To: MJ who wrote (56067 ) 11/26/2008 10:13:09 PM From: Ann Corrigan 1 Recommendation Respond to of 224680 Have a Happy Turkey Day one and all!! "Thanksgiving Day" By Lydia Maria Child Over the river and through the wood, To grandmother's house we'll go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river and through the wood,-- Oh, how the wind does blow! It stings the toes And bites the nose As over the ground we go. Over the river and through the wood, To have a first-rate play, Hear the bells ring "Ting-a-ling-ding!" Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day! Over the river and through the wood, Trot fast, my dapple gray! Spring over the ground Like a hunting hound! For this is Thanksgiving Day! Over the river and through the wood, And straight through the barnyard gate; We seem to go Extremely slow; It is so hard to wait! Over the river and through the wood, Now grandmother's cap I spy! Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done? Hurrah for the Pumpkin Pie! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanksgiving Prayer We come to this table today, O Lord, humble and thankful and glad. We thank Thee first for the great miracle of life, for the exaltation of being human, for the capacity of love. We thank Thee for joys both great and simple -- For wonder, dreams and hope; For the newness of each day; For laughter and song and a merry heart; For compassion waiting within to be kindled; For the forbearance of friends and the smile of a stranger; For the arching of the earth and trees and heavens and the fruit of all three; For the wisdom of the old; For the courage of the young; For the promise of the child; For the strength that comes when needed; For this family united here today. Of those to whom much is given, much is required. May we and our children remember this. Amen. Writer Unknown