Freedom and thanks for country and friends
A reader reflects on freedom gratitude for life in the United States, noting appreciation for job and health and especially friends who keep life from becoming lonely. The message expresses heartfelt thanks and personal perspective on national liberty.
Yes I Have Plenty To Be Thankful For Poem
A reflective verse expresses gratitude for basic provisions and spiritual faith. The speaker recalls finding faith in 1983, crediting the Lord for strength during despair and promising continued reliance on divine care and love.
Thanksgiving Day Prayer of Gratitude
A Thanksgiving message thanking readers for the blessings of food clothing and shelter and noting that all goodness comes from Him as people offer prayers of gratitude.
A Thanksgiving Prayer Reflects Gratitude and Faith
A prayerful homage on bended knee gives thanks for family friends and a year of blessings. It recalls gathering loved ones sharing turkey dressing and pie while noting trials provided wisdom and strength and asking for dawns and sunsets to remind faith remains.
Squaw Creek Students Share Thanks in Sixth Grade Submissions
Sixth grade students at Squaw Creek Elementary School express gratitude for family and friends, education, food, shelter, work, and the freedoms of living in this country. Individual entries by Alina Oliver Jody Marsden and Melissa Zimmerman highlight daily blessings and seasonal joy.
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Squaw Creek Elementary
Jody Marsden
Our Way of Life Gratitude Note Card
A reader reflects on life in a free country and state with changing seasons. They thank God for a good husband, children, grandchildren, health, active church involvement, social life, and loving relatives and friends.
Cedar Rapids Thanksgiving Blessing Pages 1983
An itinerant United Methodist minister reflects on 41 years of ministry and lists retirement home wishes including a suitable residence, access for grandchildren, cultural events like the symphony, scenic surroundings, and friendly people. The author declares arriving in Cedar Rapids a right decision and calls Thanksgiving 1983 a blessing.
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United Methodist
Illinois
Five Senses Gratitude for Family and World
The passage reflects gratitude for the five senses. It notes touch connects to parental and familial care, smell to kitchen aromas and flowers, sight to colors and patterns, hearing to melody and harmony, and taste to variety and flavor.
Arrow of Light Honor For Cub Scouts Of Pack 39
Five scouts Greg Greene Brian Holmes Ricky McGuire Mike Jenkins and Mike Clinigan receive Arrow of Light awards the highest Cub Scout rank. Additional honors go to a long list of Pack 39 members while the Kenwood School sponsored Pack 39 participates in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrow of Light
Greg Greene
Brian Holmes
Ricky McGuire
Mike Jenkins
Mike Clinigan
Mike Prohaska
Jon Martens
Brian Lydon
Andy Detert
Todd Bell
Derek LeBrasseur
Caine Fitzgerald
Tony Topping
Jon Blair
Keith Schmoll
Dustin Turkington
Greene
Clinigan
Jenkins
McGuire
Holmes
Jarrod Hess
Jamie Fenog
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Him
Jerry Kriz
Roberta Cady
Liz Weiland
Squaw Creek
Alina Oliver
Melissa Zimmerman
East
Cedar Rapids
Bob Zimmerman
FORD
Ave. E
40Th St
God
Cub Scouts
Norman Sterzenbach
Pack 39
Kenwood School
Center Point Rd