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Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Thank You Book by Danna Smith

The Thank You Book

By Danna Smith

Illustrated by Juliana Perdomo

Little Simon, 2022

This adorable board book is just perfect for Thanksgiving AND any other day of the year when we want to express thanks to someone we meet. As you can tell by the cover, this is not a Thanksgiving book, yet I can see how fun it would be to share it with little readers to give them ideas of how to tell (and show) others thank you. As far as the rest of the year, The Thank You Book is just right.

Colorful illustrations and simple text come together in a delightful package. The rhymes roll easily off the tongue, making it fun to read aloud. From the back cover:

Thanking is easy. Thanking is fun. Can you find a way to thank someone? This lovely book shows us all the ways we can be thankful!

I love how we read about not only ways to say thank you with words, but ways to say (and show) thanks in other ways.

So to you, my readers, thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate you!!

Sunday Thanksgiving

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More (A Letter for 2025)

Dear Lord,

Thank You in advance for the many blessings You bestow and will shower down upon me and my family this year. Bring each blessing to mind so I can notice and give thanks.

Help me, Lord, to

move more

think more

laugh more

learn more

care more

dream more

create more

write more

thank more

reach out more

encourage more

forgive more

LOVE more.

Let this be a year when WE grow closer as I lean into You.

Amen.


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Thanksgiving Thoughts

Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday Thoughts of Thanksgiving

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Sunday Thoughts of Thanksgiving

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A Monoku for Veterans

for your sacrifice we pause, remember, and give thanks

monoku for veterans

by Angie Quantrell

Thank you, all veterans.

What is a monoku? Read more from Danna Smith here.

Photo: Our veteran son and his family.

Sunday Thoughts of Thanksgiving

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Sunday Joy

Photo by Angie Quantrell

Assisi, Italy