Thanksgiving, Charity and Gratitude

Dianne's medical adventures helped to provide some new outlooks on life and giving. We often hear (and say ourselves) when someone has needs, "if you need something give me a call". We then never follow up and the one that needs never calls.

As a preface to this discussion I must state that we are not in need. But that does not seem to matter. In a little over a week we have been the recipients of three batches of soup, a pan of lasagna, cookies and two loaves of bread. In addition, her daughter, Wendy came for the Thanksgiving weekend and cooked a turkey with all the fixins. We haven't eaten this well in years.

Besides the food, our friends have supplied us with crutches, a walker, a wheel chair and have done our housework. I'm almost ready to put my feet up myself.

Out of this we have a new appreciation for someones needs, even if they are not expressed. We also have a new appreciation of gratitude. Without this "misfortune"we might not have been able to experience these blessings.

Thank you to all.

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