Happy Thanksgiving to all our authors and readers

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know that this year has been trying for many Americans; for some it’s been a real struggle for survival.  And while hopefully not as dire as the circumstances faced by the Pilgrims, for whom the first Thanksgiving was a temporary deliverance of sorts, we too should be as grateful.  So tomorrow when, hopefully, we are all spending time with beloved family and cherished friends, sharing whatever our feast of choice may be, take a moment to pause and remember to be be thankful.

Give thanks for all you do have; your family, your friends, your health, your wits, and all the other graces, both material and otherwise, that you’ve been blessed with.  Count your blessings, and always strive to be a blessing to others, just as others who touch your life are a blessing to you; both tomorrow and for all your days to come.

I won’t be around much for the next few days; my lovely wife, mother-in-law, and I are visiting with my parents on Maryland’s eastern shore.  But I couldn’t just disappear without conveying to all my best wishes; for you and your loved ones.

May God bless each one of you, your families, and friends.  May He watch over and protect all who are traveling and also those in far flung places, especially our young men and women in uniform, who are unable to be home this Thanksgiving, and may He continue to bless the United States of America…