a little birdie told me so: Happy Thanksgivng

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Happy Thanksgivng

Whatever traditions you celebrate, whatever food you eat, whatever the holiday means to you, I hope you will take some time to reflect on the blessings in your life. Tell someone else how blessed you are; share the love and wonder.

And don't forget the give thanks to the One who provided all those things.

Happy Thanksgiving to you from me!

5 comments:

Lisa at GreenbowNovember 24, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Thank you Stevie. I am truly blessed with family and friends. I know you have a big family. What a blessing that is. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
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HilaryNovember 24, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Lovely sentiments. I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
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papel1November 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. I love the Turkey glass dish.
Judy
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Betsy BrockNovember 24, 2013 at 9:43 PM
Amen to that. Hope you have a lovely holiday!
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NikhilNovember 27, 2013 at 9:06 PM
Have a great holiday!:D
Happy thanksgiving & a happy hanukkah!:) :D
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I'm glad you stopped by and I look forward to your comments. As Dr. Fraser Crane would say, "Hello, I'm listening."

...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'