Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Once a year we gather together to eat and share in the bounty of the harvest and the beauty of the season. That?s Thanksgiving. The tradition of giving thanks for blessings we?ve prayed about all year. For now is the time for Thanksgiving.We?re all grateful for the Village, it?s comfortable apartments and the service helpers provide, but each of us has a special blessing we are thankful for.Among the staff:Grace has two nephews in Iraq and so far, they are safe. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Bernice is thankful for the support of family and friends following the sudden death of her husband just a few months ago. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Stan is thankful for his 3-year-old grandson who, together, are looking forward to a new brother or sister. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Ed is grateful for the long stretch of nice weather we?ve been having allowing him to put up outside lights without freezing his hands. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Rose is thankful no member of her family is in the service and peace will come soon. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Jim is thankful that after having a heart attack seven years ago he had a stress test and learned all is well. He is also especially thankful to help the Village people shop. It?s a service he enjoys. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Jason is thankful he can be a part of the F.C.A. and have the opportunity to secure a good education at H-BC. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Mary is thankful for running water. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Deb is thankful she has a good job and one she enjoys. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Among the Village people:Earl is thankful his daughter is safe from the California fires. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Shorty is the last member of his family and he?s thankful for the family he?s made at the Tuff Village. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Alice is thankful she has good grandchildren, are successful, who have a good job, are respectable individuals and show respect for others. For now is the time for Thanksgiving.Alta thinks she should have a list for she has many things to be thankful for. She wishes she could walk but is thankful she and Dave can be together. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Vic is thankful for a good wife, for being married to the same woman for 61 years and Fran said comparatively good health. For now is the time for Thanksgiving.Palma is thankful to have lived a good Scandinavian community. People came from miles around, for she lived at the Klondike. Grains and wheat were brought from miles around to be made into flour. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Caroline has always been thankful that she could sew when she found she needed to make money to care for her family. She was glad she could quilt. She made more than 300 quilts. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Martha is thankful to be living in the present for she?s also lived in the past and she compares. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Signe is thankful that she can continue to remember the names of her family of 54 members, and know what they do as well. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Marcella is thankful war has not been fought on our side of the ocean. For now is the time for Thanksgiving.Ione?s thankful for her neighbor, Arnold T. who looks out for her by pushing her wherever she wishes to go at the Village and Gary at dialysis who always looks out for her. Now is the time for Thanksgiving.Bud is thankful for the years he?s been on the council in running the business of the town.Donna was the beautician and she is thankful for her faith.Opal Swanson comes for dinner on Friday and she?s thankful for her memories. Of working on the farm and as she gathered eggs or milked cows her children sat on the wall and watched her. Now is the time of Thanksgiving.Sarah is thankful for the friendship she?s developed with ladies at her table enjoying their daily visits.Ruby is thankful to be living here now that her husband died this year and she is not alone.Today aunts, uncles, grandparents and others gather together to enjoy the food and give thanks. A good football game or Macy?s parade doesn?t hurt the tradition. The holiday continues.Now is the time for Thanksgiving.I?ll keep you posted.
