Gratitude
Gratitude for life,
for the wonders of nature,
bounties of the Earth.
Gratitude for love
of family and friends,
teachers and mentors.
Gratitude for joys
and challenges of our days;
both teach life lessons.
Gratitude for this moment
filled with opportunities.
Copyright© 2025 by Cheryl Batavia
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Thank you to my Fellow Bloggers for all the encouragement and inspiration you share every day. Happy Thanksgiving from Robert and Cheryl! 🧡
Gulf Coast Poet 
Thank you so much, Cheryl, for the beautiful and inspiring poem, and wonderful presentation!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Joanna
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Joanna, your kind words and wishes are deeply appreciated. Though Thanksgiving is not an official holiday in the UK, I sense that you celebrate it every day. Happy Thanksgiving!
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As always, Cheryl, you are spot on as I offer thanks every morning for being alive and well.
Joanna xx
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The practice of gratitude makes us humble and humane. Your poem is so beautiful and perfectly timed. Heartfelt thanksgiving to you, Robert and family 🙏💐💗
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Thank you for your lovely comment, KK. It meana a great deal to me.
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You’re welcome, always 🙏💐💗
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Lovely poem! Way to go, Cheryl!
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Thank you for the kind, encouraging words, Alex. Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡😊🧡
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You’re welcome, Cheryl! 🙂
I almost forgot Thanksgiving is coming up. Between getting re-settled in Florida (Orlando area this time) and working on audiobook versions of my Jim Garraty stories, my mind is not quite in Holiday Mode.
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Beautiful, Cheryl!
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Thank you so much, Wynne!🍁🧡🍂
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Thanks to you, Cheryl for your inspiring posts that beautifully highlight nature and flow with kindness. 💛
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Thank you, Michele, for your lovely comment. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🧡
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You’re very welcome and thank you. Holidays are low key for me at this point, but I’ll enjoy the day. Wishing you and yours a beautiful and delicious one! 🧡
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So good to hear from you, Cheryl 🙂 A Happy Thanksgiving to you both! ❤
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Thank you for your kind words, Rosaliene. Wishing you a beautiful Thanksgiving.
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🙂 ❤
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🍂 Within the colorful cloak of autumn I discovered that within me an enduring spring was swaddled.
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Thank you, Chukster, for making me smile! Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂😊🍁
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Oh, you also Cheryl! Cheers!
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Such a beautiful poem, Cheryl and I love all of the photos.Sending you lots of love to you and Robert from our house to yours! Hope you are both feeling well and enjoy the bountiful season of beauty and abundance! I’m grateful to share our words and lives together❣️
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Cindy, I am envisioning a very lively, joyous family Thanksgiving at your house! You are truly blessed!
Robert are going to go out a few days before, and we will have a quiet celebration on Thanksgiving Day with phone calls from family. I think Robert’s daughter and her family may be here for Christmas.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! 🍂🧡❤️💛🍁
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You know me well, Cheryl. That’s exactly right and we’ll going to meet Bryana’s B.F.’s parents who are coming from Panama so it must be serious. At the moment there are 22 so it will be a two table event. Everyone is pitching in so that’s the best news.
Oh that sounds like a great idea to go out ahead of time and fun to catch up with the kids that day. That will be nice for xmas if they come.
Thank you so much, and to you. Can’t really believe it’s here already. ❣️
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Beautiful words Cheryl, Happy Thanksgiving, Maggie
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Thank you, Maggie. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Richard! 🧡❤️💛
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very cute 👌
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Glad you enjoyed the poem,Neeraj! Thank you so much!😊
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Gratitude is so important, especially when times get tough – thank you for sharing this post, Cheryl. I wish you and Robert a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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I whole-heartedly agree with your insightful comment, Ingrid. Although Thanksgiving is not an official UK holiday, I know gratitude is an every-day part of your life. I wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you so much for your kind words and good wishes. They mean a lot to me. 🍁🧡🍂
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Thank you for your lovely, and heartfelt poem, Cheryl. Gratitude should be shared every day of the year. Happy Thanksgiving to you, and Robert. 💞
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Eugi, thank you for your kind words. I totally agree with you that gratitude should be shared every day of the year. Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂🧡🍁
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same to you both!
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Super super wonderful poem 🌸
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