Giving Thanks

A lon list of thins comes to mind when I hear the phrase thanksivin. At the top of the list is the word friend. In my life I have been blessed with many friends. Yes, there are the friends that live near me, that socialise with me, that cheer and comfort me and allow me to return the favour. These friends are cherished and considered family.

I have also been blessed with the friendship of a virtual community of friends. So, on this special day I want to say thank you to every sinle person who has and continues to touch my life with their online presence. You are indeed a friend and I am blessed if you also consider me one of your online friends.  For you I am ivin thanks.

A lon list of thins comes to mind when I hear the phrase thanksivin. At the top of the list is the word friend. In my life I have been blessed with many friends. Yes, there are the friends that live near me, that socialise with me, that cheer and comfort me and allow me to return the favour. These friends are cherished and considered family.

I have also been blessed with the friendship of a virtual community of friends. So, on this special day I want to say thank you to every sinle person who has and continues to touch my life with their online presence. You are indeed a friend and I am blessed if you also consider me one of your online friends.  For you I am ivin thanks.

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

Ralph Walden Emerson

Comments

[kenju]

Michele, I echo your sentiments; my friends, both real-time and on-line mean the most to me in life, after my family and my Maker. I treasure the friends I have made here in this corner of the world, and you have all enriched my life immeasurably. You are probably responsible in part for my "meeting" many of them, so I thank you for your friendship and for all you do to foster the connections we make here.

[buffi]

Really, I want to thank you. Like Kenju said, you are resposible for me "meeting" so many of the wonderful friends I have made on the internet, Michele. You are a blessing to many of us. Thanks for all you do.

[peri]

happy thanksgiving,
I too am thankful for the "community" in the blog world.

[OldOldLady Of The Hills]

I too, echo what's been said by others Michele...because of you, I have met such wonderful and interesting people..including you, my dear Michele...YOU ARE A GIFT!!! I'm so glad I stumbled, early on one day, into 'All Things Michele'...the joy that you spread with these weekend Meet & Greets is just delicious!!! I thank you for enriching my life with YOUR presence and for enriching it with all these wonderful bloggers I have met through your good and generous heart! A VERY VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU, DEAR DEAR MICHELE!!!!

I truly do not believe most of us would have ever met, without you, Michele...(and the other fun parts to your site..all the question and answer posts; TERRIFIC!) If there is a blogger community, and it sure feels like there is when I come here, you have absolutely created it! I give great thanks to you on this coming day of thanks, for that and for everything else you share with all of us! Be well, Be happy, and Keep on, Keeping On!!!!!

[Mamacita]

Dearest Michele,

YOU are one of the main reasons why the blogosphere is like a huge global neighborhood, full of friendly lovely people. You are the catalyst that has brought many of us together.

I thank you for that.

But most of all, I thank you for simply being yourself: classy, witty, brave, and awesome.

[mar]

Querida Michele, I thank you for spreading friendship and goodwill among us. You make possible that people from different corners of the world meet to interact, which wouldn't be possible otherwise. I feel safe, relaxed and comfortable visiting any of your blog friends, because if I meet them through you, I know they are good people. Happy thanksgiving to you, querida amiga.

[charles]

Thanks Michele for this wonderful blog of yours.

[Tammy]

Happy Thanskgiving, Michele!

[Courtney]

Michele, thank you for helping broker this online community of ours. I love coming here every day.

[Megan]

Beautiful quote. And we're all thankful for you; what you do here is amazing and beautiful.

[aka_monty]

Thank you Michele...you are on my list of things I'm thankful for. :)
I am ever amazed by the wonderful friends I have made through the blogging community...when I started I never dreamed it would be so lovely.

[Shannin]

I have really enjoyed the community you have fostered here. I have had the pleasure of reading some great bloggers via your site. Thank you for keeping me coming back each and every day.

[FTS]

I am blessed to have found such wonderful online friends. Wishing you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving, even though you have already celebrated yours. :)

[Plumkrazzee]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Michele. I always leave with a smile.

[YellowRose]

Happy Thanksgiving Michele, and thank you for the opening this door for us. I have met so many new friends through your meet & greet and other posts that I look forward to each day coming by and seeing who I will meet today. I am thankful for all my new friends I have met this past year in the blogshere! Blessings!

[Leanne]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, friend!

[charles]

Thank you again Michele for dropping by on my blog and also making blogosphere a happy place to be...

[Janet]

Thanks, but thank YOU! I have so much fun coming here, reading your questions, checking out the sites of the day! You're the best :-)

[Chris]

A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Michele. Thank you for stopping by my site today. It is always wonderful to see you!

[Mama M]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too Michele! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. The virtual community is a great thing to be thankful for, and thanks for your big part in making it a more fun place to be!

[colleen]

Oh, it wasn't the extra glass of wine. I'm thankful for you too and all the friends I've met through visiting here!

[Dawn N.]

Thank you, Michele for bringing so many of us together!! I have read many more blogs by following the "game" or following someone's witty remark than I ever would have found on my own.

[annie]

Thanks to you, too, Michele.