One day before I was 24 years old.
We can hardly believe he will be 50 this year.
I am so thankful for the family that I was born into and the faith and values that I was raised with.
But I was not pampered. The values of faith and integrity were always foremost in all my families dealings and daily modeling to me.
"Faith is the art of holding onto things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods."
C.S. Lewis
Go here to share your gratitude.
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8 comments:
What a unique position you hold in your family. (My daughter also.) I can't imagine your being spoiled by anything so lovely. Did you love sharing your birthday with Thanksgiving festivities every seven years?
Hi Peggy,
A wonderful way to begin your Thankful Challenge, I too am thankful for how I was reared, with faith and integrity too. How wonderful that you were born in the month known for so much 'THANKFULNESS".
Thank you for coming by and for taking the time to say hi.
Sue
My Mom was born one day after you, and I also have a late November birthday 30 years after you both. Such a fun season in which to have a birthday! Lots of celebrating going on!
Thanks for signing up to join me during this monthly challenge. I pray it's an eye-opener to each sweet participant. We all have so much to be thankful for - we just need to have our eyes opened to it all.
Bless you this month, Peggy!
- Leah
some thing to be very thankful for, being born into a family of faith. Thanks for sharing!
A great thing to be thankful for...being born into a family of faith! Looking forward to hearing more thankfuls this month!
Love that CS Lewis quote you've shared, Peggy!
My daughter and I both have November birthdays. Good things definitely come in November. Thank you for your post.
I am stopping by to say hi and read your list, and like it very much.
Sue
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