Thanksgiving Day 2010

        Thanksgiving is celebrated throughout America as a time for turkey, family gatherings and in a more recent evolution, shopping.And with all the perceived commercialism that has taken over many American holidays, most people can tell you what they're thankful for in this season and kids are no different.
        At St. Mary of the Angels school recently, first and second graders in the afterschool club spent some time discussing this week's holiday, most with ideas about food, family and thankfulness, but not much idea why there's a celebration Thursday.
        Here are some wonderful Thanksgiving quotes that show you how to count your blessings. How often do we remember to express our gratitude to our friends, family, and God? If you wish to express your deepest gratitude, these thanksgiving quotes will be helpful.

"He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart."

-J.A. Shedd

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! -Henry Ward Beecher

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. -Estonian Proverb 

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. 
-Cynthia Ozick 

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop Fables