Give thanks

Give thanks,

For the sliver of the moon and the Big Dipper out your bedroom window .

For walking in the wind and hearing the poplars rattle their leaves.

For the one who mothered you

and the ones who mother you still and bring tea to the table beside your chair.

Give thanks,

for the leaves falling on a Sunday 

for the sweater you pull on to warm your shoulders

for red sky in the morning behind the spruce

for opinions and stories that give you a new perspective

for conversations that connect you .

Give thanks,

for shoes that fit and a bed to rest upon

for children who teach us

for spirits that sing

and hearts that soar.

Give thanks for joy.

Give thanks for poetry and novels and books of all kinds.

Give thanks for the one who bakes the turkey and prepares the house.

Give thanks for home and the land it sits upon .

Give thanks for those who share it,

and for those who speak the truth even when it might be hard to hear.

Give thanks for love.

Give thanks for soulfulness.

Give thanks for the rhythms of life,

The music of the heart,

the strength of those who came for us 

and the spirit of of those who follow.

Give thanks.