I came across this great book when I was searching for some Thanksgiving books to read to my 1st graders.
I can’t even begin to explain how meaningful it was to me, so I’m just going to type the story verbatim.
Grateful
A Song of Giving Thanks
By John Bucchino
I’ve got a roof over my head. I’ve got a warm place to sleep. Some nights I lie awake counting gifts instead of counting sheep.
I’ve got a heart that can hold love. I’ve got a mind that can think.
There may be times when I lose the light and let my spirits sink…
But I can’t stay depressed when I remember how I’m blessed!
Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am. Grateful, grateful truly blessed and duly grateful.
In a city of strangers, I’ve got a family of friends. No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way, I know that they will stay until the end.
I feel a hand holding my hand. It’s not a hand you can see. But on the road to the promised land, this hand will shepherd me. Through delight and despair, holding tight and always there.
Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am. Grateful, grateful truly blessed and duly grateful.
It’s not that I won’t want a lot, or hope for more or dream of more. But giving thanks for what I’ve got makes me so much happier than keeping score.
In a world that can bring pain, I will still take each chance. . . for I believe that whatever the terrain our feet can learn to dance.
Whatever stone life may sling, we can moan…
Or we can sing!
Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am. Grateful, grateful truly blessed and duly grateful.
Truly blessed.
And duly grateful.
Amen.
Happy (early) Thanksgiving!
Enjoy the sunshine. :-)
